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Job Title: Specification Technologist
Location:Coventry, West Midlands, UK
Salary:Competitive, dependent on experience
Job type: Full time, Permanent
Working Hours: 37.5 Hours per week Mon : Friday 08.30 : 16.30
Handmade Speciality Products Limited is a market leader of handcrafted baked products based in Coventry. Manufacturing and distributing brands such as; OhSo scrummy and OhSo simply scrummy. As well as liaising with Major Retailers, Food Service and Convenience own label products.
Family is at the heart of our business, and has been since the very beginning. They are still family:owned and run, with core family values throughout the business. Our skilled and dedicated team of bakers are all part of our family and we are truly proud of our team.
Baking is our passion, our expertise and our world. We let that passion shine through with continual innovation and investment, priding ourselves on baking the finest quality to the highest standards.
About The Role
This is a fantastic opportunity for a talented and ambitious Quality Assurance Technician to join one of the fastest growing businesses within its sector.
The Specification Technologist function at Handmade is to provide accurate information about product specification, to update the specs on regular basis, issue and maintain all the relevant factory paperwork to production and work closely with the NPD Department
They will work very closely with the Technical Manager and Technical Coordinator and make sure the specifications produced are ready and fully completed ready to be attached to a variety of food portals for customers. Their feedback will also be used to help the product development team create new specifications.
They are also be required to support the Technical Manager and the Technical team ensuring the company operates to the highest quality and food safety standards and to continuously monitor and improve the quality and safety of products in collaboration will all departmental managers. If you are seeking the chance to join a well:established company who will offer you a rewarding career, then send your CV in for immediate consideration.
Please note that the company are not offering sponsorship opportunities, therefore candidates must have the legal right to live and work in the UK for this role.
Key Responsibilities
* Creating and reviewing product specification requirements. They must create simple product specifications, which can be understood by production staff and managers.
* Review and maintain Customer Specifications log and electronic folder
* Review and approve packaging and product artwork.
* Ensure specifications are completed in line with customer need and highlight and action any issues that occur during the process
* Work closely with NPD when generating new specifications
* Liaise with other departments for full traceability
* Manage specifications projects and deliver them on time. They will have to oversee a variety of projects relating to product specifications. These projects must be prioritised and completed in a timely fashion.
* Updating of systems and procedures to develop best practice within the business and ensure conformity to BRC
* Factory Data management, trending reports and input
* Conduct traceability exercises
* Report writing to close out compliance or third:party audits
* Taking an active role in the maintenance of the Site HACCP and Quality Management plans
About You
Key attributes and skills:
* A Degree in food science or equivalent and an understanding of QMS and HACCP systems is desirable but not essential
* Minimum of 1 years experience within the food manufacturing sector in a similar role.
* Excellent collaboration and communication skills
* Excellent written and verbal English is essential
* Excellent organisational skills
* The ability to manage multiple projects and demands
* Excellent I.T skills including Word
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Research, Analyst, and Information Technology
* Industries
Manufacturing
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