Role: Specification Technologist Type: Full time, permanent Location: Huntingdon, hybrid (3 days in the office, 2 days remote) 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 Specification Technologist to join our growing Technical team. As a 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 and legal requirements and have strong experience in specification writing. Key responsibilities as a Specification Technologist will be to: - Co-ordination and implementation of all activities relating to specification and artwork generation using both retailer and non-retail specification platforms. - Ensure all artwork adheres to legal and customer standards. - Working to critical path and escalating any deviation to timelines. - Ensuring the customer specifications are to gold standard and accurately transferred to internal systems. - Ensuring raw material specifications are received from suppliers and reviewed to ensure the correct and full detail is present. - Liaising internally with various departments to validate information. - Liaising with the customer when required. - Interrogating nutritional data against industry guidelines and escalating any anomalies. Required experience/expertise to succeed as a Specification Technologist will include: - Experience in the food manufacturing industry in a technical role with a strong ambition to progress their career within the technical environment. - A degree or equivalent experience within a food science/technology discipline. - Strong knowledge of recipe generation, food nutrition and food labelling. - Experience of working with an online retailer specification system with good working knowledge of computer systems. - Good verbal and written communication skills with a very high attention to detail. - Ability to work to strict deadlines with good project management and organizational skills 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)