Food Specifications & Compliance Specialist

Apetito; Trowbridge; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Living Wage

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Discretionary annual bonus scheme

Pension scheme

Free parking

Canteen

Staff discounts

Job summary

apetito is seeking a detail-focused Food Technologist to join the New Product Development team at our UK Head Office in Trowbridge, Wiltshire. You will turn product and ingredient information into clear, legally compliant data to support safe, high-quality meals for people who rely on our food every day.

You will work with suppliers and internal teams to gather, interpret, approve and share product data, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery while keeping up-to-date with food legislation changes.

Qualifications

• Degree in Food Science or related discipline, or proven experience in a similar role.
• Knowledge of UK and EU food labeling laws.
• Experience preparing Food Specifications & labels.
• Experience checking raw material specifications for compliance with legislation and policies.
• Numerical competency to support recipe calculations.

Responsibilities

• Manage and prioritise a busy workload across specifications, material queries, artwork checks, legislative updates, product changes and deadlines.
• Prepare finished product specifications and assess information for legislative, customer and apetito compliance.
• Gather, interpret and approve supplier, recipe and product data, ensuring accuracy and availability to stakeholders.
• Respond to product and material queries with clear, accurate technical information.
• Check artwork and product information for accuracy, consistency and compliance.
• Keep internal systems for products, recipes and specifications up to date.
• Support development teams in technical setup of new products and projects to meet launch deadlines.
• Drive continuous improvement and contribute to innovation.

Skills

Food legislation knowledge

Communication

Multitasking

Data interpretation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Food Science

Tools

Excel

SharePoint

Word

Outlook

Job description

apetito is seeking a detail-focused Food Technologist to join the New Product Development team at our UK Head Office in Trowbridge, Wiltshire. You will turn product and ingredient information into clear, legally compliant data to support safe, high-quality meals for people who rely on our food every day.

You will work with suppliers and internal teams to gather, interpret, approve and share product data, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery while keeping up-to-date with food legislation changes.