Finsbury Academy
We believe that your growth is our growth, so success starts with you. That’s why we’ve launched the Finsbury Academy, Careers Baked in Excellence!
Our Academy is designed to nurture top talent and give all our people the best opportunity to build their ideal careers in the food industry.
We’ve been able to partner with recognised organisations and tailor our Apprenticeship and Graduates programmes to give our candidates the best support in developing themselves and delivering our excellence agenda, while receiving accredited qualifications.
Our Academy is also focused on showcasing what careers are available and how diverse a career can be in the Food Industry.
Apprenticeships built for success and Baked in Excellence
Our Apprenticeships are for everyone who wants to develop themselves. They’re actively promoted to not only people starting out their career but also to people who have worked for years and want to improve their skills. The main criteria is a drive to improve and deliver excellence while being an advocate of our values – teamwork, honesty, respect, communication, or ownership.
Manufacturing – Level 3 Apprenticeship
We’re thrilled to partner with the National Food & Drink Training (NFDT) to offer our exclusive Manufacturing Level 3 Apprenticeship. With over 20 years of experience in work-based learning, NFDT helps us deliver nationally recognised, quality-assured qualifications.
Our 12-month manufacturing apprenticeships are fully paid, allowing you to earn while you learn. You’ll gain industry-leading qualifications, become an expert in your field, and truly grow with us. It’s our way of ensuring you have all the ingredients for success!
Supply Chain – Level 3 Apprenticeship
Our Level 3 Supply Chain Leader Apprenticeship will be delivered in partnership with the Apprenticeship College. On this apprenticeship, you’ll gain hands-on experience in supply chain from day one, working with experienced professionals and learning from industry experts. Alongside your on-the-job learning, you’ll take part in a series of engaging, skills-focused workshops designed to grow your knowledge and help you become a future supply chain leader. Each workshop dives into a key area of the supply chain, giving you practical tools, real-world insights, and skills you can put into action in your role straight away.
Engineering Apprenticeship
Our Engineering Apprenticeships are a great way to gain new skills in an exciting, progressive and invested area of our business. As well as learning from people who have substantial experience, you will also work towards our Multi-Skilled Maintenance Modern Apprenticeship programme, which would involve a combination of SME training centre practical training, college-based studies, on-site practical experience, and ongoing mentoring from the Engineering team.
You’ll learn how to read and interpret documentation used to maintain components, equipment and systems. Carry out PPM and maintenance activities on scheduled maintenance days. Through the course of the Apprenticeship, become trained on all process equipment and how this is set up / used safely. Along with learning how to successfully perform fault diagnosis on electrical, mechanical, fluid and process control systems, while becoming knowledgeable in key engineering techniques and good practices to give you the skills and qualifications to become a crucial member of the Engineering team.
Fresh talent, fresh ideas, fresh baked excellence – Our Graduate Programmes
Finished University and want to enter the fast paced, exciting and growing world of Food Manufacturing to become a future leader in our business? Our Graduate programmes are tailored to showcase the varied opportunities available within a function across the different areas or sites of our business. With a strong support network in place, our Graduates will gain valued and varied experiences across the functions, to give them the tools and structure to excel their career path with us.
Finance Graduate Programme
Since 2017, we've been nurturing financial talent through our Finance Graduate Programme. This three-year journey offers rotations across various business areas, including Operations Finance, Commercial Finance, and Financial Control. We're looking for numerate graduates with a 2:1 degree or higher from all disciplines who are passionate about finance and the FMCG sector. We'll support you every step of the way, including covering your CIMA qualification costs.
Commercial Graduate Programme
Launched in 2024, our Commercial Graduate Programme is a three-year program that puts you at the forefront of the industry. You'll gain an in-depth understanding of Sales, Brands & Marketing, and Category Management, working alongside our Business Account Managers, Category Managers, and Brand Managers to develop and strengthen customer accounts for Finsbury Food Group.
What is a Career in Food Manufacturing?
We love sharing our passion for the food industry with the next generation of talent. That’s why we’ve developed plans to engage with Schools, Colleges and Universities across the country to highlight what careers in food manufacturing are actually like and available. Help children and students understand and disprove some of the myths about the careers in the industry, meet our people and understand their diverse lived experiences in their careers and invite them to our factories for tours and activities based on different roles in the industry.
It’s our way of inspiring future bakers, innovators, and business leaders to consider a tasty career with Finsbury!
Ready to rise with us?
Whether you’re looking to start an apprenticeship, join our graduate schemes, or simply want to learn more about careers in the food industry, we’re here to help you achieve your goals. Join one of the UK’s largest bakery businesses, and let’s bake a brighter future together!