Quality Assurance Technical Degree Apprentice

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits with a leading food manufacturer in the UK! This Quality Assurance Technical Degree Apprenticeship offers a unique blend of on-the-job training and academic learning, delivered in partnership with Nottingham Trent University. Over four years, you will gain hands-on experience in food safety, quality management, and technical processes while working towards a BSc Hons in Food Science & Technology. This program is designed for individuals eager to launch a successful career in the food industry, providing the skills and knowledge necessary to thrive in a dynamic environment. Join a vibrant team committed to high standards and innovation in food production!

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills are essential.
• Communication and organisation skills will aid in quality assurance tasks.

Responsibilities

• Ensure products meet quality and safety standards.
• Participate in routine quality assurance tasks and investigations.

Skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Organisation skills

Customer care skills

Problem solving skills

Logical thinking

Initiative

Patience

Education

BSc Hons in Food Science & Technology

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Quality Assurance Technical Degree Apprentice

Apply From: 24/01/2025

Learning Provider

Delivered by Nottingham Trent University

Employer

Greencore Foods Limited

Vacancy Description

The Greencore Degree Apprenticeship Programme is designed to help you reach your potential and build a rewarding career in food.

In partnership with Nottingham Trent University, this 4-year apprenticeship programme will align your studies to real work to become an integral part of our site Technical team.

You will complete a Food Industry Technical Professional Degree apprenticeship and finish the programme with a BSc Hons in Food Science & Technology.

Based at one of our manufacturing sites, our Degree Apprenticeship provides a blend of on and off the job learning, exposure, experience, and education so that you can develop the knowledge, skills, and behaviours to kickstart your career in the food industry.

Our Technical teams protect our customers and colleagues through promoting high standards and developing innovative techniques to ensure food quality and meeting of food safety objectives. Your role will involve ensuring that our products meet the high standards our customers expect of us; by ensuring we meet quality, safety and legal requirements within our factories. At the end of the programme, you will transition into a Technical Management role that supports your future career goals of becoming a technical professional within the food industry.

In your Food Industry Technical Professional Degree apprenticeship, you will learn about food chemistry, sustainable food production, raw materials, microbiology of food and how to apply this knowledge to your day job. This includes:

• Obtaining Certification information for raw materials such as Certificates of Analysis.
• Quality management system work
• Obtaining photos of relevant locations
• Walking through draft procedures in conjunction with relevant disciplines to understand if they were clear and accurate
• Other routine Quality Assurance tasks
• Collection of samples – raw materials & finished products
• Taking swabs – hand, hygiene, and listeria
• Investigating customer complaints

Key Details

Vacancy Title

Quality Assurance Technical Degree Apprentice

Employer Description

We are a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK and our purpose is to make everyday taste better. We’re a vibrant, fast-paced, leading food manufacturer, employing 14,000 colleagues across 16 world-class manufacturing sites and 18 distribution depots across the UK. We supply all the major supermarkets in the UK, as well as convenience and travel retail outlets, discounters, coffee shops, foodservice, and other retailers. We have strong market positions in a range of categories including sandwiches, salads, sushi, chilled snacking, chilled ready meals, chilled soups and sauces, chilled quiche, ambient sauces and pickles, and frozen Yorkshire Puddings. Do you have people at your core? Are you finishing your studies and considering your next move? Maybe you’re already working and are looking to progress your career in a leadership and management role. Whatever your circumstances, look no further, we can offer you the opportunity to grow your career with Greencore through our Operations Degree Apprenticeship Programme, and we will support you to develop your career to become a leader of the future.

Vacancy Location

Greencore UK – Park Royal Unit 4c Willen Field Road London NW10 7AQ

Wage Frequency

Custom

Number of Vacancies

1

Vacancy Reference Number

1000297150

Key Dates

Apply From

24/01/2025

Closing Date For Applications

2025-03-09 23:59:59

Interview Begin From

Possible Start Date

2025-08-27 00:00:00

Training

Training to be Provided

• In partnership with Nottingham Trent University, this 4-year apprenticeship programme will align your studies to real work to become an integral part of our site Technical team.

Learning Provider

Nottingham Trent University

Skills Required

Communication skills, Attention to detail, Organisation skills, Customer care skills, Problem solving skills, Logical, Initiative, Patience

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