The UK has a brilliant food and drink manufacturing sector. We’re the UK’s largest manufacturing industry, with companies and sites across every region of the country.
We employ almost 500,000 people who make the fantastic range of food and drink that everyone can buy and enjoy every day. Our industry contributes £38 billion to the UK economy and our 12,500 businesses provide careers with opportunities from the production line to high-end engineering. We also fly the flag for the UK across the world, generating a record high of nearly £25 billion in exports in 2022.
As we begin the next chapter in our sector’s story, we need skilled engineers to become more sustainable, innovative, healthier and drive growth.
Working with us you can help to:
Use and stretch your skillset on a huge range of production machinery, making a huge range of food products
Reduce food waste and greenhouse gasses to help tackle climate change
Bolster UK food security and improve industrial productivity
The Food Industry is stable, secure, diverse and a great platform to build a purposeful and engaging career!
