Specification Technologist

Greencore

Worksop

On-site

GBP 32,000 - 46,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Holidays

Pension up to 8% matched

Life insurance up to 4x salary

Company share save scheme

Exclusive employee discount platform

Access to a Wellbeing Centre platform

Enhanced parenthood benefits

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company in the UK is seeking a Specification Technologist. You will handle the approval of specifications and ensure compliance with customer requirements and legal standards. Ideal candidates will have experience in food specification writing and hold relevant safety certifications. This full-time position offers competitive salary and various employee benefits including a matched pension scheme and wellbeing support.

Qualifications

Educated to HND level or equivalent professional qualification.
Holds level 2 food hygiene and health and safety certifications.
Experience in writing specifications for food manufacturers.
Experience writing specifications for retailers in food manufacturing.
Knowledge of retailer labelling legislation and retailer web-based systems.

Responsibilities

Set up approval for external specifications based on customer requirements.
Review copy artwork for accuracy according to labelling policies.
Document procedures to ensure compliance with regulations.
Review raw material specifications to develop compliance guidelines.
Validate specifications and processes for continuous improvement.
Ensure compliance with Health Safety and Environment policies.

Skills

Experience with food specifications

Knowledge of legal labelling legislation

Computer proficiency

Experience using web-based customer specification systems

Labelling legislation knowledge

Retailer web systems

Education

HND level or equivalent professional qualification

Level 2 food hygiene certification

Level 2 health and safety certification

Job description

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Why Greencore?

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 13,300 talented colleagues across 16 manufacturing sites and 17 distribution depots throughout the UK. Together, we bring delicious food to life, from sandwiches, soups, and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles, and ready meals. In FY24, our shared passion helped us achieve revenues of £1.8bn.

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

Here at Manton Wood, we have a team of around 1,700 colleagues. We produce sandwiches and wraps for some of the biggest retailers in the UK including Co-op, Asda, Morrisons, Boots, Aldi and Lidl.

Our Manton Wood site has a gym, restaurant with hot food and a staff shop available to all our colleagues.

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.

What You're 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 proud to be recognised in the Gender Equity Measure Top 100 for our commitment to gender equality.

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