Hours of Work: 8.30am to 5.00pm Monday to Thursday & 8.30am to 3.30pm Friday
Established in 1968, Sleaford Quality Foods Ltd is a leading supplier of dehydrated herbs, spices, starches, fruit, and an extensive range of dried blended products to the foodservice and food manufacturing industries. We are a Real Living Wage employer and boast a 1* Accreditation with Best Companies.
Sitting within the Innovation Department, reporting directly to the Technical Manager, this exciting new role plays a key part within the new business process, from concept to launch.
Working in a fast-based environment, you will engage with various stakeholders to support the innovations process by collating and writing technical information on our raw materials and finished product specifications.
Main Responsibilities
* Supporting the management of new business opportunities and working cross functionally, across all relevant departments involved within this process
* Obtaining and initially approving new raw material / packaging specifications and supporting technical documents, ensuring they are safe to bring onto site
* Writing tentative recipe specs, new line forms and sample submission forms
* Writing customer format product specifications, using various Microsoft applications and customer portals
* Approving labelling and artwork creating label templates where necessary
* Raising BOM’s and code creation forms using SAGE X3
* Supporting and representing Technical at the New Product Development Meetings
Expectations, Competencies & Qualifications
* Be an experienced Technical Specification Writer, ideally with retail and/or packaging knowledge
* Able to work on your own initiative
* Ability to multi-task and keep multiple projects running parallel at the same time
* Be proficient in Microsoft applications
* Have excellent communication skills and be able to develop inter-department relationships
Benefits
* Generous holiday entitlement including the day after your birthday
* Healthcare Cash Plan Scheme and Employee Assistance Programme
* Various employee engagement initiatives such as Breakfast with the Boss, insight days and monthly company briefings
* Company pension contributions above the statutory minimum
* Life assurance scheme
* Training opportunities for all
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
* Company pension
* Free parking
* Health & wellbeing programme
* On-site parking
Schedule:
* Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 25/10/2024
Reference ID: TECH01
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