Bakkavor : is Proud to Announce Early Career Roles for 2022

Photo: Bakkavor graduates complete Tough Mudder for charity

Bakkavor Group, the UK's leading provider of fresh prepared food, is proud to announce we're recruiting for a number of Early Careers roles with 20 Graduate places, 60 Apprentice places and six Industrial Placement places available for our 2022 intake.

Our Graduate Programme, commended as one of the UK's Best Training Initiatives at the 2021 Food Management Today Awards, offers opportunities in our Commercial, Development, Finance, HR, Manufacturing and Technical functions and sees successful applicants complete placements in different business units while being guided through a tailored 3-year* leadership training programme.

Applicants who make it through to the programme will experience real responsibility from day one, contributing to key business activities and projects, while also studying towards a relevant, nationally recognised qualification. They will also develop valuable life skills by getting involved in community projects and local charity initiatives.

Graduates can apply from 29 November 2021 through the Bakkavor website at www.bakkavor.com/careers.

Our ApprenticeProgramme is also award-winning. Its quality has led to Bakkavor being named The Job Crowd's Top Company for Apprentices to work for in Consumer Goods and FMCG in 2020 and 2021. It provides opportunities to gain Higher or Advanced Apprenticeships in specialisms such as Engineering, Finance, HR, Hygiene, Learning & Development, Manufacturing, Process Technology, Product Development, SHE (Safety Health & Environment), Supply Chain and Warehouse & Logistics.

The Apprentice application process will open on 3 February 2022 at the start of National Apprenticeship Week.

In addition, there are six undergraduate roles available on our 2022 Industrial Placement Programme in Food Technology and Finance. The application process will open on 29 November 2021.

Donna-Maria Lee, Group HR Director at Bakkavor Group, said:

"We're committed to our Early Careers strategy and I'm proud of how successful we have become in this area. I firmly believe that our future growth as a Group depends upon the young talent we attract, develop and support to maintain and strengthen our leading position."

For more information please click on the relevant pages of this website: Apprentices, UK Graduates and Placements.

Notes for editors:

UK Graduate Programme

Bakkavor's UK Graduate Programme acts as an accelerated route into management, with its ultimate purpose being to get our enthusiastic and talented graduates into senior level management roles.

Every role in Bakkavor's UK 3-year* Graduate Programme involves a location rotation and puts you through a bespoke 6-step Leadership Programme, led by professional leadership training company Fieri.

If you have any queries about this programme, or the recruitment process, please contact us at [e-mail].

*The Finance Graduate Programme runs for 3½ years

Apprenticeships

Bakkavor has been running its prestigious apprentice programme for eight years and offers two levels of apprenticeship that are designed to combine employment, off-the job learning and work-based training

• The Advanced Apprenticeship runs for two years and is aimed at school leavers, typically those who have completed GCSEs and are starting in a new career. As an exception, Bakkavor's Advanced Engineering Apprenticeships is four years.

• The Higher Apprenticeship runs for two years, except Engineering which is four, and is aimed at those who have typically gained A-Level qualifications and are hoping to fast-track their career. As an exception, Bakkavor's Engineering and Procurement Higher Apprenticeships are four-year schemes.

Undergraduate Industrial Placements

We are looking for motivated undergraduates who have a keen ambition to gain experience within Food Technology or Finance. These are 12-month placements aimed at those that elect to complete a year-in-industry as part of their degree. There are opportunities to return to Bakkavor once you have completed your undergraduate degree.