Major Recruitment is actively seeking a dedicated Specification Technologist to join the team of our esteemed client, a well-established family-operated food production company with a remarkable 190-year history.
The primary responsibilities include validating raw material data received from suppliers to facilitate the timely creation of retailer specifications, while ensuring adherence to deadlines. Additionally, the role entails collaborating with the specifications team to consistently update and maintain the company’s specification systems, aligning with the standards of both the British Retail Consortium certification and our valued customers.
What’s in it for you?
- Permanent position
- 40 hours per week Monday-Friday – hybrid working, 2 days per week WFH, 3 days per week in the Leeds office.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Holiday purchase scheme
- Canteen Facilities
- Salary – £26,500 start rising to £28,300 after successful 6 months’ probation.
- Christmas raffle
- Comprehensive PPE provided.
- Training for career progression
- Fast-track opportunities to become Senior Operative and Team Leader
- Free parking
Key responsibilities:
- To ensure that all Company quality parameters and procedures are complied with and that all products manufactured meet the required standards and specifications.
- To assess raw material specification data against Company and retailer requirements, requesting further detail and clarification from suppliers where necessary before approving it for use to produce finished product specifications.
- To complete finished product specifications for retailer and branded products, ensuring accurate information is provided for customer use and on pack information.
- To work closely with a range of internal departments and suppliers to gather information, and to interpret this data to complete specifications in compliance with Company standards.
- To conduct reviews of artwork to ensure accuracy of legal labelling information.
- To update the Company’s specifications database.
- To keep updated with current and forthcoming legislation to ensure that the Company’s products conform to relevant legal requirements.
- To work with the Company’s internal recipe management system and customer web-based systems.
- To work with the Senior technical team in relation to supplier audits and associated documentation and systems.
- To take part in the supplier approval process, assessing approval documentation and providing reasoned judgement to colleagues when necessary.
- To ensure that the Company is professionally always represented, both inside and outside the business.
- To protect the health, safety and welfare of the jobholder and others always.
- To take an active role in continuously developing the job-holder’s skills and knowledge through self-development activities and/or through attending Company organised training and development opportunities
- To respond to ad hoc requests and/or take an active role in specific projects as directed by the job-holder’s line manager.
- To undertake any other reasonable duties as may from time to time be required by the Company.
Key Performance Indicators/Key Result Areas
- Accurate assessment of supplier data resulting in appropriate action ie. approval for use or return to supplier for further detail or clarification.
- Accurate provision of technical and product information to customers ensuring specification and artwork detail is legal, whilst meeting customer and launch deadline timelines.
If you are a motivated individual with a strong work ethic and a desire to contribute to a dynamic team environment, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.
Please submit your resume detailing your relevant experience. Please do not call the office, if you have been successful, you will hear back within 2 days.
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