Junior Specifications Technologist

Role: Junior Specifications Technologist

Salary: £25,000 per annum

Hours: 40 hours per week

Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday (usually 8am-4pm, some flexibility may be required)

Contract: Permanent

Inspired Global Cuisine (IGC)

Inspired Global Cuisine are a frozen ready meal manufacturer based in Gorton, East Manchester.

We are an ambitious company who have grown significantly over the last 2 years, now producing over 1million meals a week and have plans to continue that growth.

We believe in manufacturing excellence - delivered by our brilliant people, innovative products and continuous improvement. We achieve this by working within our core values of being accountable, creative, open and as a team.

We have high standards and encourage our colleagues to be autonomous and authentic to drive our business forward. With a supportive environment we encourage personal and professional development too.

You’ll work cross functionally and collaboratively, always strive to be the best and even have some fun along the way.

Job Description

Working within the NPD team to maintain and improve company specification systems on the customer portal. Ensuring specifications are accurate, up to date and compliant with industry standards. Including any administrative tasks to support the NPD team.

• Ensure specifications for new products entering the business are completed accurately – ensuring these are completed in full and in line with the critical path
• Keep on top of current specifications ensuring updates are made when needed
• Ensure external concessions are added to the system and approved in a timely manner
• Ensure Quality Attribute documents are fit for purpose against trialed products
• Ensure all New Raw Material Specs are fit for purpose and to IGC standards
• Ensure Raw Materials Specifications are all signed and up to date
• Raise and keep on top of purchase orders
• Check new product artwork
• Check packaging to ensure its legally correct and matches specifications
• Update the Navision system when needed
• Dealing with customer queries (phone, email and in person)
• Travel to customers for sign off panels ready for product launches.
• To carry out any reasonable requests as requested by line management and support the wider teams where necessary

Skills & Experience

Essential:

• Attention to detail
• Literacy and numeracy
• PC skills
• Ability to prioritise work through own initiative
• Be able to work within a team
• Full driving license

Desirable:

• Knowledge of retailer-based specification systems
• Internal Audit trained

Benefits

Our benefits package includes:

25 days holiday, plus 8 days bank holiday and opportunity to purchase an additional week

Restaurant and retailer discounts

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Employee assistance programme – GroceryAid

Long service awards

Reward & recognition