Zest is recruiting a Specification Technologist to join a cross-functional technical team at a UK food business that supplies to major retailers. You will help complete retailer own label and branded product specifications, seeing how each piece of technical information connects to the finished product. Your days will be spent entering recipes, nutrition calculations, allergen information, raw material criteria, process flows, critical control points, microbiological data and packaging details. You will help approve artwork, write the technical copy for packs and labels in line with current labelling law, and question the sustainability impact of packaging components. You will also keep supplier certificates and reports current and upload them to retailer portals, deal with supplier queries on ingredient approvals, allergen evidence and recyclability and support site testing, internal and external audits and recycling assessments. You will have a degree in Food Science or a related subject and a good understanding of food safety and ingredient use. You will be comfortable with IT and happy switching between websites and systems that change often, and experience with some or all of the main retailer specification and artwork platforms is a real advantage. You will have a sharp eye for detail, strong spelling and grammar, a curious mindset that never stops learning and the confidence to double check and challenge information in a considerate and respectful way. You will enjoy using your own initiative as part of a small team. Please note: sponsorship is not available for this position, and all candidates must have the full right to work in the UK, now and in the future, without needing sponsorship. To find out more and arrange a confidential conversation, please contact Danielle Bailey on (phone number removed) or (url removed) As you know over here at Zest we like to do things properly and always want to keep you, the candidate in the loop. Applying to this 'one of a kind' role you give Zest permission to hold your information. If you want to know more about how Zest look after your personal information please visit our privacy policy on the website (url removed)