Food Technician (Student Placement)

Closing date: 24/06/2025

Reference: REQ106067

37 hours / Fixed-Term

25,584 - 26,835 *

Llandysul

*All salary values are pro-rata.

About the role

Please note that the advertised salary for this position is subject to a pending pay award. The final salary will be adjusted in line with the nationally agreed pay award.

Food Centre Wales is looking for a Food Technology student placement on a fixed-term contract, as part of our Welsh Government funded program.

We are looking for a motivated individual to join our team, supporting practical and valuable knowledge transfer activities across all areas of food and drink operations and technical disciplines.

You will be involved in a wide variety of exciting projects and have the chance to take part in personal development opportunities throughout the placement.

The successful candidate will benefit from gaining valuable experience working in a food manufacturing environment, whilst having the relevant knowledge transfer training and mentoring delivered by Food Centre Wales technical staff. You must be able to work independently and within a team, with a basic understanding of production processes and methods.

In exchange for your skills and commitment we will offer you a range of employee benefits including flexible working, competitive annual leave allowance, pension scheme with 14.6% employer contribution, enhanced family benefits, lifestyle savings and employee health and well-being packages.

Job Description and Person Specification

For further information please contact: mark.jones4@ceredigion.gov.uk

Note: We reserve the right to extend the application closing date.

What we offer

Work-life balance

Lifestyle savings scheme

Generous employer pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Learning and development

Where you'll work

Economy and Regeneration

We play a fundamental role in the delivery of the Council’s key Corporate Strategy objective that seeks to boost the economy of the County and the Mid Wales region. We are organised into three main sections: Economy, Planning and Property Services. Our primary functions include:

Growth and Enterprise: Supporting economic growth and regeneration locally and across the region; Growing Mid Wales; the Corporate Estate and Development Opportunities; Project Support; European and local funding; Food Centre Wales and supporting Agri-Food development; Tourism promotion and development; Tourist Information Centres; Coast and Countryside
Planning Services: Supporting growth through Planning and Building Control Services; Strategic and Local Land Use Planning Policy; Development Management; Building Control; and Land Searches.
Property Services: Supporting the Council’s programme through Project Management; Property and Building Maintenance; Facilities Management; Carbon Management; and the Efficient Use of Council Property.

Llandysul

Historically, Llandysul was the hub of the Welsh woollen industry where thousands of people were employed in the water driven mills during the industrial revolution.

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Food Technician (Student Placement)