Interim Food Technologist - Ingredient Data & Compliance

Wiltshire Farm Foods; Trowbridge; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Living wage

25 days holiday

Discretionary bonus

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Free parking

Christmas voucher

Perks scheme

Job summary

apetito is seeking an interim Food Technologist to join the New Product Development team in the UK Head Office at Trowbridge, Wiltshire. You will manage specification reviews, work with suppliers on raw material data, and ensure information is accurate, up-to-date and compliant for safe, high-quality meals.

You will support the food technology team, review specifications, and help maintain product information through concept to launch, collaborating with internal stakeholders and suppliers as

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a similar role in food manufacturing.
• Experience checking raw material specifications for accuracy and compliance.
• Up-to-date knowledge of Food Legislation for end consumer delivery.
• Competent with MS Office including Word, Excel, Outlook and SharePoint.
• Ability to manage multiple projects with numerical support for recipes.
• Detail-oriented, with strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage a busy workload of specification reviews, balancing new products and three-year reviews.
• Collaborate with suppliers to prepare and maintain accurate raw material specifications for on-site materials.
• Obtain timely stakeholder approvals for specifications.
• Keep raw material information up to date in internal systems for customers.
• Maintain accuracy of products, recipes, and specifications in internal systems.
• Keep abreast of legislative changes and implement them where needed.

Skills

Similar role experience

Food manufacturing experience

Check raw material specifications

Legislation knowledge

MS Office proficiency

Multitask management

Numerical competency

Stakeholder communication

Data interpretation

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

apetito is seeking an interim Food Technologist to join the New Product Development team in the UK Head Office at Trowbridge, Wiltshire. You will manage specification reviews, work with suppliers on raw material data, and ensure information is accurate, up-to-date and compliant for safe, high-quality meals.

You will support the food technology team, review specifications, and help maintain product information through concept to launch, collaborating with internal stakeholders and suppliers as