Specification Technologist

Dunbia; Cross Hands; Remote; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Dunbia is seeking a Specification Technologist in the United Kingdom to ensure that customer specifications, pack copies and artwork are accurately set up and maintained, with documentation produced to meet critical path timescales and launch deadlines.

You will review artwork against pack copy, liaise with customers on projects, and contribute to raw material specifications and internal factory specifications, leveraging strong IT and regulatory knowledge.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role within food manufacturing and knowledge of writing retailer specifications.
• Strong communication skills; comfortable with varied internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience with customer specification systems (Tesco and M&S).
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet tight deadlines.
• Data transfer within specifications must be accurate from provided information.
• Excellent communication, attention to detail, IT literate.
• Competent with Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, SharePoint.
• Knowledge of food and drink labelling regulations.

Responsibilities

• Review artwork against pack copy to ensure accuracy and policy alignment.
• Maintain customer documentation to meet critical path timescales and launch deadlines.
• Communicate with customers and update on projects; handle specification or artwork queries.
• Write raw material specifications and internal factory specifications.

Skills

Food manufacturing

Specification writing

Communication

Time management

Data accuracy

IT literacy

Microsoft Office

Tools

Word

Excel

Outlook

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Job description

Overview

As a Specification Technologist, your key focus will be to ensure that all customer specifications, pack copies and artwork are accurately set up and maintained. You will ensure that all necessary customer documentation is produced to meet critical path timescales and launch deadlines.

Responsibilities

The role of Specification Technologist is varied, and no two days are the same.

You will be responsible for reviewing artwork against pack copy information to ensure the information is accurate and also in line with customer technical labelling policies.

You will be in regular communication with the customer, providing updates on projects and handling any specification or artwork queries that arise.

You will also get involved in the writing of raw material specifications and internal factory specifications.

Qualifications

What we’re looking for:

• Someone with experience of working within a similar role within food manufacturing and have knowledge of writing specifications for retailers.
• Strong communication skills who will be comfortable in dealing with a wide range of people at all levels, internal and external.
• Someone who is able to use multiple customer specification systems (Tesco and M&S).
• Someone comfortable managing multiple tasks and delivering results against strict deadlines.
• The ability to transfer data accurately and clearly within the specification from information provided.
• Excellent communication skills, attention to detail and be IT literate.
• Competent in Microsoft Packages - Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and SharePoint
• Food and drink labelling regulation knowledge.

No company sponsorship is available to overseas applicants for this position.