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SalaryAbout Us:
When you join 2 Sisters, you will become part of one of the UK’s largest food manufacturers, with an annual turnover of £3billion+, employing 13,000 across 16 sites.
This role sits within our Meals division, where we live by our mantra of ‘Making Every Meal Moment Special’. We have 5 sites creating over 500 different products to feed our nation, from ready meals to iced fingers…we love our food, and we love our people.
About the Role:
Our Newport site based in Rogerstone is one of the largest and most advanced food manufacturing facilities in Europe, employing around 1,600 people and turning over £140 Million per year.
The site produces ‘best in class’ ready meals, predominantly for M&S. It is a fast paced, dynamic environment where no two days are the same, making it a great place to work and we’re now looking for a Specifications Technologist to join the team.
Reporting to the Specifications Manager, your key responsibilities will include:
- Supporting on the completion of retailer and 2 Sisters branded finished product specifications for the site, including NPD/EPD, packaging redesigns, and specification reviews and updates.
- Establishing and maintaining robust specification review systems to meet customer, site, and legislative requirements.
- Supporting the concept development team on the completion of customer NPD sample submission forms and ingredient declaration documents.
- Working closely with Process and Technical teams to gather, check and interpret relevant information for specifications.
- Checking and approving artwork.
- Maintaining the QUID raw material and nutrition databases, ensuring all raw material, allergens and nutritional information is correct.
About You:
This is a great opportunity to join a highly successful site and we’re keen to hear from people with the following skills and experience:
- Educated to HND or Degree level in a Food related discipline.
- Ideally, at least one year’s experience in a specifications role, or in an NPD/Technical function.
- Some experience in the completion and auditing of retailer/customer finished product specifications.
- Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of food manufacturing processes.
- Strong interpersonal skills, able to work well with colleagues at all levels, to drive changes and identify improvements.
- Proactive with a ‘can do’ attitude, able to work well under pressure and plan and prioritise a busy workload to meet deadlines.
- Logical and systematic approach to problem solving and good attention to details.
- Able to work well as part of a team, willing to support peers and collaborate to achieve objectives.
- PC literate with good IT skills.
