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Specifications Technologist Annual Salary: 34,000 Location: Leeds Job Type: Full-time Join our Technical team as a Specifications Technologist, where you will play a crucial role in validating retailer specifications and ensuring compliance with the British Retail Consortium certification and customer requirements. This position is ideal for someone who thrives in a detailed-oriented and regulatory environment, ensuring product specifications meet both company and regulatory standards. Day-to-day of the role: Develop and maintain accurate product specifications for major UK retailers, ensuring all information is precise for customer use and on-pack details. Utilise retailer portals and specification systems such as Oracle, Click PLM, Hamilton Grant, M&S FIND, and Traceone. Integrate raw material changes into finished goods specifications and collaborate closely with internal departments to interpret data and complete specifications in compliance with company standards. Approve packaging copy and artwork, ensuring legal accuracy and alignment with customer brand guidelines. Stay updated with UK and EU food legislation, allergen policies, and customer Codes of Practice. Serve as the first point of contact for technical specification queries, resolving issues efficiently and verifying ingredient, recipe, and nutritional data for accuracy and consistency. Work with the Senior technical team on supplier audits and associated documentation and systems. Collaborate with NPD, Technical, Commercial, and Raw Material teams to meet critical paths and contribute to continuous improvement across data entry, compliance, and specification procedure development. Engage in self-development activities and company-organised training to continuously develop skills and knowledge. Required Skills & Qualifications: Experience in developing and maintaining product specifications, preferably within the food industry. Familiarity with specification systems such as Oracle, Click PLM, Hamilton Grant, M&S FIND, and Traceone. Strong understanding of UK and EU food legislation, allergen policies, and customer Codes of Practice. Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with various internal teams. Ability to manage multiple projects efficiently, meet deadlines, and maintain meticulous attention to detail. Proactive in personal development and skilled in using various data management systems. Benefits: Competitive salary package. Opportunities for professional growth and development. Engaging and supportive work environment.

About Kerry Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment. About the role Are you passionate about bringing new food products to life? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where your ideas can shape the future of dairy and snack innovation? If so, we'd love to hear from you! We're looking for a Senior NPI Technologist to lead the charge in New Product Introduction (NPI), working closely with cross-functional teams to turn concepts into reality - from factory trials to packaging perfection. Key responsibilities Management of the NPI Process, working cross functionally as part of the R&D team, ensuring a standardised approach to New Product Introduction Carry put factory trials on processed cheese, Yollies products in the factory, establishing the process control parameters and validation of product standards to ensure that the operations team to manufacture products with consistent product design Communicate the product quality standards as part of the NPI process and provide training to facilitate understanding and effective implementation Organise and co-ordinate new packaging trials and ensure that the outcome are effectively communicated to relevant stakeholders. Own activities related with introduction of new products into the factory using various systems Work cross functionally with internal teams, supplier, customers, brand and marketing Collaborate with outside agencies and suppliers as appropriate, co-ordinate and ensure the completion of relevant activities required as part of the artwork approval process Support the delivery of process and profit improvement projects at site level, ensuring changes are introduced in accordance with defined capabilities, ensuring product quality attributes are preserved and Food safety and legal requirements are met Build relationships with marketing, operations and commercials and ensure customer care and adherence to our Purpose, Dairy Strategy, vison and Value Maintain knowledge of market trends, restrictions, regulations, customer requirements and processes Presentation of samples and concepts to internal and external stakeholders Qualifications and skills BSc in food Science or equivalent Experience in food Industry Previous people management experience Experience in artwork approval, packaging development Project management and organisational skills: demonstrate flexibility and adaptability Driven to overcome challenges and develop timely solutions Numerical ability to record and analyse key process data Highly organised multi-tasker, able to interpret data from multiple sources Attention to detail with a structured approach Displays tenacity. Goes that extra mile to achieve results and deliver excellent service Able to play a key role as a high performing team Excellent communication skills