Food and drink advanced process operator

3 (equivalent to A levels at grades A to E)

Set by employer.

Candidates will usually have GCSEs at grade D to G (or equivalent) - including English and maths.

• advanced food and drink processing principles - including good manufacturing processes (GMP), multi-stage operations, standard operating procedures (SOPs), stock control and waste minimisation
• advanced food and drink processing practices - including managing incidents, developing new products, implementing SOPs, routine and preventative maintenance and quality control testing
• business management - including understanding business vision and values, internal and external customers and profitability and commercial awareness
• continuous improvement - including using data and identifying trends and evaluating and improving productivity and performance
• leadership and management - including building relationships, leading teams and by example, training, mentoring and buddying and communicating effectively at all levels
• health and safety practices and legislation within a food production environment - including food safety, hygiene standards and hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP)

• level 3 qualification in food and drink advanced operations (in development)

Before taking their end-point assessment apprentices must:

• achieve level 2 English and maths (equivalent to GCSEs at grades A* to C)

None specified.

The Institute for Apprenticeships has more detailed information about this apprenticeship.