Specifications Technologist in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Job Title: Specifications Technologist

Location: Peterborough

Industry: Food Manufacturing

Salary: £39k

Working Pattern: Day Shift (weekends off)

Benefits:

• Holiday (25 Days plus Bank Holidays)
• UK Healthcare
• GP24
• Company Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• On-site Parking
• Employee Assistance Programme

Key Specifications & Technical Services Partner Responsibilities:

• Manage and maintain supplier approval systems for existing and new suppliers, ensuring compliance with group standards and supporting consistent adherence across the wider business.
• Review technical updates, regulatory changes and horizon-scanning information, assessing their potential impact on the Peterborough site and escalating risks where necessary.
• Support the management of raw material and packaging supplier complaints, driving corrective actions, reducing repeat issues and ensuring specifications remain accurate and fit for purpose.
• Manage the approval of external specifications and technical documentation, ensuring compliance with customer requirements, site HACCP plans and relevant food safety and legislative standards.
• Identify and escalate potential technical, quality, food safety or regulatory risks.
• Prepare and provide accurate technical information to internal and external customers within agreed deadlines, including sample submission forms, product specifications, QAS documentation and product launch information.
• Take ownership of product set-up within the ERP system, ensuring all product information is technically accurate and fully aligned with approved specifications before and after launch.
• Review and approve product packaging artwork, ensuring compliance with customer technical and labelling policies, current legislation and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain accurate technical records, documentation and filing systems, ensuring full traceability and compliance with BRCGS and customer standards, with all records maintained in an audit-ready condition.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date P2D information.
• Independently carry out product traceability exercises and respond to customer technical requests accurately and efficiently, with minimal supervision.
• Provide general technical and administrative support to the Site Technical Department, including additional duties as required.

Required Specifications & Technical Services Partner Experience & Skills

Essential Experience & Skills:

• Strong attention to detail, with the ability to maintain accurate technical records and documentation.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Word, along with experience using databases or ERP systems.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, organise daily workloads and consistently meet deadlines.
• Confident working independently, while also contributing effectively as part of a wider team.
• Proactive approach to problem-solving, with a strong continuous improvement mindset.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Desirable Experience & Skills:

• Experience managing supplier approvals, raw material specifications and packaging specifications.

• Knowledge of customer technical standards, product specifications and packaging compliance.
• Experience managing customer and supplier complaints, including investigations, corrective actions and trend analysis.
• Experience reviewing packaging artwork, ingredient declarations, allergen information and nutritional labelling.