Specifications Technologist

Refresco Group; Litchurch; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Early Friday finish

28 days leave + bank holidays

Option to purchase additional leave to

Life assurance

Virtual GP access

Eye-care vouchers

Employee referral bonuses

Job summary

Refresco UK is seeking a Customer Specification Technologist for a 6-month Fixed Term Contract. You will manage retailer specifications, ensure DRS compliance, and review artwork to align with packaging and labelling legislation.

The role involves coordinating with Technical, NPD, Commercial and customer teams to deliver accurate, timely specifications. Ideal candidates will have experience with major retailer specification platforms, strong attention to detail, and the ability to manage

Qualifications

• Experience with major retailer specification platforms and web-based customer systems.
• Proven experience managing retailer specifications within a food or beverage manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of food labelling legislation and customer labelling policies.
• Experience reviewing and approving product artwork.
• Excellent attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Manage retailer customer specifications, ensuring DRS requirements and legislative changes are reflected accurately.
• Review and approve artwork to ensure compliance with packaging requirements.
• Collaborate with Technical, NPD, Commercial and customer teams to keep specs up to date and delivered on time.

Skills

Retailer specifications

Artwork approval

Attention to detail

Time management

Communication

Job description

About The Role

A Customer Specification Technologist, you will support a key business project focused on updating retailer product specifications in preparation for the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS). You will be responsible for ensuring customer specifications, pack copy and artwork remain compliant with customer requirements, food labelling legislation and upcoming regulatory changes. This role requires a highly organised individual with extensive experience working with major UK retailer specification systems and the ability to manage multiple products, stakeholders and deadlines whilst maintaining exceptional attention to detail.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing retailer customer specifications, ensuring DRS requirements and legislative changes are accurately reflected.
• Reviewing and approving artwork to ensure

This is an exciting opportunity to join Refresco UK as a Customer Specification Technologist on a 6-month Fixed Term Contract.

Reporting to the Specification & Artwork Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring retailer specifications are updated and compliant with the requirements of the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) ahead of its implementation. Working closely with Technical, NPD, Commercial and customer teams, you will help ensure product specifications and artwork are accurate, compliant and delivered on time.

What's in it for you?

• Annual bonus
• Early Friday finish to kick-start your weekend
• 28 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• Option to purchase additional leave, increasing your allowance to 31 days plus bank holidays
• Life assurance coverage
• 24/7 virtual GP access for you and your family
• Free eye-care vouchers and discounted glasses
• Employee referral scheme with bonuses for successful referrals, compliance with pack copy, labelling legislation and customer standards.

About You

The successful candidate will be an experienced Customer Specification Technologist with a strong understanding of retailer specification systems, food labelling legislation and artwork approval processes. You will thrive in a fast-paced environment, be highly organised and capable of managing multiple priorities while maintaining exceptional attention to detail. We are looking for someone with:

Key Requirements

• Experience working with major retailer specification platforms and web-based customer systems.
• Proven experience managing retailer customer specifications within a food or beverage manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of food labelling legislation and customer labelling policies.
• Experience reviewing and approving product artwork.
• Understanding of customer product lifecycle management processes.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy of data input.
• Strong organisational and time management skills with the ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills and a positive, proactive approach.
• Experience within the soft drinks category, HACCP Level 3 certification and the ability to interpret microbiological and nutritional data would be advantageous.

We want someone who will lead and role model the Refresco core values of Agile, Responsible, Excellent, Passionate and Entrepreneurial.

About Refresco

Refresco is the global independent beverage solutions provider for Global, National and Emerging brands, and retailers with production in Europe, North America, and Australia. Refresco offers an extensive range of product and packaging combinations from juices to carbonated soft drinks and mineral waters in carton, PET, Aseptic PET, cans, and glass. Refresco continuously searches for new and alternative ways to improve the quality of its products and packaging combinations in line with consumer and customer demand, environmental responsibilities and market trends. Refresco is headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and has more than 13,500 employees. www.refresco.com Our drinks on every table. That's the Refresco vision. We're the proud owners of six drinks manufacturing sites within the UK, employing over 1,800 colleagues who produce private label soft drinks and fruit juices for many of the UK's leading retailers. Whether it's packed in car tons, bottles or cans, we ensure that our products are made to the highest quality standards and delivered to our customers when and where they need them. Refresco believes that equal opportunity for all is fundamental to our company's values and all our applicants can expect fairness and transparency in our recruitment process.