About this Programme

• Overview

  An Assessment Centre for this programme is scheduled for Thursday 10th December 2026 at our Spalding site.

  Salary:

  £26,850.00 plus £3,600 London Weighting where applicable.

  Duration:

  12 Months

  You will be based at one of our manufacturing sites engaging in a broad range of activities
  and projects. The placement structure includes working within different functions within the
  technical department, these may include:

  • Technical Factory QA: Collaborate with our manufacturing operations to ensure high
    quality and food safety as part of the Quality Assurance team. You’ll engage in
    technical tasks such as GMP audits, taste panels, and micro-sampling while working
    within the factory environment.
  • Technical Systems: Working with our technical systems team to help develop robust technical systems that comply with food safety, legal and customer requirements. This could include tasks around HACCP, code of practice reviews, quality management systems and KPI’s.
  • Raw Materials and Specifications: Working in the raw material or specifications team to monitor and evaluate raw material safety through risk assessments and generate product specifications, including artwork and legal compliance checks.
  • Process: working within our process teams to ensure the smooth transition of
    products from concept to launch. You will engage in factory trials, organoleptic
    sampling, shelf-life reviews, verifying data and product quality attribute generation.

  Food technology placement roles will require you to spend a high proportion of your day
  within a factory environment.

• Why this programme

  You will work with an experienced line manager, early careers manager and technical champion who will conduct regular performance reviews and support you through a skills checklist to ensure your development.

  Assuming everything progresses as planned, Greencore will assist you in identifying the right career opportunities upon completing your degree. This could include direct entry roles or positions within our Graduate programmes.

• About you

  • Undergraduate currently studying a food science (food-related) or science-based degree (must be mid-degree, not mid-Masters).
  • Experience working as part of a team.
  • Existing right to work in the UK (we are unable to sponsor visas for this placement).
  • A clear motivation to learn more about the food industry.
  • A desire to learn how food manufacturing works and to get into detail of:
    • What makes food safe.
    • How factories consistently produce great quality food time after time.
  • An ability to demonstrate good attention to detail.
  • A full UK driver’s licence and own transport is preferred, as our locations and suppliers are not always readily accessible by public transport.
  • A curiosity to explore, learn, and show initiative.
  • 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.