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Food Technical Degree Apprentice
WM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS P L C
Knaresborough (HG5 0RP)
Closes on Tuesday 1 December 2026
Posted on 1 September 2026
Summary
Our Food Technical Degree Apprenticeship involves spending 3-years rotating between teams in our Food Technology function, developing new skills and working towards a degree while preparing for a brilliant career within our unique food retail business.
Wage
Competitive wage offered
Training course
Food industry technical professional (integrated degree) (level 6)
Hours
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Start date
Wednesday 1 September 2027
Duration
3 years
Positions available
4
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
Join us as a Food Technology Degree Apprentice and work within one of our 17 sites across the UK to make sure we’re staying on top of Food Safety, Food Quality and Legality. Learn about each of our technical teams, spending time in a variety of roles, to develop your food manufacturing knowledge and leadership skills. Responsibilities you could take on during the scheme include:
- Providing support at our Flowerworld manufacturing site at peak trading times, such as Valentines or Mother’s Day
- Working closely with production teams to understand how they run and the impact they make
- Working with our Technical Systems Manager to understand product specifications, write procedures and develop existing systems
Where you'll work
York Road Flaxby Knaresborough HG5 0RP
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY
Training course
Food industry technical professional (integrated degree) (level 6)
What you'll learn
- Contribute to the development, validation and implementation of the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) system.
- 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.
- Interpret laboratory results; identify and analyse trends to diagnose or anticipate issues; define and implement action plans.
- Contribute to creating and implementing product specifications to meet customer requirements, identifying the key risk factors in product design.
- Contribute to the development of internal audits to ensure compliance with legal, industry and customer standards.
- Identify and promote tools to ensure a food safety culture within the organisation.
- Utilise tools to support the delivery of consistent quality of products.
- Establish and monitor integrated cleaning and hygiene programmes.
- Drive external audits including preparation, auditor interaction and corrective actions.
- Manage complaint performance through the identification of trends and the design of corrective action programmes.
- Design and implement site procedures to ensure legal compliance with current food law.
- Manage, influence and negotiate with internal and external stakeholders.
- Optimise and control parameters that influence common industry processes, for example: washing, mixing, heating, cooking, cooling and chilling, freezing, drying, freeze drying.
- Collaborate with internal and external partners to deliver new or existing product development projects.
- Apply project management tools to deliver projects to time, cost, specification and quality.
- Coordinate investigations into product non-conformances and implement incident management procedures.
- Review and select scientific techniques considering cost and practicalities and justifying the selection of service providers.
- Contribute to monitoring supplier performance and intake controls using supplier risk management processes.
- Design, implement and validate traceability systems to be fully compliant with customer and legal requirements.
- Lead, inspire and support the development of the team, providing technical guidance on food safety and quality.
- Identify, select and source relevant data and critically evaluate complex information to inform actions.
- Support and participate in environmental sustainability efforts by ensuring eco-friendly practices, such as waste reduction and energy optimisation.
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Training schedule
As well as learning on-the-job, you’ll also be studying towards a BSc (Hons) Professional Practice in Food Technology Management at Sheffield Hallam University Balancing work and a degree course will be challenging To support your learning, we'll offer study leave to complete university work stress-free
Requirements
Essential qualifications
- GCSE in: English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
- UCAS Points in: Any (grade 96 Points)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
Other requirements
Our apprentices get access to all our employee benefits, including a holiday buying scheme, contributary pension scheme, store discounts and MyPerks. This is a reward and benefits scheme that updates regularly with new and exciting offers.
About this employer
We're foodmakers and shopkeepers, making good things happen together! Doing the right thing for our customers and colleagues is what drives us at Morrisons. As a team of more than 90,000 people, we work in partnership with communities, suppliers and British farmers to provide outstanding shopping experiences and fresh food from field to fork. Our people make Morrisons, which is why we celebrate diversity and encourage each of our colleagues to bring their whole selves to work. Join us on one of our award-winning Degree Apprenticeship Programmes, and you don't have to worry about university fees. You can start your career while studying towards a degree. We're passionate about delivering excellence and meeting your needs, so we're confident you'll find working at Morrisons rewarding. We celebrate individuals and their achievements. That's why we were awarded the In-House Recruitment Award for Early Careers Initiative in 2025. We've partnered with the University of Bradford to create this unique programme that gives you the chance to work, earn and learn while preparing for a career in management. What makes Morrisons different is that we're one of the UK's leading food manufacturers as well as a retailer. Through Myton Food Group, our manufacturing division, we produce many of the fresh products our customers enjoy every day, from bakery and produce to meat, fish and prepared foods. This gives our apprentices a unique opportunity to see the entire journey from field to fork and gain hands-on experience across one of the most integrated food supply chains in the UK. There are several schemes to choose from, including Corporate, Manufacturing, Retail, Food Technical. All of them are crafted to help you develop by learning on the job, taking responsibility for people and projects, and working towards a fully funded qualification. We also offer a 2-year Finance Apprenticeship designed to help develop your knowledge and financial skills whilst working towards a Level 4 Professional Accounting Technician CIMA qualification. Throughout the programme you'll enjoy getting paid for doing a real role. We'll also look after you with great perks, lots of career opportunities and the training and support you need to be the best you can be. Because together, we all make Morrisons.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is: SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000050834.
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