New Product Development Technologist Apprentice
BBF Limited
Hull (HU7 0XS)
Closes in 14 days (Monday 20 July 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 6 July 2026
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Summary
Based in the Test Bakery, this role inpart has the responsibility for ensuring the Test Bakery is well stocked, cleaned and daily checks are completed. Hands on in nature the role requires following recipes and making customer samples.The role is designed to provide the foundations required to step up into a development technologist role.
- Wage
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£25,000 a year
- Training course
- Food industry technologist (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 8.00am - 4.00pm
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 3 August 2026
- Duration
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2 years
- Positions available
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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
- Mixing and Baking recipes to a specification
- Making repeat NPD samples when required
- Completing daily NPD kitchen checks, fridge temperature, core temperatures
- Stock control - Maintaining stocks and correctly labelling of the test bakery raw materials, packaging, PPE and cleaning utensils
- Ensuring effective stock rotation and correctly disposing of out of date materials
- Ensuring waste bins are emptied and replaced
- Light cleaning of the surfaces, floor, and mixing equipment
- Support and carry out technical testing of finished products organoleptic, ERH, and ph, ex-freeze validation
- Learn the key stages of the PLM process
- Attend key internal meetings if/when required
- Conduct store visits and review benchmark competitors products if required
- Support with the hosting NPD/customer visits
- Suggest innovation, quality improvements appropriate for the account
Where you'll work
Apex House
Amsterdam Road
Hull
HU7 0XS
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN
Training course
Food industry technologist (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Implement and maintain risk management systems (for example, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points).
- Review and maintain technical procedures for food businesses.
- Use a range of IT systems to analyse and interpret data to identify trends and drive Continuous Improvement (CI).
- Provide and interpret management data and information (reports and presentations).
- Conduct sensory evaluation activities.
- Contribute to Continuous Improvement (CI).
- Develop and maintain effective relationships with customers, suppliers and colleagues.
- Use problem solving techniques and investigation methods, including root cause analysis.
- Influence and negotiate with colleagues and stakeholders.
- Communicate with colleagues and stakeholders using technical language and methods appropriate to the audience.
- Check raw materials, packaging and finished product quality against legislative requirements and specification.
- Monitor and review manufacturing standards and parameters.
- Support trials on new and existing products.
- Investigate product non-conformance and recommend corrective action.
- Contribute to the development and innovation of new and existing products.
- Plan and produce samples suitable for all stages of the new and existing development process.
- Contribute to the creation of product specifications and label content.
- Contribute to the identification and selection of parameters for sensory analysis and shelf life evaluation.
- Apply agreed standards to compare and evaluate against samples.
- Compile product costings.
- Conduct food product audits against standards and recommend areas for improvement.
- Conduct food process audits against standards and identify non-conformities and recommendations for improvement.
- Measure environmental conditions throughout the food manufacturing process and escalate non-conformities that could impact food safety and product quality.
- Evaluate raw materials against agreed parameters and report non-conformities.
- Measure and evaluate adherence to quality processing systems and standards.
- Identify and communicate products and process issues and make recommendations for corrective action.
- Oversee the implementation of corrective action to address product and process issues.
- Carry out internal audits and participate in external audits.
- Investigate and resolve problems, including customer complaints or quality issues.
- Implement and maintain risk management systems (for example, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points).
- Review and maintain technical procedures for food businesses.
- Use a range of IT systems to analyse and interpret data to identify trends and drive Continuous Improvement (CI).
- Provide and interpret management data and information (reports and presentations).
- Conduct sensory evaluation activities.
- Contribute to Continuous Improvement (CI).
- Develop and maintain effective relationships with customers, suppliers and colleagues.
- Use problem solving techniques and investigation methods, including root cause analysis.
- Influence and negotiate with colleagues and stakeholders.
- Communicate with colleagues and stakeholders using technical language and methods appropriate to the audience.
- Check raw materials, packaging and finished product quality against legislative requirements and specification.
- Monitor and review manufacturing standards and parameters.
- Support trials on new and existing products.
- Investigate product non-conformance and recommend corrective action.
Training schedule
Main role is based in the Test Bakery at the BBF Hull site, with 3 x 1 week blocks to attend at the University of Lincoln annually
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
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
- Administrative skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
Other requirements
A passion for food and a desire to work in food manufacturing.
About this employer
We develop and manufacture an extensive range of high quality ambient cake products across several different categories including celebration cakes, fruit pies and tarts, chocolate enrobed cakes, Christmas cakes and Mince Pies. Also producing chilled desserts including Cheesecakes, Sponge puddings and crumbles. Our aim is to ensure we meet customer demand and deliver the right, high quality, products to market on time.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
- Provide the foundation to step up into a Food Development Technologist role
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BBF Limited
Adrian Foster
a.foster@bbflimited.com
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000040750.
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Closes in 14 days (Monday 20 July 2026 at 11:59pm)