Specification Technologist
| Company: | D R Newitt |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £35,000 to £38,000 a year |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Somerset |
| Working pattern: | On-site |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 28 Sept 2026 |
| Closing date: | 28 Oct 2026 |
Summary
About the Company
We are working with a rapidly growing food manufacturing business, supplying customers across the UK and European markets.
The business operates across multiple UK manufacturing locations and has a strong
focus on quality, technical compliance, customer service and product innovation.
As the business continues to grow, they are looking for an experienced Specification
Technologist to join their Technical & Regulatory team.
The Role
Reporting to the Specifications Team Leader, you will be responsible for creating,
maintaining and managing customer specifications and associated technical
documentation.
This is a customer-facing technical role requiring someone with strong attention to
detail, excellent organisational skills and previous experience within food
manufacturing.
You will work closely with customers, suppliers and internal Technical, Quality,
Regulatory and wider business teams to ensure product and raw material information is accurate, compliant and delivered within agreed timescales.
Key Responsibilities
• Create, complete and maintain customer specifications and associated
technical documentation accurately and within agreed deadlines.
• Ensure customer documentation meets relevant customer requirements, Codes
of Practice and technical standards.
• Input, maintain and manage accurate product information across customer
portals.
• Respond to customer technical queries via email and telephone, providing
accurate and timely information.
• Review recipes, raw materials and supplier information to ensure compliance
with legal, food safety and customer requirements.
• Support raw material and supplier approval processes, including integrity,
ethical and sustainability assessments.
• Support internal and customer audits and respond to technical enquiries from
across the business.
• Work closely with Technical Compliance and other departments to meet
customer requirements.
• Manage and prioritise your own workload within a fast-paced environment.
• Build strong working relationships with customers and internal stakeholders.
About You
The ideal candidate will have previous technical experience within food
manufacturing, with a strong understanding of product specifications and technical
documentation.
You will be highly organised, detail-oriented and comfortable managing multiple
priorities while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
Essential
• Previous experience in a similar Specification Technologist / Technical
Specifications role within food manufacturing.
• Experience creating, completing and managing product/customer
specifications.
• Strong understanding of food industry technical requirements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a wider team.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and managing competing
priorities.
• Relevant food industry technical training.
• Full right to work in the UK.
• Full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle.
Desirable
• HND or Degree in Food Science or a related discipline.
• Experience working with retailer/customer standards.
• Experience with customer technical portals.
• Knowledge of food safety, supplier approval and technical compliance
processes.
• Experience supporting audits.
What’s on Offer
• Competitive salary based on experience.
• 40-hour working week, Monday to Friday.
• Pension scheme.
• Healthcare benefits.
• Life assurance.
• Employee discounts and Employee Assistance Programme.
• Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays.
• Opportunity to join a growing food manufacturing business with strong
opportunities for development.
Apply
If you have experience in food specifications, technical compliance or a similar
technical role within food manufacturing and are looking for your next opportunity,
we'd be keen to hear from you.
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