Food Safety Manager Apprentice

BASKETDROP LTD.

Recruiting nationally

Closes on Sunday 20 December 2026

Posted on 5 October 2026

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Summary

Basketdrop Ltd is looking for an ambitious Food Safety Manager Apprentice. You will manage crucial industry accreditations, including SALSA, BRCGS, and ISO standards across our logistics network. Earn a Level 6 Degree with the University of West London and access our in-house training!

• Wage:

  £14,560 to £23,132.20, depending on your age

  National Minimum Wage

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  • Fully funded Level 6 BSc (Hons) Degree worth £27,000+ with zero student debt to the apprentice.
  • The starting salary is set competitively above the standard legal minimum.
  • Structured annual pay reviews aligned directly with corporate performance frameworks and university module progress milestones.
  • All university block-release study days, laboratory sessions, and exams are fully paid working hours.
• Training course: Food industry technical professional (integrated degree) (level 6)
• Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. Includes dedicated time for university block-release modules, laboratory study, and off-the-job training.

  35 hours a week

• Start date:

  Monday 18 January 2027

• Duration:

  4 years

• Positions available:

  2

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

• Assisting in the design, implementation, and maintenance of BRCGS and SALSA food safety management systems.
• Managing documentation, policies, and continuous compliance tracking for ISO quality certifications.
• Conducting regular internal audits and site inspections across our automated cold-chain logistics facilities.
• Monitoring critical control points (HACCP) and tracking real-time temperature logs on our delivery platforms.
• Preparing comprehensive data packs, compliance evidence, and reports ahead of external certification audits.
• Managing technical relationships with food safety inspectors, suppliers, and retail clients.
• Investigating any quality deviations or food safety incidents, implementing corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
• Delivering internal toolbox talks and updates on food sector accreditations to team members.

Where you'll work

• This role is open to applicants across England, featuring a flexible hybrid framework combining home-based remote work with scheduled visits to regional hub locations.
• You will coordinate quality standards, documentation reviews, and audits across our various distribution points in England.
• The position involves close collaboration with our cross-border operations, including international travel links to China and the United States.

Training

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

Training provider

UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON

Training course

Food industry technical professional (integrated degree) (level 6)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

• Contribute to the development, validation and implementation of the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) system.
• Establish process parameters and control requirements; measure the impact of process on product, set limits and take action to deal with process and product non-conformance.
• Interpret laboratory results; identify and analyse trends to diagnose or anticipate issues; define and implement action plans.
• Contribute to creating and implementing product specifications to meet customer requirements, identifying the key risk factors in product design.
• Contribute to the development of internal audits to ensure compliance with legal, industry and customer standards.
• Identify and promote tools to ensure a food safety culture within the organisation.
• Utilise tools to support the delivery of consistent quality of products.
• Establish and monitor integrated cleaning and hygiene programmes.
• Drive external audits including preparation, auditor interaction and corrective actions.
• Manage complaint performance through the identification of trends and the design of corrective action programmes.
• Design and implement site procedures to ensure legal compliance with current food law.
• Manage, influence and negotiate with internal and external stakeholders.
• Optimise and control parameters that influence common industry processes, for example: washing, mixing, heating, cooking, cooling and chilling, freezing, drying, freeze drying.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to deliver new or existing product development projects.
• Apply project management tools to deliver projects to time, cost, specification and quality.
• Coordinate investigations into product non-conformances and implement incident management procedures.
• Review and select scientific techniques considering cost and practicalities and justifying the selection of service providers.
• Contribute to monitoring supplier performance and intake controls using supplier risk management processes.
• Design, implement and validate traceability systems to be fully compliant with customer and legal requirements.
• Lead, inspire and support the development of the team, providing technical guidance on food safety and quality.
• Identify, select and source relevant data and critically evaluate complex information to inform actions.
• Support and participate in environmental sustainability efforts by ensuring eco-friendly practices, such as waste reduction and energy optimisation.
• Contribute to the development, validation and implementation of the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) system.
• Establish process parameters and control requirements; measure the impact of process on product, set limits and take action to deal with process and product non-conformance.
• Interpret laboratory results; identify and analyse trends to diagnose or anticipate issues; define and implement action plans.
• Contribute to creating and implementing product specifications to meet customer requirements, identifying the key risk factors in product design.
• Contribute to the development of internal audits to ensure compliance with legal, industry and customer standards.
• Identify and promote tools to ensure a food safety culture within the organisation.
• Utilise tools to support the delivery of consistent quality of products.
• Establish and monitor integrated cleaning and hygiene programmes.
• Drive external audits including preparation, auditor interaction and corrective actions.
• Manage complaint performance through the identification of trends and the design of corrective action programmes.
• Design and implement site procedures to ensure legal compliance with current food law.
• Manage, influence and negotiate with internal and external stakeholders.
• Optimise and control parameters that influence common industry processes, for example: washing, mixing, heating, cooking, cooling and chilling, freezing, drying, freeze drying.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to deliver new or existing product development projects.
• Apply project management tools to deliver projects to time, cost, specification and quality.
• Coordinate investigations into product non-conformances and implement incident management procedures.
• Review and select scientific techniques considering cost and practicalities and justifying the selection of service providers.
• Contribute to monitoring supplier performance and intake controls using supplier risk management processes.
• Design, implement and validate traceability systems to be fully compliant with customer and legal requirements.
• Lead, inspire and support the development of the team, providing technical guidance on food safety and quality.
• Identify, select and source relevant data and critically evaluate complex information to inform actions.
• Support and participate in environmental sustainability efforts by ensuring eco-friendly practices, such as waste reduction and energy optimisation.

