Job Description

So, what will I be doing?

As Specifications Technologist you'll be generating effectively and efficiently finished product specifications and any associated documentation. As well as reviewing and approving artwork files & proofs on the relevant web based systems, all inline with the relevant critical path timings to launch and inline with the necessary legislative requirements.



Specifications Technologists are important in ensuring that the products we launch are legally compliant for shelf and are the contact between us and the relevant Retailer customer.



This is an opportunity to join the Finished Product Specifications team within Technical Operations.



Key responsibilities:



Undertaking the completion of customer and Brand specifications and associated documentation to meet required critical paths. Ensuring that all specifications and artwork is accurate and complies with all relevant legislation, as per the critical path. Managing the approval and completion of all paperwork required for Fair Trade, Red Tractor and Soil Association accreditation requirements. Highlighting and escalating issues associated with critical path deviations. Reviewing and commenting on relevant artwork platforms, ensuring timescales are met to achieve project delivery. Completing, effectively and accurately, technical information/questionnaires as required for customers (e.g. packaging weights returns or product data spreadsheets) Ensuring the review of product specifications is carried out in an accurate efficient and timely manner, at a minimum annually. Ensuring all new products are added to the nutritional master tracker and confirming post launch samples match the nutritional submitted on spec for launch. Acting as a centre of excellence and first point of contact providing information on all food legislation issues. Generating nutritional and ingredient information. Monitoring and tracking relevant costs, reports activities and costs, being responsible for the completion of the weekly, monthly, annual KPI's as relevant. Collating information for customer reports and presentations. Completing technical compliance activities and reports. Supporting the technical customer services officer, inputting data and completing reports. Supporting on administration of QMS.

This role is a 10 month FTC working 40 hours per week (Monday - Friday) at our Blagdon HQ.

Sounds interesting, what do I need?

The important things:

attention to detail good communication skills interested in food

Even better if:

you've worked in the dairy or FMCG business project management experience experience with online Oracle or Trace one platforms

Why should I join the family?

We're independent, British and proud to be making the highest quality yogurts, desserts and ice cream under the Yeo Valley brand and for many of the UK's major retailers. Operating from four dairies and two logistics centres in Somerset and Devon, we employ over 1700 staff and produce more than 25% of the UK's packaged yogurt.



We're sure you don't need convincing, but there's a whole host of benefits that we offer including:


competitive holiday allowance non-contributory pension scheme life cover healthcare cash back plan cycle to work scheme subsidised Yeo Valley products and services preferential rates with our partners annual bonus (as part of the Employee Benefit Trust, based on company performance for the year) learning and development opportunities; we're committed to ensuring all of our employees have the chance to grow

Our closing dates are a guide for when the application window should close, although we may close the advert sooner if we can.

So, we recommend you get your application in straight away - and don't miss the opportunity to join us!

Unfortunately, we're not able to provide employment sponsorship to candidates at this moment in time.



Please note that Yeo Valley do not accept speculative agency applications; we will

only

accept applications from preferred suppliers that have been submitted to us via our recruitment portal

at the point of instruction

.