Specifications Technologist

Refresco Drinks Uk Ltd; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Early Friday finish

28 days annual leave + BHs

Additional leave option (up to 31 days

Life assurance

GP access 24/7

Eye-care vouchers

Referral bonuses

GroceryAid support

Cheers platform

Job summary

Refresco UK is seeking a Customer Specification Technologist on a 6-month Fixed Term Contract. You will update retailer product specifications for the Deposit Return Scheme, ensuring specs and artwork meet customer requirements and relevant legislation.

You will coordinate with Technical, NPD and Commercial teams to maintain accuracy and timely delivery. The role requires experience with major retailer specification systems, strong attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple

Qualifications

• Experience using major retailer specification platforms.
• Experience in food/beverage manufacturing specifications.
• Knowledge of labelling policies and artwork approval.

Responsibilities

• Manage retailer specifications ensuring DRS compliance.
• Review artwork for label compliance and pack copy.
• Liaise with customers and TSPs on spec and artwork queries.
• Progress specifications through retailer systems to launch timelines.
• Collaborate with Technical, NPD and Commercial teams to keep data current.
• Maintain data accuracy and high level of customer service.

Skills

Retailer spec platforms

Web-based systems

Artwork approval

Food labelling legislation

Product lifecycle management

Data integrity

Time management

Communication skills

Education

HACCP Level 3 certification

Job description

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.

About the Role

As 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 compliance with pack copy, labelling legislation and customer standards.
• Liaising with customers and their Technical Service Providers (TSPs) to resolve specification and artwork queries.
• Progressing specifications through retailer systems and ensuring products are approved and active in line with launch timelines.
• Working closely with Technical, NPD and Commercial teams to ensure specification data is accurate and up to date.
• Supporting compliance activities by maintaining the highest standards of accuracy, data integrity and customer service.

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:

• 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. Find out more about our values here.

6 Month Fixed Term Contract

Kegworth

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
• GroceryAid support services offering financial, legal, wellbeing and practical guidance
• Cheers benefits platform providing discounts, free perks and wellbeing tools

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 cartons, 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.