Senior Specification Technologist

Join the Samworth Brothers Team and become part of our dynamic family!

At Samworth Brothers, we genuinely care about our colleagues and strive to create an engaging environment that values your unique contributions. We are committed to your success and offer a range of exceptional benefits that we believe supports your life and personal aspirations: -

• Enhanced pension scheme
• Private health scheme
• Employee discount scheme
• Experience annual pay reviews
• Profit related pay
• Unlock your potential through training and growth opportunities
• Hybrid role based in Leicester
  
  
  

The Opportunity

We are seeking a Senior Specification Technologist to join our team at Walkers Deli & Sausage. This role involves co-managing the specifications team to ensure all product specifications and artwork comply with relevant legislation and retailer codes. The successful candidate will manage a technologist, provide guidance, and oversee personal development plans. Additionally, you will act as a key contact for both internal and external queries regarding specifications and artwork, and manage critical projects to ensure timely completion.

• Team Management: Oversee and support the specifications team, prioritizing workload and managing deadlines.
• Internal & External Liaison: Represent the team in meetings and be a primary contact for specification and artwork queries.
• Project Management: Formulate and adhere to project critical paths, propose efficient working methods.
• Product Specifications: Write and maintain product specifications for various customers, ensuring compliance with all legal and customer requirements.
• Artwork Management: Co-manage the artwork process to ensure packaging information is accurate and compliant.
  
  
  

The Ideal Candidate

We believe that success is built upon collaboration and diverse perspectives. At Samworth Brothers, we welcome candidates who are passionate about working together to achieve greatness. As a valued member of our team, you will bring the following skills and experience: -

• Proficiency in product specifications and artwork systems.
• Strong understanding of food labelling laws.
• Comprehensive knowledge of food manufacturing processes from concept to launch.
• Experience working closely with external stakeholders, including suppliers and customers.
• Evidence of ongoing personal development in relevant fields.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to interact with all levels of the organization.
• Strong multitasking skills and the ability to meet deadlines.
  
  
  

We also want you to thrive in an engaging and inclusive work culture where you will have the opportunity to take on personal accountability and take pride in your work. We encourage positive communication, and the building of strong collaborative relationships is essential to every role.

Join us at Samworth Brothers, where you'll be more than just a team member - you'll be an integral part of our thriving family. Apply today and embark on an exciting journey with us!

We are a fourth-generation family business producing high quality own-label products for many of the UK’s best-known retailers along with our own brands including Ginsters, Soreen, Higgidy, Dickinson & Morris, Urban Eat, West Cornwall Pasty Company and Walker & Son. We employ over 10,000 people in well-invested modern food manufacturing sites around the country.

At Samworth Brothers we take pride in our family feel within our businesses and work together to make things happen. We can offer you the stability of a wider group as well as the opportunities that that offers if you wish to progress your career with us. We are family and we would like to invite you to be part of that and support our teams in delivering great products to all of our customers.

Samworth Brothers do not engage with unlicensed gangmasters or third parties. Samworth Brothers will NEVER ask you for money in order to provide you with employment. If you are in any doubt, please contact an official Samworth Brothers representative.