Specifications Technologist

Rogerstone, Newport

Competitive Salary + Benefits

About Us:

When you join 2 Sisters, you will become part of one of the UK’s largest food manufacturers, with an annual turnover of £3billion+, employing 13,000 across 16 sites.

This role sits within our Meals division, where we live by our mantra of ‘Making Every Meal Moment Special’. We have 5sites creating over 500 different products to feed our nation, from ready meals to iced fingers…we love our food, and we love our people.

Our customers are at the heart of everything we do, and we couldn’t do it without our team. It is a team where everyone counts…we empower you with trust and give you the freedom to deliver. We ‘do what we say’ and accept accountability which allows our customers to trust us to create great tasting, innovative and quality meal solutions.

About the Role:

Our Newport site based in Rogerstone is one of the largest and most advanced food manufacturing facilities in Europe, employing around 1600 people and turning over £140 Million per year. 

The site produces ‘best in class’ ready meals, predominantly for M&S. It is a fast paced, dynamic environment where no two days are the same, making it a great place to work and we’re now looking for a Specifications Technologist to join the team.

You'll be joining a supporting team, gaining exposure to our biggest customers, and joining a business which offers plenty of ongoing opportunities for development and progression. 

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Supporting on the completion of retailer and 2 Sisters branded finished product specifications for the site, including NPD/EPD, packaging redesigns, and specification reviews and updates.
• Establishing and maintaining robust specification review systems to meet customer, site, and legislative requirements.
• Supporting the concept development team on the completion of customer NPD sample submission forms and ingredient declaration documents.
• Working closely with Process and Technical teams to gather, check and interpret relevant information for specifications.
• Checking and approving artwork.
• Maintaining  raw material and nutrition databases, ensuring all raw material, allergens and nutritional information is correct.

About You:

This is a great opportunity to join a highly successful site and we’re keen to hear from people with the following skills and experience:

• Educated to HND or Degree level in a Food related discipline.
• Ideally, at least one year’s experience food manufacturing experience, gained during a university placement or post-graduation. 
• Some experience or knowledge of retailer/customer finished product specifications.
• Demonstrable understanding of food manufacturing processes.
• Strong interpersonal skills, able to work well with colleagues at all levels, to drive changes and identify improvements.
• Proactive with a ‘can do’ attitude, able to work well under pressure and plan and prioritise a busy workload to meet deadlines.
• Logical and systematic approach to problem solving and good attention to details.
• Able to work well as part of a team, willing to support peers and collaborate to achieve objectives.
• PC literate with good IT skills.