Packaging Apprentice

HAIN CELESTIAL UK LIMITED

Cambridge (CB24 9NR)

Closes in 21 days (Wednesday 27 May 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 6 May 2026

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Summary

Hain Celestial Group is a global food manufacturing business with operations across the UK, Europe, North America, and Canada. In the UK, the company manages a diverse portfolio of well-known brands including Linda McCartney’s, Ella’s Kitchen, Hartley’s, Yorkshire Provender, Cully & Sully, and Sun-Pat.

Wage

£26,437 a year

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Training course
Packaging professional (integrated degree) (level 6)
Hours
Full time (40 hours per week).

40 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 1 September 2026

Duration

4 years

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

  • Assist in the development, testing, and implementation of food packaging solutions across multiple UK sites
  • Support packaging trials, including materials testing, shelf-life studies, and transit trials
  • Work with production and quality teams to ensure packaging meets food safety and compliance standards
  • Help write and maintain packaging specifications, documentation, and records
  • Participate in continuous improvement projects to reduce waste, improve efficiency, and enhance sustainability
  • Liaise with suppliers to support sourcing and evaluation of packaging materials
  • Assist in investigating packaging issues and implementing corrective actions
  • Ensure packaging designs align with branding, labelling regulations, and customer requirements

Where you'll work

The Orchard
Chivers Way, Histon
Cambridge
CB24 9NR

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY

Training course

Packaging professional (integrated degree) (level 6)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Generate packaging concepts and ideas.
  • Collect, analyse and use technical packaging data.
  • Apply procedures for physical measurement and testing of materials and packaging.
  • Plan and lead on selecting procedures, and methods for packaging tasks. For example, line trials.
  • Apply project management tools and techniques.
  • Plan and manage own time.
  • Identify costs and create a draft budget for sign-off.
  • Identify and apply quality and performance standards. For example, internal, product quality, transit safety, and food safety.
  • Apply safe systems of work.
  • Carry out risk identification, assessment, and management.
  • Identify and manage factors affecting project implementation.
  • Use techniques and tools for prototyping, for example process or product development.
  • Apply principles of marketing to evaluate and select ideas.
  • Apply research an enquiry techniques. For example, market research, consumer testing, desktop research, academic and literature research.
  • Communicate written content and prepare technical information. For example, draft and final specifications, purchase agreements, contracts, and technical reports.
  • Apply communication techniques to inform technical and non-technical colleagues and stakeholders.
  • Prepare and deliver presentations.
  • Use digital systems, software and tools. For example, computer aided engineering, business management systems, and palletisation software.
  • Assess environmental, social, and economical sustainability factors. For example, life-cycle analysis.
  • Identify and apply environmental sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance.
  • Apply and promote policies and practices to support equity, diversity, and inclusion.
  • Apply critical thinking and problem-solving techniques.
  • Apply continuous improvement techniques.
  • Monitor and evaluate individual and team performance.
  • Provide advice and guidance to others.
  • Agree objectives with individuals and teams.
  • Apply knowledge sharing, coaching and mentoring techniques.
  • Build and maintain collaborative working relationships.
  • Use negotiation and influencing techniques with colleagues or stakeholders.
  • Share and evaluate feedback on individual and team performance.
  • Develop and extend professional knowledge.
  • Generate packaging concepts and ideas.
  • Collect, analyse and use technical packaging data.
  • Apply procedures for physical measurement and testing of materials and packaging.
  • Plan and lead on selecting procedures, and methods for packaging tasks. For example, line trials.
  • Apply project management tools and techniques.
  • Plan and manage own time.
  • Identify costs and create a draft budget for sign-off.
  • Identify and apply quality and performance standards. For example, internal, product quality, transit safety, and food safety.
  • Apply safe systems of work.
  • Carry out risk identification, assessment, and management.
  • Identify and manage factors affecting project implementation.
  • Use techniques and tools for prototyping, for example process or product development.
  • Apply principles of marketing to evaluate and select ideas.
  • Apply research an enquiry techniques. For example, market research, consumer testing, desktop research, academic and literature research.
  • Communicate written content and prepare technical information. For example, draft and final specifications, purchase agreements, contracts, and technical reports.
  • Apply communication techniques to inform technical and non-technical colleagues and stakeholders.
  • Prepare and deliver presentations.
  • Use digital systems, software and tools. For example, computer aided engineering, business management systems, and palletisation software.
  • Assess environmental, social, and economical sustainability factors. For example, life-cycle analysis.
  • Identify and apply environmental sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance.
  • Apply and promote policies and practices to support equity, diversity, and inclusion.
  • Apply critical thinking and problem-solving techniques.
  • Apply continuous improvement techniques.
  • Monitor and evaluate individual and team performance.
  • Provide advice and guidance to others.
  • Agree objectives with individuals and teams.
  • Apply knowledge sharing, coaching and mentoring techniques.
  • Build and maintain collaborative working relationships.
  • Use negotiation and influencing techniques with colleagues or stakeholders.
  • Share and evaluate feedback on individual and team performance.
  • Develop and extend professional knowledge.

Training schedule

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

A Level in:

  • Mathematics or a Mathematics-based subject (grade BBC)
  • Science or Technology-based subject (grade BBC)

BTEC in:

Science or Technology-based subject (grade DMM)

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English Language (grade C or 4 and above)
  • Mathematics (grade C or 4 and above)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working
  • Proactive Attitude
  • Reliable
  • Punctual
  • Commited
  • Flexible

Other requirements

Occasional travel to manufacturing sites and suppliers.

About this employer

Hain Celestial Group is a global food manufacturing business with operations across the UK, Europe, North America, and Canada. In the UK, the company manages a diverse portfolio of well-known brands including Linda McCartney’s, Ella’s Kitchen, Hartley’s, Yorkshire Provender, Cully & Sully, and Sun-Pat.

This role will be a hybrid role based at the Histon site in Cambridgeshire, this role supports the development and optimisation of food packaging solutions across multiple UK manufacturing locations. It involves assisting with packaging trials such as materials testing, shelf-life assessments, and transit evaluations, while working closely with production and quality teams to ensure packaging meets food safety, regulatory, and compliance standards.

The position also includes maintaining accurate packaging specifications and documentation, contributing to continuous improvement initiatives focused on reducing waste and improving sustainability, and liaising with suppliers to source and evaluate materials. Additionally, the role supports troubleshooting packaging issues and ensures all packaging designs align with brand guidelines, labelling regulations, and customer requirements.

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After this apprenticeship

Future prospects: Packaging Manager, Senior Packaging Manager, Packaging Technologist, Senior Packaging Technologist.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000030218.

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Closes in 21 days (Wednesday 27 May 2026 at 11:59pm)