Vickerstock are delighted to be partnering with a leading food manufacturing organisation to recruit a Specifications Technologist to join their expanding Technical team.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with experience in food specifications, technical administration, or regulatory compliance who enjoys working in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment.
What's in it for you?
- Competitive salary (DOE)
- Opportunity to work with a market-leading food manufacturer
- Career development within a large, well-established technical function
- Exposure to major retail customer standards and systems
- Collaborative and supportive technical team environment
The Role
Reporting to the Technical Manager / Specifications Lead, you will play a key role in ensuring finished product specifications and packaging information are accurate, compliant, and delivered right first time.
You will act as a technical link between internal departments, customers, and external stakeholders to ensure products meet all legal, customer, and company requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Write, approve and maintain finished product specifications in line with customer requirements and legislation
- Generate accurate ingredient declarations and nutritional information
- Ensure all product claims are validated and supported by appropriate documentation
- Create and approve pack copy and artwork for primary and secondary packaging
- Upload and maintain product data across customer specification portals
- Maintain supporting validation documentation including nutrition data and cooking validations
- Respond to specification queries from customers and internal teams
- Support artwork approval processes alongside design teams, printers and commercial functions
- Present specifications during customer audits or visits where required
- Work closely with NPD, supply chain and factory teams to ensure accurate product information
- Keep up to date with evolving customer standards and food legislation
What you will need to succeed
- Food-related qualification or experience within a food manufacturing technical role
- Experience working with product specifications, artwork approval or regulatory documentation
- Strong understanding of food labelling legislation (desirable)
- Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills
- Comfortable managing multiple deadlines simultaneously
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- IT literate with experience using specification systems and Microsoft Office
Get in touch:
Sound like the career move you've been after and would like to hear more, pick up the phone to Anna now on T , or send an updated CV – in Word format – via the link on the page (or email).
If this opportunity doesn't quite get the taste buds flowing but like me you are passionate about food, let's get a chat and see how I can help grow your career.
PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR A FULL LIST OF OUR CURRENT VACANCIES.
Skills:
specifications technical food safety
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This is an excellent opportunity for someone with experience in food specifications, technical administration, or regulatory compliance who enjoys working in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment.
What’s in it for you?
- Competitive salary (DOE)
- Opportunity to work with a market-leading food manufacturer
- Career development within a large, well-established technical function
- Exposure to major retail customer standards and systems
- Collaborative and supportive technical team environment
The Role
Reporting to the Technical Manager / Specifications Lead, you will play a key role in ensuring finished product specifications and packaging information are accurate, compliant, and delivered right first time.
You will act as a technical link between internal departments, customers, and external stakeholders to ensure products meet all legal, customer, and company requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Write, approve and maintain finished product specifications in line with customer requirements and legislation
- Generate accurate ingredient declarations and nutritional information
- Ensure all product claims are validated and supported by appropriate documentation
- Create and approve pack copy and artwork for primary and secondary packaging
- Upload and maintain product data across customer specification portals
- Maintain supporting validation documentation including nutrition data and cooking validations
- Respond to specification queries from customers and internal teams
- Support artwork approval processes alongside design teams, printers and commercial functions
- Present specifications during customer audits or visits where required
- Work closely with NPD, supply chain and factory teams to ensure accurate product information
- Keep up to date with evolving customer standards and food legislation
What you will need to succeed
- Food-related qualification or experience within a food manufacturing technical role
- Experience working with product specifications, artwork approval or regulatory documentation
- Strong understanding of food labelling legislation (desirable)
- Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills
- Comfortable managing multiple deadlines simultaneously
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- IT literate with experience using specification systems and Microsoft Office
Get in touch:Sound like the career move you’ve been after and would like to hear more, pick up the phone to Anna now on T , or send an updated CV – in Word format – via the link on the page (or email).
If this opportunity doesn’t quite get the taste buds flowing but like me you are passionate about food, let’s get a chat and see how I can help grow your career.
PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR A FULL LIST OF OUR CURRENT VACANCIES.
Skills:specifications technical food safety
WHJS1_NI
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