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What you’ll be doing
Expected Duration: 2.5 Years
Apprenticeship Level: Higher Level 4 - Process Leader
Training Provider: UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN
You will attain a Level 4 Process Leader Apprenticeship Standard with further progression encouraged up to Degree Level.
Full support and training will be provided to help you progress quickly. Depending on the site, the scheme may offer placements within a factory-based role with responsibility for a team, running production lines, quality and output costs.
You will also take part in a soft skills development programme.
At the end of your programme, if you have successfully completed your apprenticeship and achieved the performance targets that we have set for you, then you are guaranteed a permanent role with us.
What to expect
You will have a crucial role in delivering successful product validations in accordance with our company and customer principles in a fast-paced challenging environment in line with business requirements and opportunities.
- You will gain a clear understanding of Managing trials: To deliver trials against the plan, in line with the business-critical paths, using a problem-solving approach ensuring issues are captured and communicated across multiple functions, with an awareness of the budget.
- You will be part of controlling Raw Materials and Packaging: Management of raw materials and packaging on a continuous basis, ensuring trials are completed as per the trial plan and in line with critical path while taking into consideration the process budget. Proactively communicating potential issues which may impact the critical path. Ensures all materials have RM approval status or appropriate concession for trials.
- The role will involve customer Management: Facilitating customer panels (internal and external) in readiness for customer approval, ensuring they are in compliance with Business and customer expectations.
- You will gain an understanding of Factory Process Monitoring: Developing a supportive function to stakeholders, with a pragmatic, problem solving approach to ensure all relevant information collected to input in business systems. Post launch review incorporating possible cost reduction opportunities, ensuring procedural compliance.
What’s next?
Applications are due to close on Monday 9th March 2026 however if there are high volumes of applications, we may close early.
Upon successful application review you will be invited to face to face assessment will take place at one of our Bakkavor sites, April 2026.
Induction and enrolment for this role and the apprenticeship will take place in August and September 2026.
About the Company
Why Greencore?
Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better.
As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we’re proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn.
Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.
The role of the Process function is to develop manufacturing capability to enable the business to deliver volume from product concepts. Once a product concept has been signed off, Process will work across all functions and the customer to produce product in line with food safety and technical standards, H&S, Financial and Commercial expectations.
What do you need?
What we’re looking for
We’re looking for vigilant, detail-oriented people who are great communicators and well organised, with strong administrative and problem-solving skills. You should enjoy working with numbers, have a logical approach with a customer-focus, and feel comfortable working as part of a team. Patience, initiative, and a proactive attitude are also important.
With regards to requirements, you must have full right to work within the U.K., have been a U.K. resident for over the past 3-years & the age requirement is 18+
For qualifications you must hold the following:
- GCSE or equivalent in English + three others (Grade 9 – 4 or A*- C) essential
- GCSE or equivalent Maths with minimum of (Grade C or a level 5) essential
- A Level or equivalent in any subject: 3 A Levels (Grade A*- C) essential
- At Greencore we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves at work. Together we make every day taste better.
If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.
Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.
What’s next?
Applications are due to close on Monday 9th March 2026 however if there are high volumes of applications, we may close early.
Upon successful application review you will be invited to face to face assessment will take place at one of our Bakkavor sites, April 2026.
Induction and enrolment for this role and the apprenticeship will take place in August and September 2026.
