Interim Food Technologist

Day Rate: Competitive, dependent on experience
Contract: 6 Month Contract
Working Pattern: Monday to Friday | Remote working available following initial two weeks on-site training 

A well-established food manufacturing business is looking to appoint an Interim Raw Material Specifications Technologist to support its Product Development team on an initial six-month contract.
This is a specialist raw material specifications role, taking responsibility for preparing, reviewing and maintaining accurate specifications for ingredients and raw materials used across the business.

Working closely with suppliers and internal stakeholders, you will ensure raw material information is complete, accurate and compliant, while helping maintain robust technical data across internal systems.
The role can be carried out entirely remotely following training, provided you are able to attend site for the first couple of weeks to complete your induction, learn the systems and get to know the wider team.

What You'll Be Doing

• Prepare, review and maintain raw material specifications, ensuring information remains accurate and up to date
• Liaise directly with suppliers to obtain, review and clarify raw material specification information
• Review supplier technical documentation and ensure all required raw material information is complete
• Maintain accurate raw material information across internal systems and databases
• Respond to raw material and ingredient queries from internal stakeholders
• Ensure raw material specifications reflect current food legislation and relevant technical requirements
• Work across multiple data sources to verify information and maintain consistency across technical records
• Manage multiple raw material specifications and priorities simultaneously, ensuring deadlines are achieved
• Identify gaps or inconsistencies in supplier information and follow these through to resolution
• Support continuous improvement across raw material specification processes and technical data management

What's In It for You

• An initial six-month interim contract within an established food manufacturing business
• The flexibility to work entirely remotely following the initial on-site training period
• A focused role where you can utilise your specialist raw material specifications experience
• The opportunity to work directly with suppliers and a range of internal technical and development stakeholders
• A varied workload covering raw material specifications, supplier information, technical data and food legislation

Your Background

• Previous hands-on experience preparing and maintaining raw material specifications within the food manufacturing industry is essential
• Strong understanding of raw material and ingredient technical information and supplier documentation
• Experience liaising directly with suppliers to obtain and verify specification information
• Good knowledge of food legislation and its application to raw materials and ingredients
• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to identify missing, inconsistent or inaccurate technical information
• Comfortable managing a high volume of specifications and multiple priorities simultaneously
• Confident working with technical systems, databases and multiple sources of product information
• Self-motivated and able to take ownership of your workload with minimal supervision
• Strong communication skills with the ability to build effective relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders

Join a Business That Invests in You

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Raw Material Specifications Technologist looking for an interim assignment offering genuine flexibility and the opportunity to focus specifically on raw material specifications.

Following the initial on-site training period, you'll be able to work entirely remotely while remaining closely connected to the wider team.
If you have strong, hands-on raw material specifications experience and can quickly get to grips with supplier information, technical data and internal systems, we'd love to hear from you