Specification Technologist

The Compleat Food Group; Market Drayton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Specification Technologist role within The Compleat Food Group's NPD team. You will manage customer specifications, align raw materials and packaging data with plans, and ensure labelling guides and codes of practice are followed.

This position supports product development with required documentation and artwork changes to meet standards. You will collaborate with procurement, technical and packaging teams, maintaining supplier information and overseeing the specification process from concept

Qualifications

• Experience with customer specification systems in a food environment.
• Knowledge of HACCP / Food Safety processes.
• Experience in planning, organisation and project management.
• Ability to communicate across different seniority levels.
• Strong problem solving and presentation skills.
• Self-motivated with a flexible attitude and team orientation.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate raw material and packaging supplier information is maintained.
• Manage specification administration from concept to delist.
• Adhere to labeling guidelines and customer codes of practice.
• Support product development with required documentation.
• Assist artwork amendments to align with standards.

Skills

HACCP / Food Safety Training

Critical path management

Food manufacturing experience

Planning, organisation, and project mg

Communication at different levels of 9

Presentation skills

Identifying solutions

Self-Motivated

Flexible attitude

A team player with well-developedinter

Customer specification system (food)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

Effective completion and maintenance of customer specifications and portal systems in line with customer category plans and company agenda including raw materials, packaging and legality.

• - Work alongside Procurement, Technical and Packaging to ensure that teams have acquired and maintained accurate raw material and packaging supplier information
• - Management of the specification administration process from concept, through to delist.
• - Adhere to latest labelling guidelines and customer codes of practice whilst understanding customer policies and procedures
• - Complete documentation in support of the product development team and wider business when required.
• - Support artwork process amendments to produce legal packaging in line with company, retailer and industry standards.

Customer specification system experience (food related)

• - HACCP / Food Safety Training
• - Critical path management
• - Food manufacturing experience
• - Planning, organisation, and project management
• - Communication at different levels of seniority across various teams
• - Presentation skills
• - Identifying solutions
• - Good IT skills including Microsoft Excel and Word
• - Problem solving
• - Self-Motivated
• - Flexible attitude
• - A team player with well-developed interpersonal skills

We have a new opportunity for a Specification Technologist to join the NPD team at The Compleat Food Group!

About The Compleat Food Group

At The Compleat Food Group, we're proud to be a food business built on purpose and passion. Formed in 2021, we're on a mission to create Food to Feel Good - great quality, tasty and affordable food that people love to eat.

We're home to some of the UK's most exciting and loved food brands, including Wall's Pastry, Pork Farms, Wrights, The Real Yorkshire Pudding Co., unearthed, Vadasz, Squeaky Bean, Palace Culture, and Harvey & Brockless. Alongside our branded portfolio, we're a leading supplier of delicious own-label pastry, sweet bakery, party food, olives and antipasti, added-value egg products, continental meats, dips and sauces and plant-based food to the UK's major retailers, as well as across foodservice.

With over 6,000 talented colleagues across 17 sites, and an annual turnover of £1.3bn, we're united by a shared ambition to shape the future of food for the better.

At The Compleat Food Group, we believe our people are the heart of our success. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your lifestyle, wellbeing, and career growth:

Financial & Lifestyle Benefits

• - Salary Sacrifice Schemes - including Electric Vehicles, Home & Tech, Cycle to Work, and SMART Pension
• - 33 days' annual leave (including bank holidays) with the option to purchase extra
• - Holiday Discounts via our online retail platform
• - Access to enhanced retail discounts online and in-store
• - Free product handouts across our sites, so you can sample and enjoy our delicious products first hand
• - EV charging points - available at selected sites

Health & Wellbeing

• - 24/7 access to GroceryAid for free financial, emotional, and practical support
• - Physical Wellbeing Hub - free on-demand exercise classes, gym discounts
• - Free diet & nutrition advice with access to thousands of healthy recipes
• - Online wellbeing support - from mindfulness to lifestyle resources
• - Financial wellbeing tools - including mortgage calculators, budgeting tools, and financial aid

Career Growth & Development

• - Access to a personalised online learning platform (LMS)
• - Formal and informal training opportunities tailored to your role
• - Performance Development Plans and regular Career Conversations
• - Company Mentoring Scheme to add depth and really support your career journey
• - Recognition through Club Compleat rewards

Community & Culture

• - 2 paid volunteering days per year to give back to causes that matter to you
• - Charity initiatives and fundraising events
• - Team socials to connect and celebrate together
• - Employee networks & support groups - including Women @ Compleat
• - New baby gift for new parents

What You Should Know About How We Recruit

At The Compleat Food Group, we believe great teams are built on difference. We create an inclusive, respectful environment where everyone feels safe, supported, and are able to be themselves at work.

We're proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to Fairness, Equity, Inclusivity, and Respect. If you need a reasonable adjustment at any stage of our recruitment process, just let us know, we'll support you - confidentially and with care.

We hire the best people for our roles, not the same people. Whoever you are, wherever you're from, we focus on what you do and the impact you could make in our business. Our recruitment process is fair, accessible, and designed to give everyone an equal chance.

You'll also find benefits that support people at every life stage, plus active internal networks - including Women @ Compleat, LGBTQIA+, and Neurodiversity