Raw Material and Specifications Technologist

Primary Location: MITCHAM, United Kingdom

Job Overview

The Raw Materials & Specifications Technologist plays a key role in ensuring the safety, legality, and integrity of all ingredients and packaging used in the manufacture of our finished products. This position owns supplier approval, raw material and packaging specifications, and supply chain risk assessments, working closely with suppliers, customers, and cross‑functional teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Liaise with local site R&D and procurement teams on new raw material requirements and new suppliers.
• Manage the supplier approval & review system for all existing and new suppliers of ingredients, services and packaging.
• Manage raw material & packaging specifications.
• Complete raw material risk assessments including raw material vulnerability and integrity.
• Monitor and audit traceability compliance for all brand integrity product claims back to raw materials.
• Complete packaging risk assessments including food contact and integrity claims.
• Manage supply chain information.
• Review horizon scanning and investigate with suppliers.
• Manage supplier non‑compliances and investigations.
• Liaise with the Group Technical and Procurement teams on group projects and documentation.
• Complete and maintain customer specifications and supply chain maps.
• Review and approve suppliers and specifications (raw materials and packaging).
• Attend pre and post trial meetings and respond to customer enquiries.
• Complete internal audits as a member of the internal auditing team.
• Participate in other reasonable projects or duties deemed fit by the Technical Services Manager.

Candidate Profile

• Level 3 HACCP
• Level 3 Food Safety
• Experience with retailer specification completion.
• Good working knowledge of raw materials and food contact packaging.
• Demonstrable competence in completing customer specifications.
• Demonstrable competence in completing quality documents and systems.
• Attention to detail.
• Good standards of numeracy and literacy.
• Computer literacy.

Benefits

• Free on‑site parking.
• Pension.
• Free lunch provided.
• Employee Assistance Programme.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are open to talents of all backgrounds. Our recruitment process is based on competences, and we openly welcome all candidates of all types according to our DEI Commitment.

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