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
The Opportunity
In this role as Specification & Artwork Technologist you will be based within the Meals Technical Services team. This role is key to ensuring customer specifications and artwork are accurate, compliant and audit-ready at all times, supporting product launches from concept through to production.
Working closely with NPD, Process Development, Commercial and Procurement teams, you’ll play a vital role in maintaining product integrity, meeting customer codes of practice and ensuring food safety and labelling compliance.
Key Responsibilities :
- Produce, maintain and update customer specifications across multiple platforms (including retailer and internal systems)
- Collate and accurately summarise complex, multi-page ingredient and raw material specifications to meet customer requirements and food safety audit standards
- Check, input and verify numerical data (nutrition, allergens, chemistry and product data) with a strong right-first-time approach
- Coordinate artwork checks for product launches, ensuring accuracy against approved pack copy and managing stakeholder feedback
- Support NPD handovers and product launches, ensuring critical path timelines are met
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: -
- Proven experience within a food industry technical team
- Strong experience checking numerical data and accurately inputting data into documents or systems
- Demonstrated experience where accuracy, attention to detail and clear communication are critical
- Ability to review complex ingredient specifications and produce concise, compliant summaries
- Understanding of food labelling legislation and customer codes of practice
- Confident using Microsoft Word, Excel and specification or artwork systems
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!