Compliance Coordinator Apprentice
Job Title: Compliance Coordinator Apprentice
Contact: Permanent
Location: Enfield
Embark on a rewarding journey with our Level 3 Food Industry Technologist Apprenticeship. This two-year programme offers a unique opportunity to develop your skills and advance your career within the food and drink industry. As part of your learning, you’ll attend sessions at the University of Nottingham, which will require occasional overnight stays. Therefore, flexibility to travel and stay away from home is essential.
Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, you’ll transition into a permanent role as a Compliance Coordinator with Warburtons - marking the start of an exciting new chapter in your professional development.
The Recipe
Join our team as a Compliance Coordinator Apprentice and play a key role in supporting the Compliance Manager to deliver our Unbeatable Quality Strategy. You’ll help ensure our bakery and depots consistently meet both legal requirements and company standards for food safety, hygiene, and quality.
As a Compliance Coordinator Apprentice, you’ll be at the heart of our quality and hygiene standards, helping to ensure everything we do meets both legal requirements and our own high expectations. You’ll work closely with the Compliance Manager to gather and monitor key data that supports our Quality Management System, keeping our processes on track and up to date.
You’ll help maintain our Document Control databases, making sure all compliance records are accurate and current. You’ll also take part in internal audits, checking that control measures are being followed across the site.
Your role will include supporting the delivery of food safety and hygiene standards throughout the bakery, and helping to identify and implement improvements where needed. It’s a hands-on opportunity to learn, contribute, and grow in a fast-paced environment where quality is everything.
Essential Ingredients
- A genuine interest in food manufacturing and how quality and compliance influence our products.
- Confident using Microsoft Office and adaptable across various IT systems.
- Minimum GCSE grade 4 (or equivalent) in English, Maths, and Science.
- Proactive in following instructions and procedures, especially under supervision.
- Clear communicator—able to write reports and explain standards confidently to groups.
- Analytical mindset—able to spot trends, solve problems, and escalate when needed.
- Strong attention to detail—accurate in applying standards and recording data.
- Flexible and adaptable—comfortable managing shifting priorities.
- Collaborative and professional—builds strong relationships and handles non-compliance conversations with tact.
Extra Dough
At last, and by no means least, you will want to know what your bread's worth:
- Level 3 Food Industry Technologist Apprenticeship
- A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share)
- Family time is important to us, and we know it will be to you, so you have the opportunity to purchase up to an extra week's annual leave
- Award-winning pension scheme
- Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website
- Continued investment in your personal development
- Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy with your daily brew!
- Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice, and a comprehensive occupational health service.
We respect and value difference. We look to create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Companies that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, or any other aspect which makes them unique, are proven to be better companies. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work, is the right thing to do.
