At a Glance
- Tasks: Create and manage food specifications while ensuring compliance with legislation and customer standards.
- Company: Join a leading food manufacturing business with a collaborative technical team.
- Benefits: Competitive daily rate, professional development, and exposure to major retail customers.
- Other info: Dynamic environment with genuine opportunities for career progression.
- Why this job: Be a key player in exciting product launches and make a real impact in the food industry.
- Qualifications: Experience in food specifications and strong knowledge of labelling legislation required.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
Do you have experience writing and managing food specifications within a fast-paced food manufacturing environment? Do you have a strong understanding of food labelling legislation, artwork approval processes and retailer specification requirements? Are you confident managing multiple projects and product launches whilst working to tight customer and retailer deadlines? MacGregor Black are partnering with a leading food manufacturing business to recruit a Specification Technologist to join their Technical team on a 6-month FTC. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced specifications professional to play a key role in supporting product launches, ensuring compliance, and maintaining accurate product information across a diverse customer portfolio.
Working closely with Technical, NPD, Packaging and Customer teams, you will be responsible for the creation, review and approval of product specifications and artwork, ensuring all information meets retailer, customer and legislative requirements.
Key Responsibilities- Create and maintain finished product specifications in line with customer requirements and launch critical paths.
- Review and approve packaging artwork to ensure compliance with food legislation and customer standards.
- Collaborate with Ingredients and Packaging Technologists to review and approve raw material and packaging specifications.
- Support NPD projects by ensuring specification and artwork requirements are completed within agreed timescales.
- Liaise with internal stakeholders including Technical, Operations and NPD teams.
- Build effective working relationships with external customers and retailers.
- Ensure all specifications and labelling comply with current food legislation and customer codes of practice.
- Manage multiple projects and priorities while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
- Previous experience within a Specification Technologist or Specifications role in food manufacturing.
- Experience working with retailer specification systems.
- Strong knowledge of food labelling legislation and artwork approval processes.
- Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
- The ability to manage multiple deadlines within a fast-paced environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- A food-related qualification and a full UK driving licence.
- Food Science, Food Technology or related Degree/HND.
- Food labelling qualification.
- £(Apply online only) per day.
- Opportunity to join a well-established and growing food manufacturing business.
- Exposure to major retail customers and product launches.
- Collaborative and supportive technical team environment.
- Genuine opportunities for professional development and progression.
Food Specification Technologist in Birmingham employer: MacGregor Black
MacGregor Black is an exceptional employer, offering a vibrant and dynamic work environment in our Newcastle & Leeds offices. We prioritise employee growth through tailored development programmes and a meritocratic bonus structure, ensuring that your hard work is recognised and rewarded. Join us to become an expert in the recruitment industry while enjoying significant benefits and a supportive culture that fosters long-term career aspirations.
