About us: We are a company that takes pride in our people as it is our people who are at the centre of everything that we do. We have multi-category expertise with a focus on quality and innovation. We deliver what customers need and consumers want with expert taste and growth mindset. Our business began with meat, and we've developed a market-leading expertise with unmatched quality globally. We're always investing in new technology to deliver more value, efficiency and consumer-led innovative solutions. What we are looking for: We are looking for a professional and experienced Senior Specification Technologist to join our growing Technical team. As a Senior Specification Technologist you will provide support for technical matters liaising with customers and suppliers on technical requirements, specifications and product information. As a key member of the Technical team, you will have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to prioritise workload and work well as part of a team. The successful candidate must have a strong understanding of technical processes with experience in specification writing Key responsibilities as a Senior Specification Technologist will be to: - Leading and supporting on critical path management. - Co-ordination and implementation of all activities relating to specification and artwork generation for new and existing products. - Ensuring that all artwork adheres to legal and customer standards. - Interaction with customer design / technical teams and printers to ensure all critical path timings are achieved. - Ensuring that customer specifications are to gold standard and accurately transferred to internal systems. - Training, managing and motivating Specification Technologists within your team. - Ensuring that all work meets commercial, technical and customer requirements. - Managing internal packaging and Ingredient specifications. Required experience/expertise to succeed as a Senior Specification Technologist will include: - Experience in the food manufacturing industry in a technical role within Food Manufacturing and strong ambition to progress their career within the Technical environment. - A degree or qualifications within a Food Science or Technology discipline. - Strong knowledge of recipe generation, food nutrition and food labelling. - Experience of working with an online retailer specification system and a good working knowledge of computer systems. - Good verbal and written communication skills with a high attention to detail. - Ability to work to strict deadlines with good project management and organisation skills. - Support a culture of continuous improvement initiatives within the business. What you get in return: - 258 bank holiday allowance - Life assurance of minimum two times yearly salary - Opportunities for development and internal promotion - Cycle to work scheme - Share Save scheme - Variety of discounts at well-known retails and gyms - Free car parking on site - Subsidised canteen - Enhanced Maternity/Paternity - Aviva DigiCare (Online GP) Hilton Food Group - Home (hiltonfoodgroupplc.com)