Specifications Technologist

Manpower 2Sisters; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading UK food manufacturer as a Specifications Technologist at the Carlisle site. This role offers an exciting opportunity to ensure product integrity across a diverse range, with great career progression possibilities and structured training. Ideal for detail-oriented professionals with a background in food technology.

Benefits

35 days holiday (including bank holidays)

Standard company benefits including pension

Career development support

Structured training provided

Qualifications

• Background in food manufacturing or relevant degree.
• Experience with technical data management.
• Food Safety and Health & Safety qualifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and manage customer product specifications.
• Collaborate to ensure accurate manufacturing processes.
• Maintain documentation including nutritional data.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Strong Communication

Collaboration Skills

Education

Degree in Food Science or Food Technology

Tools

Technical Documentation

Packaging Artwork

Job description

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Joining 2 Sisters means becoming part of the UK's largest food manufacturer, with a £3 billion+ turnover and over 13,500 employees. Our Carlisle site specialises in traditional chilled meals and plays a key role in our Meals Division. As a business, we continue to invest in our people, products, and processes, living up to our mantra of "Making Every Meal Moment Special."

About the Role

We are looking for a detail-driven Specifications Technologist to join our Innovation & NPD team in Carlisle. This is an exciting opportunity to work across a diverse product range, supporting both new product development and ongoing product integrity.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare, complete, and manage customer product specifications to meet agreed deadlines
• Collaborate with Technical and NPD teams to ensure specifications accurately reflect manufacturing processes
• Organise and maintain documentation including raw material and finished product specs, nutritional data, and compliance reports
• Review and approve packaging artwork to ensure legal and customer labelling compliance
• Stay up to date with market trends and ensure technical standards are maintained in line with business and customer expectations

About You

This role is ideal for a someone with a factory-based technologist background, or a graduate with a relevant degree and a year in industry. You'll need strong organisational skills, high attention to detail, and the ability to thrive during seasonal peaks.

Key Skills

• Experience in a similar role within food manufacturing or a related technical role
• Ideally qualified in Food Science, Food Technology, or a related discipline
• Excellent attention to detail and confidence managing technical data and documentation
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across technical and commercial teams
• Food Safety and Health & Safety qualifications (Level 2) desirable

Working Hours

• Onsite Monday to Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm
• 40 hours per week
• 35 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Standard company benefits including pension, career development, and wellbeing support
• Structured training provided to support your success
• Excellent opportunities for career progression within a prestigious company in the industry

Why Join Us?

This is your opportunity to join a collaborative, experienced technical team and play a vital part in ensuring product quality and compliance for our customers. With seasonal variety and continuous learning on offer, the role gives you a platform to grow within a dynamic food manufacturing business.