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Specification Technologist

We’re looking for a Specification Technologist . You’ll be responsible for managing product data and specifications, ensuring compliance with customer, retailer, and legal standards.

What you’ll do:

• Complete and maintain product and customer specifications across online portals.
• Support product launches, including artwork, pack copy, and labelling compliance.
• Liaise with suppliers, account managers, and internal teams to meet deadlines.
• Ensure compliance with UK/EU food labelling regulations and customer standards.
• Assist with audits, technical documentation, and maintaining internal systems.

What we’re looking for:

• Experience in food manufacturing.
• Knowledge of UK retailer platforms and policies.
• Food Safety / HACCP / Internal Auditing qualifications (preferred).
• Legal labelling experience.
• Strong organisation, attention to detail, and communication skills.

Location: Northallerton, North Yorkshire (Hybrid – 1 day per week in the office)

Salary: £32,000 - £35,000

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Specifications Technologist to join a leading UK food manufacturer with a strong reputation for quality, innovation and customer partnerships.

As part of the Product Development team, you’ll play a key role in ensuring products meet both brand and retailer standards managing and maintaining accurate product specifications and ensuring all technical information and artwork comply with current food regulations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Write, update and approve finished product specifications for brands and retail customers.
• Ensure all product and artwork information meets legal and customer requirements.
• Liaise closely with internal teams and external customers to maintain accuracy and compliance.
• Support product launches by ensuring specifications and technical data are delivered on time.
• Maintain and update internal databases and systems with relevant product information.

About You:

• Experience working with retailer specification systems or in a technical role within the food industry .
• Excellent attention to detail with a proactive, “right first time” approach.
• Strong communication and organisational skills, with the ability to meet critical deadlines.
• Analytical, computer-literate, and comfortable managing multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• A food science or related technical qualification would be an advantage.

What’s on Offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Hybrid working 1 day per week in the office
• A supportive, collaborative environment with full training and development opportunities.

If you’re a detail-driven Specifications Technologist looking to develop your career in a dynamic and growing food business, we’d love to hear from you.

To apply , please send your CV or reach out for a confidential conversation.

The Company

This is a great opportunity to join a well-established food manufacturer known for producing high-quality products across multiple categories. Supplying all the UK’s major retailers, the business is continuing to grow and innovate. As they expand their technical capabilities, they’re looking for an experienced Senior Specifications Technologist to lead on key customer accounts and mentor a team.

The Role

Reporting to the Technical Services Manager, you’ll take responsibility for writing and managing specifications across a wide range of UK major retail and customer accounts.

You’ll act as a subject matter expert for key retail portals and artwork systems, ensuring specifications are completed to the highest standards, right first time and on time. This is a hands-on, detail-driven role, where you’ll also support internal teams across NPD, technical, and supply chain to make sure every product is fully compliant and launch-ready.

As part of the wider technical function, you’ll play a key role in supporting internal audits, managing critical paths, coordinating artwork approval processes, and training more junior team members. You’ll also be the go-to contact for retailer updates, legislation changes, and system notifications, helping the business stay aligned with customer expectations and industry standards.

This is a varied and fast-paced role that requires confident communication with both internal teams and external partners, including retailers, print houses, and suppliers.

The Person

We’re looking for an experienced Specifications Technologist with a strong track record of working across major UK retailer accounts. You’ll be confident using multiple specification systems (e.g. Hamilton Grant, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Co-op, Aldi, Lidl), with a solid understanding of customer codes of practice, labelling requirements, and artwork processes. Experience mentoring a small team would be ideal. Knowledge of packaging sustainability schemes (FSC, RSPO, UTZ) and Brexit-related export requirements would be a plus.

If you’re a technically minded, detail-driven food professional with a passion for getting things right first time, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today or get in touch for a confidential chat.

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Due to the large number of applications our opportunities attract, it sometimes takes us time to thoroughly review and consider them all. We endeavour to respond to every application within 5 working days, however if you have not heard from us within this timeframe, we are sorry to say your application for the role has not been successful. To support you in showcasing your best self, we make sure that any necessary accommodations, whether physical or non-physical, are provided to assist you throughout the job application and interview process.

Also, please note that we are only able to accept and respond to applications from candidates with eligibility to work in the UK and those who hold valid work visas

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The Opportunity:
We are currently recruiting for a Senior Specifications Technologist at our Bakeries in Northwich and Winsford Cheshire.

Job Purpose:
To write product specifications (covering all retailers), ensuring product and process quality standards meet expectations (gold standard), legislative requirements and established industry standards. To ensure that all manufacturing specifications are updated in line with each new product launch / re development, whilst also assuming a wider range of departmental duties.

What You Will Contribute

• Manage customer specifications via multiple online portals, ensuring timely and accurate submissions.
• Support and develop specification technologist team.
• Support NPD and procurement teams with interpretation of food regulations, customer policies and codes of practice.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product development, quality control, and production, to gather necessary information and resolve specification-related issues.
• Check product artwork and sign off packaging to ensure compliance with UK and EU regulations and customer requirements.
• Assist in external and third-party audits, presenting information as required.Encourage and drive the site's food safety culture to prevent deviations affecting product safety, quality, and legality.

What You Will Bring

• Specification writing on multiple portals.
• Previous experience in a similar role within the food industry.
• Strong understanding of food labelling regulations and food safety standards.
• Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy.Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and collaborative team environment.

Personal Profile

• Experience of online retailer specification portals.
• Proven artwork experience (nutritional, ingredient declarations etc).
• A food related degree ideally or equivalent qualification.
• Strong communication skills for dealing with suppliers and customers.Good organisational and time management skills.Strong understanding of the food manufacturing industry.

Working Hours:
Monday - Friday, flexible between 7am - 6pm, 37.5 hours per week.

While we review each application on an individual basis, due to the high number of applicants we cannot guarantee that we will be able to reply to each candidate. Therefore, if you have not been invited for interview within three weeks, please assume your application has not been successful.