Valpak Recruitment Intake Day 2025

Valpak Recruitment Intake Day

The Valpak Recruitment Intake Day on 20th May 2025 is a great opportunity for you to get to know the team at Valpak and what we do. During the day there will be a range of tasks and assessment activities for a variety of roles across data analytics and customer service in our UK Data Insights and International teams. Our roles vary from understanding complex technical legislation, working with our extensive packaging weights database to advising clients and promoting Valpak’s service offering.

If you are not able to attend on the 20th May 2025, but are still interested in Valpak we are keen to hear from you!

The roles at Valpak offer exposure to working with large blue-chip companies and household brands such as Superdry, Sainsbury’s, ASOS, Nando’s, JD Sports, Tesco and Miele. We look for candidates who are enthusiastic and eager to learn, utilising their skills gained from education or employment to date.

Why Valpak

Valpak, a Reconomy 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 you career with Valpak.

Valpak has over 350 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 hear from you!

Industry Accolades

Our suite of Data Insights tools has been fundamental in helping our customers to speed up reporting, increase accuracy, and offer reliable solutions for change. Our Consultancy Team informs legislative decisions and research everything from packaging changes to the economic impact of circular development. In 2022, we were over the moon to be chosen as finalists in some of the most esteemed awards in our industry, including the prestigious Grocer Gold Awards, Awards for Excellence in Recycling and Waste Management, Business Green Leaders Awards, and Nationals Recycling Awards.

We have also been recognised by the Business and Innovation Magazine as one of the 100 Great Places to Work in Coventry and Warwickshire for 2023.

Are you driven by Data?

In the Valpak Data Insights department, we collaborate with over 400 customers to build accurate data sets, ensuring compliance with various environmental and recycling regulations. In our Data Teams, Customer Service Representatives, Account Managers and Data Consultants play a pivotal role, working together to juggle customer relationships and data precision.

What sets us apart:

· Comprehensive Data: We employ bespoke weighing services, liaise with suppliers, and leverage our top-tier product and packaging weights database to create detailed data sets on legislative and voluntary commitments.

· Insight Platform: Our customers access and review their business obligations through our cutting-edge Insight Platform.

· Actionable Insights: We not only ensure compliance but also provide actionable insights derived from our data, empowering customers to make informed decisions and drive sustainability goals.

Passionate about Research and Customer Service?

As well as our fast-growing data teams, we also have opportunities in our International and Compliance departments.

If you’re passionate about environmental issues and seeking a role at the core of the mission to create a waste-free world, then our International Account Manager, Environmental Compliance Advisor or Research roles could be the perfect next step for you!

What you bring:

If you are a customer-focused communication expert, a data analysis pro and a resilient proactive problem solver, then this is the perfect opportunity for you! We are looking for candidates with the skills listed below to join our team.

• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Customer-focused mindset
• Quick grasp of technical information
• High IT literacy
• Solution-oriented problem-solving ability
• Collaborative working style
• Excellent planning, scheduling, and organisational skills
• Desirable: Full, clean UK driving license
• Desirable: Educated to degree level or equivalent in Geography or a STEM related subject

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), as well as access to the catalogue of training available through the Supply Chain Sustainability School and LinkedIn Learning. All of this is geared towards enhancing your career and personal development.

We offer a competitive salary which will be reviewed annually taking into consideration additional roles and responsibilities. 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.

Benefits & Rewards

• Dual Location / Hybrid worker Status
• Participation in our annual Incentive Plan (VIP) - up to 10% bonus
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Option to buy and sell up to 10 days annual leave
• Access to voluntary benefits including private medical insurance, cycle to work scheme, subsidised gym membership
• Automatic inclusion in Life Assurance, Critical Illness and Disability Income protection schemes
• Pension scheme up to 8% employer contribution
• Access to reward & discount platform
• Wellbeing initiatives
• Volunteering day