Technical Services Technologist

Newly Weds Foods; Shirebrook; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A global food ingredients company in Shirebrook is seeking a detail-oriented individual to manage the generation and maintenance of product specifications. The ideal candidate will have a degree in food science or a related discipline, alongside strong communication skills and familiarity with food legislation. This is a permanent, full-time role, requiring flexibility to adapt to varying workloads and deadlines. You will collaborate with development and purchasing teams to ensure compliance with customer specifications.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified or equivalent in a food science relevant discipline.
• Knowledge of food legislation and labelling is advantageous.
• Conscientious, with good attention to detail and accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Generate and maintain finished product specifications.
• Ensure compliance with customer requirements and relevant legislation.
• Work closely with internal departments including Development and Purchasing.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Flexibility

Ability to multitask

Education

Degree in food science or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

About Us

Newly Weds® Foods is a leading, privately owned global food ingredients business and has been innovating since 1932. The European division is a market leader in the manufacture of coatings, seasonings and functional ingredient systems.

Today, Newly Weds® Foods is a world leader in food ingredient technology. A network of R&D, manufacturing and service facilities around the globe allows us to serve our customers’ needs in more than 68 countries. But despite our size and scope, we’ve continued to be an independent, family-owned business answerable only to the demands of our customers. That’s why we continue to invest in infrastructure, human resources and capacity to keep pace with our customers’ needs and expectations.

The Role

To generate and maintain finished product specifications for our diverse range of customers and work with colleagues and customers to respond to and address related queries.

Key Responsibilities

• Be responsible for finished product specifications, ensuring these are generated in approved formats for all customers including retailer-based specifications, to agreed timescales and ensuring compliance with customer requirements and relevant legislation.
• Complete all technical information requested by customers to ensure legal compliance on internal and external systems, challenging and maintaining the technical information on finished product specifications.
• Ensure timely review of all finished product specifications.
• Work closely with internal departments including Development and Purchasing, and the Supply Base.
• Assist in third party visits and audits, participate in the company internal audit programme and provide support within the Technical Department

Person Specification

• Ideally degree qualified or equivalent in a food science relevant discipline
• Knowledge of food legislation and labelling would be an advantage
• Conscientious and diligent, with good attention to detail and accuracy and the ability to meet deadlines
• Flexible with the ability to multitask and work well under pressure
• Excellent communication skills
• An understanding of technical systems including HACCP
• Competency in Microsoft Excel & Word

Additional Information

Based at the Shirebrook site. This is a permanent position working, full-time hours from Monday to Friday, however due to the nature of the business a degree of flexibility is required.