Food Specifications Technologist — Factory Floor

C; Eye; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

GroceryAid support

Colleague discounts through Benefits/​

33 days holiday

Job summary

C&K Meats in Eye, Suffolk, is seeking a Specifications Technologist to join our technical team. You will work on specifications management and spend time in production areas from slaughter through packing to gain practical product knowledge.

You will review specifications, manage portals, and ensure compliance with UK food legislation. A factory-based role with opportunities to support audits and traceability initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience in food manufacturing in a technical/specifications/QA role.
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Confident working with technical information and prioritisation.
• Good IT skills including Excel and Word.
• Strong communication and the ability to question information when something seems wrong.
• Willingness to work in factory environments including slaughter and butchery areas.

Responsibilities

• Create, review and maintain accurate customer and product specifications.
• Manage customer specification systems and technical portals.
• Review product artwork, labels and pack copy for accuracy and compliance.
• Ensure product, specification and packaging information complies with UK food legislation, customer requirements and site standards, with claims supported by evidence.
• Collaborate with production, commercial and other teams to verify product information.
• Maintain accurate product, supplier, packaging and controlled technical data.
• Support customer questionnaires, technical queries, due diligence and traceability requests.
• Assist customer visits, audits and technical investigations.
• Spend time in the factory building knowledge of products and processes.

Skills

Attention to detail

Technical experience

IT skills

Communication

Factory environment

Specifications systems

Job description

C&K Meats in Eye, Suffolk, is seeking a Specifications Technologist to join our technical team. You will work on specifications management and spend time in production areas from slaughter through packing to gain practical product knowledge.

You will review specifications, manage portals, and ensure compliance with UK food legislation. A factory-based role with opportunities to support audits and traceability initiatives.