Food Technology Apprentice

Location: Enfield

Function: Manufacturing

Job Reference: 7876

Employment Type: Apprenticeship

Closing Date: 27/04/2026

Date: 16 Mar 2026

Job Title: Food Technology Apprentice

Location: Enfield

Contract: Permanent, Full-time

Shifts: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours

Salary: £21,500 + £3,300 London Allowance

Kick‑start your future 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. All travel, accommodation and meals for in‑person weeks are covered by Warburtons.

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 Food Technologist Apprentice and play a key role in supporting our Technical & Compliance teams to deliver our Unbeatable Quality Strategy. You’ll help make sure our bakery consistently meets both legal requirements and our own high standards for food safety, hygiene, and quality.

You’ll be right at the heart of our day‑to‑day operations; learning how a fast‑paced bakery runs, how we keep products safe, and how we respond when things change quickly (which they often do).

Your role will include:

Reviewing overnight performance and customer feedback to help spot food safety trends.
Filing and maintaining key manufacturing records for due diligence.
Carrying out routine checks such as glass and hard plastic audits.
Supporting internal audits and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) checks across site.
Helping close customer complaints and developing confidence using systems like CRM, Ecorline and Ecotix.
Maintaining document control systems and ensuring compliance records are always accurate.
Working closely with teams across Production, Hygiene and Technical to solve problems and share updates.
Building strong relationships - because in our bakery, teamwork is the secret ingredient.

It’s a hands‑on role in a busy environment - full of learning, variety, and the chance to make a real difference.

Essential Ingredients

To thrive in this role, you’ll bring:

A genuine interest in food manufacturing and what goes into making safe, high‑quality products.
Confidence using Microsoft Office, especially Excel, and willingness to learn new digital systems.
Minimum GCSE grade 4 (or equivalent) in English, Maths and Science.
A proactive approach to following instructions and procedures.
Clear communication skills - able to explain findings and speak confidently in group settings.
An analytical mindset - able to spot trends, solve problems and escalate concerns appropriately.
Strong attention to detail and accuracy in applying standards.
Flexibility and adaptability - comfortable working at pace in a reactive environment.
A collaborative, professional approach - able to build relationships and handle tough conversations with tact.
A drive to learn, question, and continuously improve.

We don’t expect you to know everything on day one.
Bring your curiosity and motivation and we’ll teach you the rest!

About Us

Our Enfield Bakery and Distribution site is one of the largest bakeries in Europe! We have 5 operating plants and around 500 colleagues who work a variety of shift patterns. At Enfield we have 40 different nationalities working together, and we celebrate our One Team family values. Our site runs 363 days of the year and operates 24/7!

Based in Brimsdown in North London, 15 minutes from M25, 10 minutes’ walk from Brimsdown overground, connected easily to Liverpool Street Station via Tottenham Hale.

We produce over 4.8 million crumpets per week, which is equivalent to 800,000 packets of 6 as well as producing a variety of other products. The Home of the Giant Crumpet, did you know there are 350 holes in a standard crumpet?

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
Salary of £24,800 per annum.
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.

The Steps Ahead

We like to keep things simple, transparent and fair - no surprises, no fuss.

Interviews: Mid‑April to the end of June
Start date: September 2026

(…or sooner, if you join us early to get a feel for bakery life before the apprenticeship begins.)

It’s our way of giving you plenty of time to prepare, plan and feel confident about each step.

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.