Specifications Technologist Full Time

3 months ago


Northwich, United Kingdom Frank Roberts & Sons Ltd Full time

As a family business, Frank Roberts and Sons have been at the heart of our community since 1887. Our family values run through everything we do as a business, and we are committed to promoting an Inclusive culture that cares for our people and the community around us. Through nurturing and togetherness and a sprinkle of courage we continue to build on our heritage by producing quality delicious bread and baked goods.

**The Opportunity**

We are currently recruiting for a Specifications Technologist at our Bakery in Northwich, Cheshire.

**Job Purpose**: To ensure that all customer product specifications and artwork comply with all legal / food safety / quality requirements. To generate and maintain accurate finished product specifications for all customers and own brand products and manage the specification process end to end.

**What you will contribute**:

- Ensure finished product specifications are generated in approved customer formats for all customers and own brand product to agreed timescales. This information is validated from information supplied by the NPD team.
- The specification technologist will be responsible for building information in a specification, including the recipe table, from both individual raw materials and compound ingredients with multiple components.
- Once written and submitted the specification technologist will be responsible for managing the full specification approval process to the final sign off stage.
- The specification technologists are responsible for a technical sign-off of packaging and artwork to ensure all pack copy information corresponds with information provided on the product specifications as well as the finished product formulation.
- Liaise closely with the Purchasing department and Development Technologists to ensure critical path dates are met for the submission of accurate artwork information and ultimate launch date timings.
- Participate, when necessary, in product approval meetings with select customers as required as part of the pre-production process to ensure compliance with customer codes of practice and food safety
- Maintain awareness of customer specific policies, legal requirements and changes in codes of practise documentation to ensure factory adherence to requirements as communicated from the Food Safety Quality Team
- Maintain retailer portals ensuring contact details are kept up to date and alerts are communicated to the wider business

**What you will bring**:

- Food labelling experience
- Experience and demonstratable competency in completing customer format specifications end to end (M&S, Waitrose, Asda, Morrisons, Tesco, Aldi, Lidl, Brakes etc.) and creating in house format specifications.
- Knowledge and understanding of Food Manufacturing Processes
- Strong communication and organisational skills, both verball and written

**Training**
- Food Safety Level 2 - required
- HACCP Level 2 - required
- Allergen training - required

**Key interfaces**:NPD, Food Safety and Quality, Operations

**Reports to**:Food Safety and Quality Services Manager

**What we offer**

Salary up to £32,000 p.a. depending upon relevant experience

Flexible working.

Pension Scheme

28 days annual holiday

Life Cover x 2 annual salary

Healthcare Cash Plan

24/7 Counselling Hot Line

Cycle-to-work scheme

Staff shop



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