Specification Technologist

Greencore

Sheffield

Hybrid

GBP 28,000 - 40,000

Full time

11 days ago

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Competitive salary

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Job summary

Greencore, a leading UK creator of convenience food, offers a hybrid role focused on external specifications, regulatory changes and packaging data. You will document processes, validate materials, and drive continuous improvement to ensure compliance across packaging and labelling.

Ideal candidates hold an HND or equivalent, Level 2 food hygiene and Level 2 health & safety certificates, plus experience with retailer specification systems and food manufacturing labelling knowledge.

Qualifications

HND level or equivalent professional qualification required.
Level 2 Food Hygiene certification.
Level 2 Health & Safety certification.
Experience with computers and web-based customer specification systems.
Knowledge and experience writing specifications for retailers in food manufacturing.
Knowledge of legal labelling legislation.
Experience with retailer own web-based systems.

Responsibilities

Set up approval for external specifications and relevant technical information per customer requirements.
Review artwork and ensure packaging complies with updated policies and regulatory changes.
Document procedures to ensure internal and customer compliance.
Develop gold standard specifications for raw materials to improve compliance.
Validate specifications and processes to identify synergies and consolidation opportunities.
Operate in line with Health, Safety and Environmental policies to keep the workplace safe.

Skills

Computers & web-based specs

Retailer labelling knowledge

Regulatory awareness

Continuous improvement mindset

Education

HND or equivalent

Level 2 food hygiene

Level 2 health & safety

Job description

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make everyday taste better.

As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we’re proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn.

Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

At Greencore we actively encourage our colleagues to apply for our vacancies, whether as a lateral move to broaden experience or the next step up to progress your career and development. We also welcome applications from external candidates who are eager to grow their career with us.

Location flexible and hybrid working.

What You’ll Be Doing

Set up approval for external specifications and relevant technical information in accordance with customer requirements
Review copy artwork, in line with updated customer technical and labelling policies, and include all regulatory changes that will impact on the accuracy of the pack information and labelling
Document procedures to ensure that internal and customer compliance is met, and the relevant process development practices are adopted
Reviewing raw material specification content to develop “gold standard” specifications for each raw material to improve compliance
Validation of specifications and processes to identify synergies and scope for consolidation through a continuous improvement process
Operate in compliance with Health Safety and Environment policy to ensure that the working environment remains safe for all colleagues

What we’re looking for

We’re not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity.

Ideally educated to HND level or equivalent professional qualification
Holds a level 2 food hygiene and a level 2 health and safety certification
Experience working with computers and experienced in using web-based customer specification systems
Knowledge and experience of writing specifications for retailers in food manufacturing environment
Knowledge of legal labelling legislation and application
Knowledge and experience of variety of retailer own web-based systems

If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.

What you'll get in return