Specification Technologist

Samworth Brothers Ltd; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Specifications Technologist in Leicester, ensuring food safety and compliance. You will manage product specifications and collaborate with cross-functional teams. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in food manufacturing, excellent interpersonal skills, and attention to detail.

Benefits

Enhanced pension scheme

Private health scheme

Employee discount scheme

Training and growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a technical role within food manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of food labelling and manufacturing processes.
• Ability to manage multiple projects under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Manage product specifications for major retail customers.
• Co-manage the artwork approval process.
• Collaborate on critical path management for product launches.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Tools

MS Office

Web-based specification systems

Job description

About The Role

Join the Samworth Brothers Team and become part of our dynamic family!

At Samworth Brothers, we genuinely care about our colleagues and strive to create an engaging environment that values your unique contributions. We are committed to your success and offer a range of exceptional benefits that we believe supports your life and personal aspirations: -

• Enhanced pension scheme
• Private health scheme
• Employee discount scheme
• Experience annual pay reviews
• Profit related pay
• Unlock your potential through training and growth opportunities
• Hybrid working 3 days on site 2 days working from home

The Opportunity

Are you passionate about food safety, labelling compliance, and delivering excellence from concept to shelf? Walkers Deli & Sausage Co. is looking for a detail-driven Specifications Technologist to join our Technical team in Leicester.Reporting to the Specifications Co-Ordinator, you’ll be responsible for managing product specifications for our major retail customers, ensuring product labelling meets the highest standards of food safety, quality, and legislation. You’ll play a critical role in launching new products and ensuring existing lines remain compliant and accurate.

• Maintain and complete product specifications for branded and own-label products using retailer web-based systems.
• Co-manage the artwork approval process, ensuring packaging accuracy and legal compliance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on critical path management to ensure timely product launches.
• Attend customer pre-artwork meetings to represent the business and align on expectations.

The Ideal Candidate

We believe that success is built upon collaboration and diverse perspectives. At Samworth Brothers, we welcome candidates who are passionate about working together to achieve greatness. As a valued member of our team, you will bring the following skills and experience: -

• Experience in a technical role within food manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of food labelling and manufacturing processes from concept to launch.
• Excellent attention to detail, organisational skills, and ability to manage multiple projects under tight deadlines.
• Skilled in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and web-based specification systems.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written.

We also want you to thrive in an engaging and inclusive work culture where you will have the opportunity to take on personal accountability and take pride in your work. We encourage positive communication, and the building of strong collaborative relationships is essential to every role.

Join us at Samworth Brothers, where you'll be more than just a team member – you'll be an integral part of our thriving family.Apply today and embark on an exciting journey with us!

About Us

We are a fourth-generation family business producing high quality own-label products for many of the UK’s best-known retailers along with our own brands including Ginsters, Soreen, Higgidy, Dickinson & Morris, Urban Eat, West Cornwall Pasty Company and Walker & Son. We employ over 10,000 people in well-invested modern food manufacturing sites around the country.

At Samworth Brothers we take pride in our family feel within our businesses and work together to make things happen. We can offer you the stability of a wider group as well as the opportunities that that offers if you wish to progress your career with us. We are family and we would like to invite you to be part of that and support our teams in delivering great products to all of our customers.


Samworth Brothers do not engage with unlicensed gangmasters or third parties. Samworth Brothers will NEVER ask you for money in order to provide you with employment. If you are in any doubt, please contact an official Samworth Brothers representative.