Fresh Produce Graduate Scheme
- Contract type: Permanent
- Location: UK wide
- Salary: 21k - 21k
- Discipline: Fresh Produce
- Bonus: N/A
Who are Bakkavor?
Bakkavor Group is a leading international food manufacturing company specialising
in fresh prepared food and produce.
· Over £1bn turnover in 2006, 50 factories, 17,000 employees in 8 countries
Bakkavor Group has attained leading market positions making over 4,700 products in 17 product categories. Its key market areas are Ready Meals, Pizzas, Convenience salads and Leafy salads. In addition to the UK and Iceland, the Group also has business operations in Europe, South Africa and China.
Their customers include all UK major retailers such as Tesco, Asda, Marks & Spencer, Waitrose, Sainsbury's, Morrison, Somerfield, and other major food providers such as the NHS.
For some company information please visit their website at www.bakkavor.com
Scheme Outline
Criteria:
You will be expecting, or will have attained an agricultural, horticultural, food crop or science based degree.
Duration:2 years
Training:
On the job work placements into specific jobs, personally assigned mentors.
Content:
3 or 4 work placements, including some of the following functions:
- Technical/Quality Control - Commercial/Marketing/NPD
- Manufacturing/Growing- Buying/Procurement
Placements will either be in a job role e.g. Team Leader in Production,
Or project based.
Location:Placements will be in the UK and Spain depending on language skills.
Salary: £21,000
Start Date:January & September intakes 2008
Why choose this scheme?
The scheme will give you a taste of the challenges faced within its dynamic Fresh Produce environment, and equip you with all you need to make the most of your career. You will cover manufacturing, technical, commercial trading and produce growing disciplines, as well as training in the key area of people management. There will be at least one placement at one of the Continental European business units.
WE ARE ONLY ABLE TO CONSIDER CANDIDATES WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO LIVE AND WORK IN THE UK AND HAVE A FULL UK OR INTERNATIONAL DRIVING LICENCE
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