Are you passionate about food, detail-oriented, and experienced in managing specifications?
Join our client based in Tipton as a Specifications Technologist and play a vital role in ensuring that our products meet all legal, safety, and customer-specific requirements.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a background in food production and an eye for accuracy to thrive in a dynamic and supportive environment.
Benefits
* Company pension scheme
* Free on-site parking
* Sick pay and holiday entitlement
* Work-life balance: Monday to Friday day shifts
Day to Day Duties
* Create, review, and approve finished product specifications, ensuring compliance with legal, safety, and customer-specific standards.
* Complete online and manual specification templates with detailed recipe, nutritional, allergen, and packaging information.
* Collaborate with Technical Managers, Product Developers, suppliers, and other stakeholders to deliver accurate specifications.
* Approve client artworks, labels, and packaging in line with project timelines.
* Provide support to clients with specifications and artwork projects, offering feedback and advice as needed.
* Organise and participate in pack copy review meetings with key stakeholders.
* Maintain and update recipe management systems and customer specifications manuals.
* Plan and prioritise workload to deliver multiple projects effectively and accurately.
* Take part in Technical Service Team routine tasks as required.
* Familiarise yourself with factory operations to ensure accurate specification completion.
Minimum Requirements
* Educated to degree level in a food-related discipline or equivalent industry experience.
* Minimum of two years in a food-related role, with at least 12 months in a specifications position.
* Experience using retailer specification portals and understanding their policies.
* Strong knowledge of HACCP principles.
* Excellent time management and workload prioritisation skills.
* Right to work in the UK and ability to provide evidence of this.
* Familiarity with recipe management systems.
* Experience working directly with product developers and packaging teams.
* Additional qualifications in food safety, quality, or related areas.
* Strong communication and collaboration skills for cross-departmental teamwork.
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