A young man working at a Wrexham pub has become Hydes youngest deputy manager after completing his apprenticeship.

Ryan Littler finished his in-house apprenticeship at The Golden Lion where he works.

He achieved the Hospitality Supervisor Level 3  qualification and is now understood to be the youngest deputy manager within the Hydes group.

Mr Littler's accomplishment is one among several others celebrated by Salford-based brewer and pub retailer.

Along with Mr Littler, James Stevenson, William King and Jack Brickles completed their apprenticeships within the company recently, landing permanent roles in their respective areas of work.

Hydes, a family-owned independent brewery, takes pride in its apprenticeship programme that commenced in 2017.

Since then, about 50 apprentices have progressed through the scheme with several making their way up to management positions.

Mr Littler said: "I haven’t looked back since completing my apprenticeship with Hydes.

"I really enjoyed earning whilst I learned on the job, gaining valuable insight from my experienced colleagues.

"Hydes were very supportive of me throughout the entire programme and I was always made to feel like a valued team member.

"There’s also great opportunities for progression with Hydes and I was delighted to be promoted to deputy manager recently, proving that commitment is duly recognised." 

 Laura Miller training manager at the company shared her thoughts on the work. 

She said: "Apprenticeships are a great way for us to attract people to come and work with us.

"Employees get to learn new skills and we get to build a skilled, motivated workforce." 

READ MORE:

She also added; "Apprenticeships are very important to Hydes as a business as they play an important part in development and help employees progress their career with us. 

"It's also a brilliant way to grow talent from within. 

"By offering competitive rates of pay and great career development prospects coupled with high levels of satisfaction and staff retention." 

Hydes apprenticeships routinely take between 12-24 months to complete.

Apprentices learn on the job under the watchful guidance of a personal tutor.

As part of the scheme, each apprentice must complete and submit an 'end point assessment' over a three-month period.

Sharing his thoughts on the opportunity, Mr Littler further added: "An apprenticeship is a great, positive way to carve out a career and I’ll be supporting future apprentices with Hydes as my career develops further."

Those interested in more information about Hydes apprenticeship programme can reach out via mail@hydesbrewery.com.