Food production assistant apprenticeship

Summary

The candidate will be working for a busy food wholesalers preparing an array of sandwich fillings everyday for customers orders. Courses will also be provided for the candidate to progress.

Wage

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course

Food and drink process operator (level 2)

Hours

6am – 2pm, days TBC.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 2 June 2025

Duration

1 year

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

Produce sandwich fillings in a variety of flavours and ingredients.

Where you'll work

19 ORION COURT
CRANES FARM ROAD
BASILDON
ESSEX
SS14 3DB

Training

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

College or training organisation

POULTEC TRAINING LIMITED

Your training course

Food and drink process operator (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

Follow food and drink production SOPs.
Apply product quality assurance SOPs.
Scan control, monitor and rotate stock.
Check and use tools and operate equipment and machinery.
Clean tools, equipment or lines.
Comply with food safety regulations and procedures.
Comply with health and safety regulations and procedures.
Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations and procedures. Identify and segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
Identify and resolve issues. Report issues.
Apply basic continuous improvement techniques.
Apply fault-finding and problem-solving techniques to common problems.
Collect and interpret information – text and data.
Record information - paper based or electronic.
Use information technology.
Follow work instructions - verbal or written.
Communicate with colleagues - verbal and non-verbal.
Follow food and drink production SOPs.
Apply product quality assurance SOPs.
Scan control, monitor and rotate stock.
Check and use tools and operate equipment and machinery.
Clean tools, equipment or lines.
Comply with food safety regulations and procedures.
Comply with health and safety regulations and procedures.
Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations and procedures. Identify and segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
Identify and resolve issues. Report issues.
Apply basic continuous improvement techniques.
Apply fault-finding and problem-solving techniques to common problems.
Collect and interpret information – text and data.
Record information - paper based or electronic.
Use information technology.
Follow work instructions - verbal or written.
Communicate with colleagues - verbal and non-verbal.

Your training plan

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

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4)
Maths (grade 4)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Presentation skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental

Other requirements

Transport – There is a bus route near by, but trainline is a distance away. Parking is available. This would need to be considered when starting early in winter months as it will be dark to walk.

About this company

From small beginnings selling ham and cheese locally in 1972, we’ve grown to become Essex’s largest supplier of fresh cut bacon to the catering trade. We’re still a family-run business and we’re still as focused on quality as we were right at the start, but today we offer a range that extends from traditional meat products to sandwich fillings, meat-free and gluten-free options and branded goods.

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After this apprenticeship

For the right candidate we want to help and develop their skills and goals whilst pushing the company forward. Paid courses will be part of this.

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