Architectural Technologist jobs in United Kingdom

The Company and Role.

Join one of the UK’s Leading Food Businesses! Are you a graduate looking to kickstart your career in the food industry? Or do you already have some experience in food specifications and want to grow within a leading company? This is your chance to be part of a well-established technical team at a household-name food business, producing a range of branded and own-label food products.

Working as part of a fantastic team reporting to a Senior Specification Technologist, this role is varied and is required to write and maintain finished product specifications for products supplied and produced by and on behalf of the business. This will involve collation, validation, and accurate input of data required into theretailer and the company's specification databases. You will also enjoy additional responsibility for generating pack copy data and reviewing artwork to ensure that the pack information is accurate, and ongoing maintenance of specifications and data as required to ensure all information is correct and up to date.

Key Accountabilities.

• Ensure all necessary information is presented in a format to enable the generation of a finished product specifications and product labels which meets with all relevant legislation.
• Create specifications for retailers, foodservice, B2B and branded products and ensure all data is correct and accurate.
• Process, check and approve specifications.
• Ensure all necessary and accurate legislative information is incorporated into the specifications, ensure compliance with customer policies for own-label products and internal policies for branded products.
• Ensure all necessary information is presented in a pack copy format to enable the generation of a product label which meets with all relevant legislation.
• Understand, maintain, and develop knowledge of retailer/foodservice plus other customer requirements to enable maintenance of customer specifications on their chosen systems/portals.
• Liaise with Suppliers, Technical, Procurement, Regulatory, R&D, Technical Account Managers, Marketing and Project Managers to ensure products are compliant and that the correct data is used to complete customer and branded specifications.
• Generation of pack copy data and checking of artwork to ensure that it is compliant, correct, and reflective of the pack copy.
• Answering enquiries relating to the products managed including allergen, ingredient, and nutritional information

You.

• Graduate – No experience? No problem! Full training provided.
• Experienced Technologist – Some food industry or specification writing experience? Even better!
• Strong IT skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple projects.
• A team player with great communication and problem-solving skills.

What’s in it for you?

• Work for a company known for its commitment to integrity, quality, and putting consumers first.
• Gain valuable experience within a large, well-respected business with plenty of career progression opportunities.
• Be part of a supportive and dynamic technical team, where your work will help maintain the high standards of our well-loved food brands.
• Competitive salary, pension scheme, life assurance, training opportunities, and employee discounts!

Ready to take the next step? Click apply now with your updated CV, and let’s talk!

We regret we cannot offer visa sponsorship and can only consider candidates who hold right to work in the UK.

To apply, please e-mail in strict confidence, with a comprehensive CV, including salary details, quoting the above reference and for the attention of James Constable

Due to a high volume of responses, we cannot reply to each application individually. If you have not had a response within one week, we are sorry to say your application has not been successful on this occasion.