Senior Food Specifications & Compliance Lead

Samworth Brothers

Leicester

On-site

GBP 42,000 - 56,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Company pension scheme

Health and wellbeing discounts

Employee discount scheme

Experience annual pay reviews

Profit related pay

Extended leave

Free on-site parking

Training and growth opportunities

Job summary

Samworth Brothers is seeking a Senior Specification Technologist to ensure all product specifications are accurate, clear and audit-ready. You will lead specification tasks, check artwork, and support successful product launches while collaborating with Technical, NPD, Process and Procurement teams to keep information safe, legal and up to date.

You will bring experience in specifications, food manufacturing, and a strong understanding of HACCP, GMP, allergens and customer codes.

Qualifications

Experience in specifications, technical roles or food manufacturing.
Strong understanding of food safety, legality, allergens, HACCP, GMP and customer codes.
Ability to work with specification systems and product data.

Responsibilities

Lead the specification process and act as the first point of contact for queries.
Write, update and maintain customer specifications across all relevant systems.
Ensure data for raw materials, packaging and finished products is correct before entering a specification.
Complete artwork checks and ensure all labels meet legal and customer requirements.
Keep specification documents, trackers and audit materials accurate and ready for review.
Support investigations into specification-related issues or non-conformances.
Drive continuous improvement in specification systems, tools and ways of working.