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Spec Technologist- HYBRID

D R Newitt & Associates
Posted 3 days ago, valid for 6 days
Location

Rotherham, South Yorkshire S60 1LD, England

Salary

£35,000 - £42,000 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

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  • A market-leading food manufacturer is seeking a candidate for a technical role based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, offering hybrid working with 3 days in the office and 2 days from home.
  • The role involves creating and maintaining product specifications, providing technical support, and managing customer inquiries related to product recipes and raw materials.
  • Candidates must have a degree in Food Science or a related discipline, along with experience in online retailer specification systems and working with NPD or production teams.
  • The position offers a salary of £30,000 to £35,000, depending on experience, and requires at least some experience with technical food standards.
  • Company benefits include 25 days of annual leave, a matched pension contribution, life assurance, and opportunities for further development.

Market Leading Food Manufacturer now looking to recruit...

BASED ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE

HYBRID WORKING- 3 Days in Office, 2 Days from Home

ROLE

RESPONSIBILITIES

Specification:

Creating, maintaining, and updating accurate product specifications (own brand & own label)

Maintaining customer technical online databases

Reviewing finished product specifications against Company global standards and customer codes of practices & policy and loading into online specification management system.

Keeping up to date with raw material & packaging specifications to ensure finished product specifications are correct and up to date.

Providing technical support on projects.

Supplying specification and nutritional information for product launches for packaging, food safety and intolerance data.

Handling customer enquiries on product recipes and the raw material they contain.

Capturing & updating packaging specifications, provide support and guidance cross departments on back of pack changes.

Writing / providing pack copy information for back of pack and artwork generation, active member for artwork approvals for both own brand own label finished products.

Assisting with maintaining product quality assessment system (QAS)

Maintaining awareness of legislative issues. Disseminating information as appropriate.

Placing new products onto the production system, including all relevant technical and packaging requirements, within required deadlines.

Managing and maintaining product quality assessment system (QAS).

Site Technical:

Understanding the supplier tracegains system at site

Completing customer SQA’s providing technical support in answering customer / consumer queries where required.

Allergen Risk assessment

Liaising with Raw materials technologist

Working with the site NPD team, key members of NPD handovers and capturing information to build back of pack and finished product specifications

Assisting with Nutiguides system where required

Assisting with customer visits and audit -Support Technical Team with site accreditation process

Technical Administration:

Completing and controlling recipes, SOPs and documentation.

Packaging awareness & communication to site

Process control documents liaising with operations teams

Understanding process control equipment owned by Technical Department.

Managing samples collections for customers and Innovation if required.

CANDIDATE

You will be a self-starter ready to work in a fast paced environment. The following is essential:

  • Experience on most on-line retailers specification systems
  • Degree in Food Science, Food Technology or a closely related discipline
  • Some experience working closely with NPD/ production team
  • Experience of technical food standards such as Food Safety and Quality standards 

COMPANY ATTRACTIONS:

  • 25 days annual leave excluding bank holidays
  • Pension – matched contribution up to 5% of salary
  • Life Assurance x2 salary
  • Opportunities for further development and career growth
  • Opportunity to join Private Healthcare scheme after 3 months
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Working Office Hours, Mon- Fri 
  • HYBRID WORKING- 3 Days in Office, 2 Days from Home

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