Specifications Technologist

Specifications Technologist

Salary: Competitive salary

Benefits: Company share save scheme, Pension up to 8% matched, Life insurance up to 4x salary

Location : Newark Desserts, Jessop Way, Newark, NG24 2ER

Remote – with site ‘touch points’, site / team meetings and team days expected (2 or 3 days every 2 or 3 weeks)

Monday to Friday Days 08:30am-17:00pm

Contract Type – Permanent

Why Greencore?

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better.  

As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we’re proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 39 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn. 

Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.  

Our site in Newark, Nottinghamshire, specialises in producing a range of chilled desserts, including trifles, creamcakes, and choux pastries. The site employs over 1,800 people and operates in a fast-paced, high-volume production environment.

About this role.

As a Specification Technologist you will be responsible for the completion of finished product specifications to meet the critical path and/or customer requirements, ensuring completion is to the right standards.

Role Accountabilities: 

• Completion of finished product specifications to meet the critical path and/or customer requirements ensuring right first time.
• Review and completion of finished product artwork checks to ensure the finished product critical path is met.
• To ensure all retailer online systems are reviewed and the housekeeping of finished product specifications / site details are kept up to date and accurate.
• To ensure the customer interface internally and externally are managed professionally and in a timely manner and contribute to customer audits and visits leading in areas of expertise.
• To conduct audits as part of the internal audit team.
• Administration and inputting of data for customer complaints, KPI reports and analytical data to support the technical systems team when required.
• Administration and completion of projects to assist in the compliance of the Quality Management System.
• Administration and completion of the nutritional verification schedule.
• General office duties, e.g. filing / archiving, laminating of documents.
• Other duties as required to assist the Technical Services Team appropriate with the level of responsibility.

About you.   

The ideal candidate will have: 

• Ideally you will have previous experience within a specification’s technologist role or similar position.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written.
• The ability to analyse information and accurately record or report in a clear and competent manner.
• Good IT and problem-solving skills.
• Has good attention to detail
• Reliable, flexible and professional at all times
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deliver to tight deadlines under pressure

We’re proud to be recognised in the Gender Equity Measure Top 100 for our commitment to gender equality.


If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.

What you’ll get in return

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• 33 Days Annual Leave / Holidays
• Pension up to 8% matched
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies
  
  
  

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on-the-job training and development opportunities to further your career.

Please click 'Apply Now' to be considered for this fantastic opportunity.

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