Specifications Technologist
Tipton
Specifications Technologist
Monday to Friday day shifts - 8am - 4pm
Annual Salary £26-£30K
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- Competitive salary: £26,000 - £30,000 (dependent on experience)
- Company pension scheme
- Free and site parking
- Sick pay and holiday entitlement?
- Work-life balance: Monday to Friday day shifts?
- 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.
- 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.
- Training is provided
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