Specification Technologist

The Oval Partnership; Blaenavon; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

The Oval Partnership is recruiting a Specifications Technologist to join an established food manufacturing business in the South Wales area. This is an office-based role, 2 days WFH following a successful probation period.

Working closely with a Senior Specifications Technologist, you will be a vital link between Technical, NPD, and Commercial teams, ensuring that all product specifications, ingredient declarations, and pack artwork are accurate and delivered right the first time.

Qualifications

• Experience in food manufacturing in a technical/NPD admin or specifications role.
• Familiar with retailer specification portals and systems.
• Knowledge of BRCGS standards and UK food legislation.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain product specifications on retailer systems.
• Generate ingredient declarations and ensure pack artwork complies with labelling guidelines.
• Collaborate with NPD and Technical teams to issue test samples for FTP deadlines.
• Support BRCGS audits and handle customer technical queries.
• Update specifications whenever recipe or supplier changes occur.

Skills

Specification management

Artwork & labeling compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Audit & customer support

Data integrity

Job description

The Oval Partnership is recruiting a Specifications Technolgist to join an established food manufacturing business in the South Wales area.

This is an office-based role, 2 days WFH following a successful probation period.

Working closely with a Senior Specifications Technologist, you will be a vital link between Technical, NPD, and Commercial teams, ensuring that all product specifications, ingredient declarations, and pack artwork are accurate, compliant, and delivered right the first time.

Key Responsibilities

• Specification Management: Create, review, and maintain accurate product specifications on various retailer systems and portals to meet critical launch paths.
• Artwork & Labelling Compliance: Generate ingredient declarations and ensure pack artwork complies with current food labelling guidelines, legal regulations, and brand standards.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with NPD and Technical teams to ensure testing samples (nutritional, cooking, shelf-life) are dispatched for verification to achieve File to Print (FTP) deadlines.
• Audit & Customer Support: Assist with internal and external BRCGS food safety audits, manage customer technical queries directly, and present specifications during site visits.
• Data Integrity: Review and update specifications whenever recipe, supplier, ingredient, or process changes occur.

What We Are Looking For

• Experience: At least 2 years experience in food manufacturing within a technical / NPD admin or specifications role.
• Technical Expertise: Proven hands-on experience with major retailer specification portals and systems.
• Regulatory Knowledge: Solid understanding of BRCGS standards, UK food legislation, and food labelling requirements.
• Skills: Strong attention to detail, excellent time management, and comfortable managing stakeholder and retailer communications directly