Specification & Packaging Technologist (Food) Harwich, Essex

• Salary: Competitive/negotiable
• Status: Temporary Role

Reporting to the Group Technical manager, we are recruiting on a temporary basis a Specification & Packaging Technologist.

Duties:

• Responsibility for the technical sign off for packaging, involving checking artwork against specifications through several stages.
• Write and maintain specifications generating the recipe information, ingredients declaration, nutritional and allergens information with all relevant legislation.
• Coordinate all information for new product specifications and transferring data into specific factory and customer requirements
• Maintain product quality, safety, composition and labelling.
• Assess and trial packaging samples within factory environment for compatibility.
• Liaise with Packaging providers to ensure product compliance and specification database is maintained.
• To assist the technical team as required during customer visits and audits.

Personal Profile:

• A food related degree ideally or equivalent qualification
• Experience of the online retailer specification systems preferred
• Previous experience of conducting packaging trials and assessments
• Strong communication skills for dealing with suppliers and customers
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Strong understanding of the food manufacturing industry

The ideal candidate will be:

Competent using Microsoft office and retailer approval systems.

Have previous experience working in a similar role.

A good team player.