Summary
Kick-start your career in food innovation with Cranswick’s New Product Development (NPD) Degree Apprenticeship. Gain hands-on experience creating exciting new food products while studying for a Food Industry Technical Professional Degree at Sheffield Hallam University. Apply now to develop the next big food trend!
Wage
£21,500 a year
Training course
Food industry technical professional (integrated degree) (level 6)
Hours
Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm.
40 hours a week
Possible start date
Monday 1 September
Duration
4 years
Positions available
1
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
As a New Product Development Degree Apprentice, you’ll be at the heart of bringing new food products to life by:
* Developing and testing new food concepts that align with customer and market trends
Assisting in recipe development, ingredient sourcing, and formulation
Supporting factory trials to ensure successful product launches.
Collaborating with chefs, food technologists, and commercial teams to refine product ideas
Understanding consumer trends and helping create food products that excite customers
Working with major UK retailers and food service brands to deliver innovative and high-quality food solutions
Where you’ll work
74 Helsinki Road
Sutton Fields Industrial Estate
Kingston Upon Hull
HU7 0YW
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY
Your training course
Food industry technical professional (integrated degree) (level 6)
Equal to degree
Course contents
* Lead, develop and implement the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point system and team on site
* Interpret microbiological results; spot and analyse trends to diagnose or a nticipate issues; define and implement action plans
* Develop product specifications taking into account the key risk factors in product design; ensure customer pre-requisites are implemented and followed
* Manage, develop and implement internal audit schedule to ensure compliance with legal, industry and customer standards; keep abreast of new standards; credibly host third party audits
* Select the most appropriate tools and methodology to demonstrate compliance, food safety culture and delivery of consistent quality of products
* Establish cleaning and hygiene programmes and audit methodology; set up monitoring programmes; interpret data; identify different risk zoning in an operational area and the different hygiene requirements; manage internal and external cleaning contractors
* Manage complaint performance through the identification of trends and the design of corrective action programmes to improve credibility with customer
* Design and implement site procedures to ensure legal compliance with current food law; lead any investigation into legal contravention with the relevant enforcement authorities
* 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
* Optimise and control parameters that influence common industry processes: washing, mixing, heating, cooking, cooling/chilling, freezing, drying, freeze drying
* Be able to liaise and co-ordinate with other functions to deliver New Product Development projects. When appropriate take the lead and drive the project
* Use project management tools to deliver projects to time, cost, specification and quality
* Coordinate investigations into and responses to non-conformances and participate in incident management teams; implement incident management procedure
* Review and select relevant scientific techniques taking into account cost and practicalities; experiment, collect and analyse data and formulate solutions
* Manage supplier intake controls; carry out supplier a udit & performance reviews and risk assessment; maintain approved supplier, contractor and vendor performance process
* Design and implement traceability system fully compliant with customer and legal requirements; monitor to verify validity of process
* Lead and develop a small technical team on site
* Develop and demonstrate critical evaluation/analysis of complex information and data
Your training plan
Training schedule has yet to be agreed. Details will be made available at a later date.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* English (grade 4+)
* Maths (grade 4+)
A Level in:
* Any Subject (grade C+)
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
* Presentation skills
* Team working
* Creative
* Initiative
Other requirements
Applicants should be aware that this apprenticeship involves hands-on factory work, including trials of new products in a manufacturing environment. You’ll gain experience with large-scale cooking methods, working with industry-leading equipment to ensure products can be successfully produced at scale.