Senior Specifications Technologist

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Senior Specifications Technologist

  • Location: Cambridgeshire
  • Salary: £32000 - £38000 per annum per year
  • Job Type:Permanent

Posted 5 days ago

  • Sector: FMCG
  • Contact: Jamie Casey
  • Contact Email: JCasey@theonegroup.co.uk
  • Start Date: ASAP
  • Expiry Date: 12 November 2024
  • Job Ref: BBBH52677_1728811452

Senior Specifications Technologist

Are you a detail-driven professional with a passion for ensuring product excellence? I am recruiting for a Senior Specifications Technologist on behalf of an innovative and well-established food manufacturer. In this pivotal role, you'll be at the heart of new product launches, ensuring that all customer specifications are flawlessly executed and maintained, helping to deliver high-quality products to retail and food service customers. This is your chance to make a significant impact in a fast-paced, forward-thinking company!

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead and manage the Specification Technologist, ensuring team objectives are achieved while supporting their development through on-the-job learning, mentoring, and formal training.
  • Participate in development meetings to assess and plan workload.
  • Ensure finished product specifications accurately reflect the supply base and are regularly updated in a controlled manner.
  • Create and maintain customer specifications for new products.
  • Manage updates to customer specifications, including supplier-led amendments and changes in legal or customer requirements.
  • Review and maintain specifications to ensure compliance with industry standards, such as BRC, and customer-specific requirements.
  • Oversee the process of requesting and approving translations (third party), creating and approving artwork, and meeting customer and legal requirements.
  • Stay informed on changes to legal labelling regulations across various markets, working with third parties for legal reviews as necessary.
  • Act as the primary point of contact for specification-related queries, managing internal and customer communication, and completing customer questionnaires.
  • Support and attend internal and external audits as required.

This is an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented professional with strong leadership skills to ensure product quality and compliance within a dynamic environment.

If you're ready to take on a challenging and rewarding role in product specification management, apply today!

How to Apply:
If you meet the criteria and are interested in this role, please get in touch with Jamie at The ONE Group for more details or apply with your CV.