Food Technical Degree Apprentice
Description✓We have an exciting opportunity to join us as a Food Technical Degree Apprentice based at our Ashby factory
✓Reporting to a manager within the Technical Legislation team, the key purpose of the role is to build food legislation and specification management knowledge through a 4-year apprenticeship.
✓This apprenticeship will develop broader technical skills and business skills through integration of focused academic based modules and practical project / work experience
✓You will spend 20% of your time at Nottingham Trent University studying for a BSc in Food Science and Technology which is accredited by the Institute of Food Science and Technology and endorsed by the National Skills Academy for Food and Drink.
✓KP Snacks is proud to be part of the Intersnack Group
✓With an annual turnover of more than €3 billion, the Intersnack Group has grown and flourished to become a market leader in savoury snacks, present in over 30 countries across Europe, Australia, New Zealand and beyond
✓We are also incredibly proud to have been named as one of the Top 25 Best Big Companies and the Top Food & Drink Company to work for in the UK [via Best Companies]
✓Apprentice expectations:
✓* Develop knowledge of our manufacturing sites, processes and KP and retailer branded products
✓* Develop knowledge of UK & EU food legislation and policy compliance
✓* Develop knowledge of recipe and specification management
✓Includes raw material, packaging, and product specifications
✓Both internal specifications and external customer specifications
✓Learn how to check and approve specifications completed by our suppliers for materials supplied to KP Snacks, generate product specifications for our customers, generate product labelling and approve artwork for packaging
✓Also, the use of various IT systems in place to complete these processes
✓* Develop knowledge on health and nutrition issues relevant to our portfolio and both our internal policies and customer policies
✓* Develop knowledge on sustainability issues with an understanding of the environmental impact of food manufacturing and our sustainable and environmental goals
✓* Develop technical knowledge on raw materials used for food manufacture their production processes and functionality within snack foods
✓* Develop practical experience of the requirements for new raw materials, packaging, supplier and/or product approval including factory trials
✓* Develop technical knowledge around site quality principles with an understanding of quality management
✓Demonstrating food safety both practically and through document control, HACCP, GMP, traceability, compliance to specification and ensuring non-conformances are closed out effectively
✓Supporting site teams with audit preparation
✓* Develop knowledge around food safety with an understanding of food safety issues
✓What we would like to offer you:
✓* Salary £18,500 pa
✓* 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
✓* Additional holiday buy available
✓* KP Matching Pension plus Life Assurance and Income Protection
✓* KP4ME – discount scheme, online benefits and information platform
✓* Subsidised canteen and free refreshments
✓* Staff shop
✓* Free parking onsite
✓* Opportunities for career progression within the Company
✓Role Requirements
✓* Ideally 120 UCAS Tariff points from the following: Two subjects at A level, Applied A-level or equivalent BTEC National Diploma or Extended Diploma
✓GCSE Mathematics, English and Science [Grade C /4 or above] will be a pre-requisite
✓* Ideally holding a valid driver’s licence.
✓* Must be willing to travel
✓Potential to have periods of work experience at any one of the sites within the group and visits to suppliers Show more →
✓Reporting to a manager within the Technical Legislation team, the key purpose of the role is to build food legislation and specification management knowledge through a 4-year apprenticeship.
✓This apprenticeship will develop broader technical skills and business skills through integration of focused academic based modules and practical project / work experience
✓You will spend 20% of your time at Nottingham Trent University studying for a BSc in Food Science and Technology which is accredited by the Institute of Food Science and Technology and endorsed by the National Skills Academy for Food and Drink.
✓KP Snacks is proud to be part of the Intersnack Group
✓With an annual turnover of more than €3 billion, the Intersnack Group has grown and flourished to become a market leader in savoury snacks, present in over 30 countries across Europe, Australia, New Zealand and beyond
✓We are also incredibly proud to have been named as one of the Top 25 Best Big Companies and the Top Food & Drink Company to work for in the UK [via Best Companies]
✓Apprentice expectations:
✓* Develop knowledge of our manufacturing sites, processes and KP and retailer branded products
✓* Develop knowledge of UK & EU food legislation and policy compliance
✓* Develop knowledge of recipe and specification management
✓Includes raw material, packaging, and product specifications
✓Both internal specifications and external customer specifications
✓Learn how to check and approve specifications completed by our suppliers for materials supplied to KP Snacks, generate product specifications for our customers, generate product labelling and approve artwork for packaging
✓Also, the use of various IT systems in place to complete these processes
✓* Develop knowledge on health and nutrition issues relevant to our portfolio and both our internal policies and customer policies
✓* Develop knowledge on sustainability issues with an understanding of the environmental impact of food manufacturing and our sustainable and environmental goals
✓* Develop technical knowledge on raw materials used for food manufacture their production processes and functionality within snack foods
✓* Develop practical experience of the requirements for new raw materials, packaging, supplier and/or product approval including factory trials
✓* Develop technical knowledge around site quality principles with an understanding of quality management
✓Demonstrating food safety both practically and through document control, HACCP, GMP, traceability, compliance to specification and ensuring non-conformances are closed out effectively
✓Supporting site teams with audit preparation
✓* Develop knowledge around food safety with an understanding of food safety issues
✓What we would like to offer you:
✓* Salary £18,500 pa
✓* 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
✓* Additional holiday buy available
✓* KP Matching Pension plus Life Assurance and Income Protection
✓* KP4ME – discount scheme, online benefits and information platform
✓* Subsidised canteen and free refreshments
✓* Staff shop
✓* Free parking onsite
✓* Opportunities for career progression within the Company
✓Role Requirements
✓* Ideally 120 UCAS Tariff points from the following: Two subjects at A level, Applied A-level or equivalent BTEC National Diploma or Extended Diploma
✓GCSE Mathematics, English and Science [Grade C /4 or above] will be a pre-requisite
✓* Ideally holding a valid driver’s licence.
✓* Must be willing to travel
✓Potential to have periods of work experience at any one of the sites within the group and visits to suppliers Show more →
Features
- ✓plus pension & great benefits