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Specification Technologist

Employer
Eden Scott Ltd
Location
Central Belt Scotland
Salary
£competitive
Closing date
12 Oct 2018

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Contract Type
Permanent
Function
Other Job Function, Technical, Scientist
Business Sector
Food Manufacturing

Job Details

Eden Scott’s client is a leading food manufacturer with ambitious growth plans, supplying branded products to the UK, Europe and International markets.

Reporting to the Product Compliance Manager, you will be responsible for the creation of robust, rigorous specifications for ingredients, process, products and packaging to enable replication of consistent superior product quality, and the conversion of technical specifications (incorporating all technical information and claims), into pack copy.

 Responsibilities

  • Create and manage technical specifications for ingredients, products, processes and packaging.
  • Develop proficiency in software systems required to receive specification requests, create specifications in line with production systems, and create outputs for artwork creation.
  • Develop and understand people networks required to ensure complete and validated information, available to be inputted into specification and correct sign-off procedure adhered to.
  • Ensure specification delivery as requested, data accuracy and regulatory sign-off.
  • Ensure adherence to a robust specification setting process to support innovation, quality improvement and/ or saving projects.
  • Support approach to continuous improvement by developing and gaining endorsement and approval for innovative and unique specification solutions.
  • Ensure best practices are created/ shared across technical community within the company.
  • Deliver in-house training on specification request, creation & sign-off.
  • Ensure regulatory and brand standard compliance of products and claims.
  • Create pack copy to be used in artwork creation and ensure technical compliance of artwork.

Requirements

                Essential

  • Degree in Scientific discipline
  • Minimum 1 years’ experience in FMCG company in an R&D/ Technical role

Desirable

  • Knowledge of Specifications systems, Regulatory and Food Manufacturing standards.

To discuss this exciting opportunity further, please contact Rosina Geraghty on 0131 550 1137 or email a CV to Rosina.Geraghty@edenscott.com

 

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Company

Eden Scott is a specialist UK food and drink industry recruiter.

We offer cost effective and high quality recruitment solutions to both candidates and clients within the food & drink industry.

Our clients range from start-ups to multi-national corporations throughout the UK and overseas.

We have an excellent track record of attracting talent from within the UK, Europe and overseas.

Whether you are looking to employ staff on a permanent, temporary or contract basis, please get in touch.

Our services include:

• Advertising design and placement

• Access to a large database of high quality, food and drink candidates

• Management of the full recruitment process

• Support of final interviews and selection

• Executive search campaigns

• Digital marketing

• Assessment centres including Psychometric testing
 
 

Company info
Website
Telephone
0131 550 1100
Location
26 St Andrew Square
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH2 1AF
GB

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