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Why Valpak
Valpak, a Reconomy Group company is the leading provider of environmental compliance and sustainability solutions. Our vision is to create a better planet for future generations by putting sustainability at the centre of every business. If you feel that this aligns with your values, we are confident that you could kick start a great career with us by joining our two-year Graduate Programme.
Valpak has 250 employees that work within a friendly and supportive environment that enables individuals to perform to the best of their abilities, with flexible hours, hybrid working options, access to training and opportunities to get involved in various working groups and committees to nurture key interests.
With social value at the heart of our business ethos, employees are offered time to volunteer for an organisation of their choice, and our Charity Committee organises fundraising events for the employee nominated charity of the year.
Valpak endorses wellbeing and healthy lifestyles, offering subsidised gym membership, optional healthy living seminars and social events, encouraging cross team integration. Plus the “After Work” social group organises regular gatherings – an opportunity to get to know friendly faces.
Our team is passionate, friendly, approachable, and dedicated to the business mission – to inspire businesses to do all they can to reduce their environmental impact. If you have an interest in sustainability and like the sound of all Valpak offers, we would love to welcome you onto our Graduate Programme.
About us
Born to fight the good fight
Since the Packaging Waste Regulations were introduced, we’ve provided simple and innovative environmental solutions to over 4,000 customers. We’ve also expanded with new offerings and alternative services to cover wider areas of sustainability including waste management and recycling, carbon management, energy management, international compliance, and data management.
When Valpak became a Reconomy Group company in 2018, a green powerhouse was born. Our combined stature matches the size of our shared ambitions – to drive the circular economy on the global stage.
The Reconomy Group is an innovative, tech-led provider of circular economy-focused services, with the purpose of creating a truly sustainable world by conserving finite resources. Supporting businesses around the world to improve their ESG outcomes, the Reconomy Group delivers services through three main verticals – Recycle, Comply and Re-use.
Industry Accolades
We aim for innovation and excellence in everything we do, and no one rates our exceptional team higher than us. But it’s still a huge buzz to hear it from expert judges. Valpak has celebrated wins at two of our industry’s most prestigious ceremonies! Our achievements included, but aren't limited to, being the winner of the National Recycling Awards, Partnership Excellence - Commercial as well as being shortlisted for the National Recycling Awards, Innovation -Valpak's Product Data Hub.
About our Graduate Program / the role
This 2-year Graduate Programme in Data is designed to give the successful candidates experience of working in our UK and International Compliance teams. Our Data Graduates will gain valuable experiences from understanding complex technical legislation, working with our extensive packaging weights database, and interacting with large blue-chip companies and household brands such as Superdry, Sainsbury’s, ASOS, Nando’s, JD Sports, Tesco and Miele.
As part of the Graduate Programme you will rotate through different teams, learning all about Valpak and how we help our customers whilst picking up plenty of transferable skills along the way. You will need to be confident working with data and engaging with customers and happy to keep up with the fast-paced learning. At the end of the scheme, you will be working as a Senior Account Manager with lots of options for ongoing development.
Training and Benefits
You’ll have access to funded external and internal training in Data, Customer Service, Presentation Skills and the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) and if you chose the international route, we can offer some help with languages. All of this is geared towards kick starting your career and personal development.
We offer a competitive salary which will progress incrementally with each programme rotation. In addition, we offer a host of great benefits too, including 25 days holiday, reward and discount platform, wellbeing initiatives, protection benefits and much more.
Your Qualifications:
You’ll need to have, or be on course to achieve, a minimum 2:1 degree in ideally a STEM or Environmental subject.
