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Food & Butchery

Food & Drink Technical Operator

Develop technical operators who can run, monitor and improve food and drink production processes.

Level 3ST0196Typically 30 months

Who is this apprenticeship for?

Technical operators in food and drink manufacturing who run, monitor and improve production processes.

What will the apprentice develop?

Production systems and process control
Food safety and quality
Technical problem solving
Performance monitoring
Continuous improvement
Safe and compliant operations

How MI delivers it

Workplace-led learning with specialist tutor input and applied improvement activity.

Learning is connected to the apprentice's real job through structured teaching, coaching, workplace activity and regular progress reviews.

For employers

Why develop someone through this programme?

Helps improve operational consistency, technical problem solving, productivity and process ownership on the factory floor.

Assessment

Learning is applied directly to production responsibilities, improvement activity and the assessment requirements of the current standard.

Progression

Process leader, team leader, maintenance, technical, quality or operations roles.

Entry and eligibility

MI completes an initial assessment before enrolment to review the apprentice's role, existing knowledge, prior learning and support needs. Employer-specific entry requirements can also apply.