Specification Technologist

Greencore Group

Worksop

Hybrid

GBP 32,000 - 40,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Greencore, a leading UK convenience food producer, is recruiting at its Manton Wood site in Worksop for a 12-month FTC with hybrid working. The role focuses on approving external specifications, updating labels, and ensuring regulatory compliance.

You'll document procedures, develop gold standard specs for raw materials, and drive continuous improvement across quality systems, while adhering to health and safety.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Spec writing

Web-based systems

Regulatory labeling

Data accuracy

Education

HND level or equivalent

Tools

Web-based systems

Retailer portals

Job description

Why Greencore?

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.

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.

Contract length - 12 months FTC with 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

We’re proud to be recognised in the Gender Equity Measure Top 100 for our commitment to gender equality.

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