Food Safety & Quality Graduate — Fast-Track Programme

Dawn Meats Group; Bridlington; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Dunbia is offering a Summer 2027 intake for a Food Safety & Quality Graduate to gain hands-on exposure across a fast-paced manufacturing environment in the UK. The role provides coaching, mentoring and fast-track development within a supportive team focused on safety, quality and continuous improvement.

You will work alongside experts to learn about HACCP, quality systems and customer-focused standards while rotating through different areas of the business.

Qualifications

• Degree in related discipline (Food Technology, Nutrition, Science)
• Understanding of HSE requirements and policies
• Strong appreciation for quality processes and compliance
• Good financial understanding and business acumen
• Excellent communication and attention to detail
• Experience with Microsoft Office
• Team-oriented with professional attitude
• Right to work in the UK by start date

Responsibilities

• Assist with food safety and quality operations, procedures and document control
• Maintain and update department files including SOPs, risk assessments and HACCP docs
• Assist in carrying out audits as scheduled
• Evaluate SOPs and ensure proper training and implementation
• Support non-conformant logs and investigation into complaints
• Log complaints and communicate with relevant personnel
• Support root-cause analysis and investigation into issues
• Carry out microbiological and chemical sampling per schedule
• Support internal and external/customer audits
• Collaborate with team to monitor QA, hygiene and safety activities
• Understand importance of animal welfare within the business

Skills

Food Safety

Quality Assurance

Documentation

Communication

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Education

Degree in Food Technology, Nutrition, or Science

Tools

SOPs/Documentation Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Dunbia is offering a Summer 2027 intake for a Food Safety & Quality Graduate to gain hands-on exposure across a fast-paced manufacturing environment in the UK. The role provides coaching, mentoring and fast-track development within a supportive team focused on safety, quality and continuous improvement.

You will work alongside experts to learn about HACCP, quality systems and customer-focused standards while rotating through different areas of the business.