Quality & Specifications Technologist – Food Safety & NPD

ABP UK

Glasgow

On-site

GBP 28,000 - 38,000

Full time

12 days ago

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Job summary

ABP UK is seeking a Specifications Technologist based at our Penston site to ensure internal and customer specifications and quality systems are accurate, up to date, compliant with food safety legislation, and approved by relevant departments and customers prior to production.

You will lead annual reviews of specifications, maintain quality contracts and processing documentation, participate in factory trials and audits, support customer visits, and collaborate with Production to drive

Qualifications

At least 1 year's experience in the food industry in a Technical or NPD role.
Strong IT skills and working experience of all the Microsoft applications.
Knowledge of ERP systems
Previous experience of working with customers and particular UK retailers.
To be flexible to work weekends and evenings when required to support business needs.
This role may be required to support other areas of the technical department as needed.

Responsibilities

To ensure internal and customer specifications and other quality systems are accurate, up to date, compliant with food safety legislation, approved by the relevant departments and customers, and in place prior to product production.
To complete annual reviews of all internal specifications and review customer specifications as required.
To create and maintain Quality Contracts, Visual Aids, Quality Attribute Standards, and associated processing documentation.
To attend Production and NPD factory trials, providing technical input to support successful outcomes and rightfirsttime quality.
To assist in the preparation for and participation in customer visits, audits, and NPD presentations.
To support and participate in quality audits, including preparation, site engagement, action followup, and effectiveness checks.
To carry out quality sampling and product verification, ensuring products consistently meet agreed specifications and Quality Attributes (QAs).
To engage collaboratively with Production and Operations teams to drive rightfirsttime quality and continuous improvement on the factory floor.
To manage product setup activities, including system updates, specification changes, and communication of changes to relevant stakeholders.
To build effective working relationships with customers in relation to specification management and quality performance.
To manage and coordinate taste panel activities, including: Ensuring taste panels run to schedule, Monitoring panel attendance and engagement, Maintaining integrity and accuracy of taste panel data, Trending, analysing, and clearly communicating results, Ensuring actions are agreed and implemented where relevant.