Welcome
Launch your career in the food sector! Learn more about graduate careers, meet professionals working in the food sector and gain skills to improve your CV and interview technique.
Programme
| 10:00 – 10:30 |
Arrival and Registration (Stephenson Building) |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Welcome and introduction Dr Jibin He, Head of Science Department, Teesside University Robin Leaper, Education and Careers Coordinator, Institute of Food Science and Technology |
| 10:45 – 11:05 | Early career perspective Anna Woodbridge, Category Technologist – Chilled Meal Solutions, Asda |
| 11:05 – 11:40 | Interactive group exercise Small group task focussing on job roles and skills |
| 11:40 – 12:00 | Opportunities in the food sector Claire White-McKay, Food Development Manager, Quorn Foods |
| 12:00 – 12:15 | Walk to Middlesbrough Tower Classrooms |
| 12:15 – 13:45 | Food Mentor Networking Lunch - Sponsored by Raynor Foods Speed networking tables with 'mentors' from a range of roles in the food sector Meet the mentors |
| 13:45 – 14:00 | Walk to Constantine Building |
| 14:00 – 14:20 | Standing out from the crowd - a recruitment perspective (Constantine Building) Stephen French, Scientific Policy Director, IFST |
| 14:20 – 14:40 | Virtual Factory Tour - Raynor Foods Sandwich Factory |
| 14:40 – 14:50 | Introduction to IFST - including competitions, awards, events and closing remarks Robin Leaper |
Sponsored by:
Raynor Foods is a family firm, established in Chelmsford, Essex in 1988. They have grown from a small local operator into a £25m+ turnover national supplier, with a 40-van fleet and over 300 employees. They make over 19 million high-quality sandwiches, wraps, rolls and salads a year. We are widely recognised as an industry-leading innovator and standards-setter, particularly in sustainability.
Hosted by:
Teesside University is a leading provider of scientific research and services to government, non-governmental organisations and commercial organisations. The organisation carries out R&D, statutory, analytical & diagnostic testing and consultancy work for government and commercial companies globally.