Technical Specification Officer in Newcastle upon Tyne

We have a fantastic opportunity to join the Technical team at Greggs House as a Technical Specification Officer.

We can offer you:

• Competitive pay
• 21 days (weeks) annual leave, pro-rated, increasing with service, plus bank holidays and 1 additional floating day
• Colleague discount, up to 50% off our own-produced products
• Paid breaks
• Profit share: We want everyone to share in the success of the business, so we distribute 10% of our profits to all our colleagues who have at least 6-month service, or more, each year
• Share save schemes that let you buy discounted Greggs shares, by saving a set amount of money over a fixed time, to have an even bigger share of our profits
• Career progression and learning and development
• Employee Assistance Programme; A free, confidential helpline, offering advice and support with financial, relationship, work-related and wellbeing issues, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Including a mobile app providing a range of wellness content on physical, mental, social, and financial wellbeing
• Perks and savings, such as digital gift card discounts, online cashback, in-store and online coupons and lifestyle offers
• A company who cares about our communities; the environment and being a better business!

About the role:

This is a full-time role, however flexibility in this will be considered. We know that having a work-life balance is important, so we offer our colleagues as much flexibility as possible in line with the needs of their role. The base location for this role is Greggs House, Q9, Quorum Business Park, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 8BU.

What you'll do:

• Contribute to the completion of Raw Material & Finished Product Specifications on our Traceone Specification System in line with PLM / Gold Project timelines
• Contribute to the completion of annual reviews of specifications as per agreed internal risk assessments
• Contribute to the improvement and development of the Traceone Specification System
• Contribute to the housekeeping of the Traceone system by ensuring older versions of Raw Materials are updated with latest versions and any discrepancies highlighted as necessary
• Complete objectives and KPIs (Mass Updates / Allergen Audits) – providing updates each reporting period/as required
• Completion & maintenance of Specification Status Trackers to ensure accurate data available to key stakeholders
• Help co-ordinate the Risk Assessment process to ensure Specifications can be made live for gate 3 deadlines
• Provide specification detail reports to relevant stakeholders such as; Where used reports, Specification status updates etc.

About you:

We are looking for individuals who have drive, and can demonstrate:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong skills in planning, prioritising, and organising
• Multi-tasking and working with multiple priorities at pace, delivering results within tight timescales
• The ability to communicate and influence at all levels
• The ability to build strong cross functional relationships
• The ability to work independently and as part of a small team
• Initiative and the ability to see tasks through to completion
• Enjoy being part of a hard-working team, sharing the same end goal, and celebrating results together
• Are supportive of an inclusive culture – recognising and valuing that difference is good
• Want to develop and are ready to work alongside some great people and have lots of fun on your Greggs journey!

About Greggs:

Here at Greggs, we love what we do, and we have fun! What makes us so special is our culture - how we behave and support each other. Everyone's welcome at Greggs. Whatever their background, preferences or beliefs we want all of our colleagues to feel welcome and able to be themselves at work.