We have over 20 years experience in the food business, and currently produce a range of quality products for the retail and food service industry.

Yet we’re not a company to sit back and relax. Product development is our heartbeat and we work closely with our customers to develop products that combine specific requirements and imaginative flair. Working with key partners we have already developed a number of new exciting and award-winning products that continue to attract and delight consumers.

As Specifications Technologist you will deliver product specifications and artwork that are accurate and completed on time, whilst ensuring that products are compliant with customer requirements and current legislation.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITY:

· Responsibility to ensure that all product specifications are completed accurately; compliant with customer policies; compliant with current legislation; and completed on time.

· To ensure product artwork is accurate; compliant with current legislation; compliant with customer policies; updated to reflect any recipe amends.

· Participate in customer/ internal meetings regarding new product development/ existing product development to provide an insight into ongoing projects i.e raw materials that may not comply with customer policy; products that may have out of scope nutritional profiles (i.e may not meet Salt FSA targets); any issues that may potentially jeopardize meeting the product launch date.

· Completing Nutricalc for new product development/ existing product development as and when required and provide a summary of the nutritional profile versus the brief i.e HFSS.

· To keep up-to-date with all current legislation relating to food labelling/ nutrition profiling schemes and targets

To write, process and approve product specifications involving frequent interaction with suppliers in relation to technical queries.

To interact with customers on technical issues relating to a variety of specifications/material queries; liaise with the Supply team in relation to the completion and sign off raw material specifications.

To maintain retailers web based online technical systems/standards and follow through on audit actions.

Creation and management of internal labels; working closely with NPD in identifying and advising on labeling non-conformance and changes required to existing packs.

To support with traceability exercises as required.

To support the internal auditing team and actively participate in regular site audits and customer visits.

To undertake any other duties commensurate with this role.

Skills Required

· Displays effective communication, listening, influencing and persuading skills at all levels.

· Confident using a Computer.

· Self-organisation; motivation; planning; prioritizing; time management,

· Knowledge and understanding of the factory operation and the quality requirements of the both the business and the customer.

· Experience of writing customer specifications (retail), creation and approval of artwork

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: From £30,000.00 per year

Office Based

We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

DAVID WOOD BAKING LIMITED

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