Full job description SPECIFICATION & ARTWORK TECHNOLOGIST
High Growth SME Food Brand
-Fixed Term Contract-
Do you want to be part of one of the UK’s fastest growing FMCG brands? Are you looking for a big challenge with huge potential for growth?
Biotiful Gut Health is the category leading Kefir producer, and we have big ambitions.
We are a fast growing, pioneering and ethical business who take pride in sharing our delicious and super healthy range of gut-friendly products with the increasingly health-conscious UK consumer.
To help us on this journey, we are looking for a first-class Specification & Artwork Technologist who is passionate and ambitious, a self-starter with a love of all thing’s food and health. Ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of specification structure, artwork elements and approval systems, UK/EU food law, and labelling regulations. A confident structured communicator with best-in-class stakeholder engagement and cross-functional working.
This is not for the faint hearted – the pace is fast; the standards are high, and no day is the same. But if you are up for the challenge this could be the role that step changes your career.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
*Create, update, and manage finished product, raw material, and packaging specifications.
*Ensure packaging, labelling, and artwork are correct and complies with current food safety legislation and customer standards.
*Maintain and upload technical product data into major retailer web-based portals.
*Liaise with New Product Development (NPD), Procurement, and Commercial teams to support product launches.
*Manage required specification documentation and traceability for co-packing partners.
*Represent the Biotiful Product Team at external customer meetings and trade events.
*Build and maintain close relationships with all stakeholders, including co-packing partners and key external customers.
*Provide support across the Product Team in dealing with information requests, complaints, and data compliance management.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE HAS:
*Degree in Food Science, Technology, or a related scientific discipline, or equivalent industry experience.
*Previous experience (min 5 years) in a technical or specification role, ideally within a food manufacturing or retail environment.
*Proficiency with major retail specification systems (e.g., QADEX, Inspire, or retailer-specific portals).
*Established understanding of UK/EU food law, labelling regulations, and HACCP (typically Level 3)
*Is conversant with dairy ingredients and processing technology.
*Is conversant with packaging substrates, formats, and methods of manufacture.
*Is conversant with Project Management tools such as Stage & Gate.
*Has a basic awareness of fermentation and starter culture design.
*Self-starter and autonomous with excellent prioritization, and organisational skills.
*Strong written and verbal communication and engagement skills.
*Confident leading meetings with senior management, manufacturers, and external customers.
Biotiful values "What you will need to succeed"
*Thrives under pressure in fast paced environments.
*Self-starter, high energy, gutsy.
*Delivers results: Can translate vision and strategy into viable, and instigates, action that achieves results.
*Displays drive and purpose: Demonstrates focus, energy, and persistence to achieve objectives despite obstacles.
*Sets the pace: Senses and exploits growth and improvement opportunities and exhibits a sense of urgency and personal ownership.
*Makes smart decisions: Uses intuition, rational thinking, and sound judgement in analyzing and resolving issues.
*Create team synergy: Works collaboratively across boundaries to achieve common goals.
*Winning relationships: Strengthens networks and partnerships and translates insight into business success.
Team structure and location
*Fixed Term Contract: Initially 12 months (with possibility to extend to 18 months).
*Reports to: Head of Product
*Location: The Ark, 201 Talgarth Road, London W6 8BJ.
*Office Days: the Product team is in the London office 3 days per week.
*Travel: infrequent travel to copackers/customers in the UK/EU
STARTING SALARY: c.£50K
PACKAGE: Competitive + bonus
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