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Specifications Technologist

Employer
The Advocate Group
Location
Leigh, Greater Manchester
Salary
Competitive Salary and benefits package
Closing date
1 Apr 2019

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Contract Type
Permanent
Function
Technical, Scientist
Business Sector
Food Manufacturing

Job Details

The Company:

Would you like to work for an international food business with a passionate team, a fast-moving, fun and informal environment with a portfolio of well-known household brands?

AB World Foods are an international branded food business, £160m turnover with 650 employees with a successful track record over the last 10 years of significant top line and profit growth. You will have heard of and probably enjoyed some of their great branded products such as Pataks and Blue Dragon, alongside their well-known branded condiments Tabasco, Levi Roots and Guinness. Although brands drive their business, ‘own label’ plays a very important role and they produce on behalf of the major retailers.

AB World Foods is part of the ABF Group, a diversified international food, ingredients and retail group, a FTSE 100 company with sales of over £11.1billion and 102,000 employees in 46 countries. What is so special about ABF is that each operating company is still very much in control of its own destiny and accountable for its own delivery.

The Role:

AB World Foods have recently taken the opportunity to review the organisation to make sure they have the right people with the right skills in the right places. They have identified the need to create a new Technical Services team based at their busy site in Leigh, to work alongside the current Process/Product, Technical and Commercial teams.

Reporting to the Group Technical Services Manager, the Specifications Technologist will be proactively managing finished product, own label and branded product specification requirements for their retail customers and assess and sign off food labelling requirements for artwork. You will be the first point of contact for all customer and internal enquiries for all things product specification and label artwork related. There will be lots of opportunities within the business to develop your career upwards or laterally into other teams!

The Candidate:

  • You will be of graduate calibre, preferably with a background in food science or related education
  • You will have an in-depth understanding of UK and EU Food labelling law, additives and other compositional standards
  • Experienced working in a similar role within the food manufacturing industry
  • Proven track record of success within a fast paced FMCG environment
  • You will be an ambitious individual with a desire to progress in the technical function
  • Passionate about accuracy – highly diligent and great attention to detail
  • Enjoys working as a team and plays an active role in finding opportunities to improve together

To apply directly please send a copy of your CV and cover letter through to rebecca.ward@advocate-group.co.uk or alternatively please apply via the link below.

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Company

When it comes to finding the right fit for your professional needs, a unique approach gets results. That’s why the Advocate Group provides a bespoke service for every requirement.

We use discerning Search & Selection techniques, normally associated with executive roles, to all permanent and interim key hires and candidates.

We’re the business partner that elevates your workforce and career. Our clients see us as an integral part of their company, with over 90% coming back with repeat business.

 

OUR SECTOR SPECIALISMS

We have extensive experience, gained nationally and globally. Our network of contacts and research executives keep us informed about the challenges facing your industry.

To supplement the expert insights you share with us, our consultants are skilled in shaping recruitment strategies right for you.

We specialise in:

  • FMCG
  • Consumer Durables
  • Manufacturing
  • Engineering
  • Distribution
  • Retail
  • Business Services
  • Financial Services
  • Technology

 

Company info
Telephone
0161 639 0080 / 020 7871 8000
Location
The Advocate Group
1 St Peter's Square
Manchester,
M2 3DE
GB

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