Food Technologist

1 week ago


Northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom Food Alert Ltd Full time

Purpose of the role:

You shall be involved in a range of consultancy projects and taking responsibility for your own projects. Collaborating with the technical and consultancy teams to deliver excellent and accurate services.

Key duties, responsibilities and objectives:

  • Participate in any ad-hoc technical consultancy projects regarding menu checks, allergens and nutrition as and when received.
  • Assist in specification validations/approvals on Food Alert System Assure 65. Client requirements vary, ensure spec check process is followed, including technical, legal and to customer policy. Keep trackers up to date, ensure SLAs are met and ensure queries are responded to in a timely manner.
  • Manage specification writing projects. Write accurate and legal specifications in customer formats as required. Request access to data via email or remote connection, evaluate and learn client processes to ensure we are delivering to their ways of working, request gold standard specifications. Double check all data written into specification for spelling, accuracy and compliance to the most recent Food Information regulations/customer codes of practice. Ensure the specifications are quality checked internally and client deadlines are met.
  • Familiarise yourself with customer projects, products and timescales, using internal workflow tracker.
  • Create raw material and finished product specification trackers with structured detail and timelines.
  • Keep all data and information consistent and compliant with company policy/customer codes of practice.
  • Stay up to date with specification platforms like Tesco TQC, Hive, MCreate, Evolve, Igloo, M&S Find, Nutritics. Familiarise with internal systems e.g. Assure Supplier, Assure Retail, Assure Menu.
  • Complete QA Checks for other team members and document where required.

Experience:

  • Educated to degree level or similar in a food relate discipline.
  • Proven work experience in specification writing, pack copy creation and conducting artwork approvals.
  • Strong knowledge of web based specification formats.
  • Competency in understanding, implementing and advising in all matters with regards to UK and EU Food Legislation and Industry Best Practice where applicable.
  • Experience in writing clear, concise and comprehensive specifications and double checking that all data is accurate and legal

Location: Northamptonshire or surrounding areas. Remote working with occasional time in the office.



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