Food Technical Degree Apprenticeship
CONTINENTAL FINE FOODS LIMITED
Bury (BL9 8RQ)
Closes in 11 days (Friday 17 July 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 6 July 2026
Contents
Summary
Kickstart an exciting career in the food industry with our Food Technical Degree Apprenticeship! Our manufacturing sites are looking for motivated individuals with a keen interest in food science to join our technical team as a Level 6 Degree Apprentice.
- Wage
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£20,000 a year
- Training course
- Food industry technical professional (integrated degree) (level 6)
- Hours
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Core hours Monday - Friday 08:30 - 17:00, may be required to support outside of these hours which will be discussed as required.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 10 August 2026
- Duration
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4 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
What You’ll Be Doing - As a degree apprentice, you’ll have the exciting opportunity to work alongside our experienced technical team and dive into the world of food production and innovation. Key tasks include:
- Own Specifications: Review and maintenance of product specifications, ensuring accuracy and compliance with customer and legal requirements
- Support Product Launches: Check launch packs from NPD teams and ensure all technical details are correct
- Manage Complaints: Investigate and trend internal and external complaints, reporting insights to the business
- Approve Artwork: Be the first point of contact for technical approval of product labels
- Monitor Quality: Maintain supplier risk assessments and nutritional information databases
- Compile Reports: Prepare KPI reports and customer-specific documentation
- Drive Compliance: Support audits and ensure adherence to food safety, health & safety, and ethical standards
Where you'll work
Pilsworth Industrial Estate
Bury
BL9 8RQ
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
Food industry technical professional (integrated degree) (level 6)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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
Food Industry Technical Professional (integrated degree) Level 6.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
96 UCAS points 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
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
Other requirements
Keen interest in food science.
About this employer
Cranswick is a multi-site, leading UK food producer with a revenue of over £2.3 billion. Supplying high-quality food to major UK supermarkets, the food service sector, and customers worldwide, we are known for our commitment to quality and innovation. We believe in fostering new talent and supporting education to continually push boundaries in the food industry.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Progress into roles within Cranswick within technical or New product development.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CONTINENTAL FINE FOODS LIMITED
Laura Jarvis
laura.JARVIS@finefoods.co.uk
01618646833
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000040911.
Apply now
Closes in 11 days (Friday 17 July 2026 at 11:59pm)