Specification Technologist

GB05 Solina Coatings UK Ltd; Biggleswade; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Solina Coatings UK Ltd in Biggleswade seeks a detail-focused Specification Technologist for fixed-term maternity cover. You will manage product specs, ingredient declarations, allergens and nutrition data, ensuring compliance with UK/EU legislation.

Collaborate with NPD, Quality, Operations, and Commercial teams to support launches and regulatory changes, maintaining accurate documentation throughout product lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Experience writing and reviewing food product specifications.
• Knowledge of UK/EU food labelling legislation, allergens, nutrition, and food safety principles.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong analytical skills.
• Confidence using Excel and specification management systems.
• Strong organisational and communication skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Creating, reviewing, and maintaining product specifications, ingredient declarations, allergen information, and nutritional data.
• Supporting new product launches, reformulations, packaging changes, and product transfers.
• Coordinating specification completion and customer portal submissions to agreed deadlines.
• Assessing the impact of ingredient, supplier, process, and legislative changes on product compliance.
• Working closely with NPD, Quality, Operations, Commercial, and Supplier Quality teams to ensure products and documentation are launch-ready.

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Tools

Excel

Specification management systems

Job description

Primary Location : BIGGLESWADE, United Kingdom At Solina, our community of close to 5,000 people share a passion for food and live our entrepreneurial culture. We design customised savoury solutions for our clients operating in the food industry, food service, butchery and nutrition markets. With sustainability at the heart of our business model, we aim to produce food that is good in every sense of the word: delicious, nourishing, affordable, sustainable and convenient. Solina is a fast-growing business, with around 50 production sites and R&D laboratories present in more than 19 countries mainly in Europe and North America. By constantly rethinking culinary solutions, we make food matter for people and the planet. If you're ready for a new adventure in a dynamic, expanding, passionate, international company, join us !

Specification Technologist (FTC - Maternity Cover)

Join our Technical & Quality team and play a key role in bringing products to market safely, accurately, and compliantly. We are looking for a detail-oriented Specification Technologist to join us on a fixed-term contract to provide maternity leave cover. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with specification experience in the food industry to support product launches, maintain customer and product specifications, and ensure compliance with UK and EU food legislation.

What you'll be doing:

• Creating, reviewing, and maintaining product specifications, ingredient declarations, allergen information, and nutritional data.
• Supporting new product launches, reformulations, packaging changes, and product transfers.
• Coordinating specification completion and customer portal submissions to agreed deadlines.
• Assessing the impact of ingredient, supplier, process, and legislative changes on product compliance.
• Working closely with NPD, Quality, Operations, Commercial, and Supplier Quality teams to ensure products and documentation are launch-ready.

What we're looking for:

• Experience writing and reviewing food product specifications.
• Knowledge of UK/EU food labelling legislation, allergens, nutrition, and food safety principles.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong analytical skills.
• Confidence using Excel and specification management systems.
• Strong organisational and communication skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.

Why join us?

• Gain exposure to a wide range of customers, products, and technical challenges.
• Be involved in exciting new product launches and business-critical projects.
• Work within a collaborative, supportive, and knowledgeable technical team.
• Opportunity to further develop your technical and regulatory expertise within a growing food manufacturing business.

This is a fixed-term position providing maternity cover and would suit an experienced Specification Technologist looking for their next challenge in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.

We are open to talents of all backgrounds. Our recruitment process is based on competences, and we openly welcome all candidates of all types according to our DEI Commitment.

At Solina, our culture is guided by PACE – a shared mindset that helps us grow, collaborate, and bring ambitions to life. It encourages us to think bigger, take ownership, stay curious, and succeed together.