Training schedule

• Training will utilise a blended learning delivery model, combining hands-on technical food safety management at Basketdrop Ltd with structured block-release academic sessions.
• The apprentice will attend dedicated block learning weeks at the University of West London campus (St Mary's Road, Ealing, W5 5RF) throughout the academic year.
• Dedicated study time, university lecture attendance, and assignment completion will be structured around a strict 20% off-the-job training framework during regular working hours.
• Formal, three-way progress reviews will be conducted systematically every 12 weeks between the apprentice, a workplace supervisor at Basketdrop Ltd, and the university academic tutor.

More training information

• Academic delivery is provided by the University of West London (UWL), highly acclaimed for its industry-connected food and hospitality science frameworks.
• The apprentice will study towards a fully funded Level 6 BSc (Hons) degree in Food Industry Technical Professional, combining operations management, microbiological security, and global food legislation.
• Complete preparation for the End-Point Assessment (EPA) is fully integrated directly into the university curriculum pathway, ensuring the apprentice is guided step-by-step toward achieving both their honours degree and professional status.

Requirements

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
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Patience

Other requirements

• ESFA Funding Eligibility: Applicants must meet standard government funding rules, including having lived in the UK/EEA for the last 3 consecutive years and holding the right to work in the UK.
• You must have a quiet, dedicated workspace at home with a reliable high-speed internet connection for remote hybrid working days.
• Final selection for this role may be subject to standard right-to-work, basic reference, and identity background verification checks.

About this employer

Basketdrop Ltd is an integrated logistics tech company founded in 2018. We design, manufacture, and rent out our proprietary AI-powered hardware products like the ("Droppoint") while operating our routing and mapping infrastructure via the "AI Track-Zero" software platform.

Our mission is to eliminate residential logistics friction entirely, achieving zero delivery failures and lowering transport costs by 40-50% for commercial retailers, couriers, and busy households.

We are a robust, minority-led trading entity with a highly stable foundation. Our early operations are heavily insulated and funded by high-value, recurring public sector healthcare distribution and catering contracts.

As a business committed to diversity, equality, and mitigating the national skills shortage, we are keen to offer high-quality workplace training to the next generation of business leaders.

http://www.basketdrop.co.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

• Exciting possibilities to travel abroad to our locations in China and the United States as part of your role development.
• Free In-House: Access to comprehensive internal training courses covering Software Development, Marketing, Sales, and Business Development to accelerate your professional growth.
• Generous Paid Leave: Competitive annual leave package plus all UK bank holidays.

After this apprenticeship

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

• Upon successful completion of the degree apprenticeship, you will have a direct opportunity to transition into a permanent, high-level role within the company.
• Clear internal progression pathways into senior compliance positions such as Senior Food Technical Manager, Lead Quality Auditor, or Quality Assurance Director.
• Long-term opportunities to diversify into strategic commercial leadership and operational supply chain management.
• Continued professional development backed by your University of West London BSc (Hons) degree, positioning you as an elite technical professional in the global food logistics sector.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BASKETDROP LTD.

Slydon Lungu

c@slungubasketdrop.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000057112.

Apply now

Closes on Sunday 20 December 2026