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Title:  Specification & Artwork Technologist

City:  Hammersmith
Department:  Operations & Production
Location: 

Hammersmith, ENG, GB, W6 8DA

  

 

 

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:

  1. Create, update, and manage finished product, raw material, and packaging specifications.
  2. Ensure packaging, labelling, and artwork are correct and complies with current food safety legislation and customer standards.
  3. Maintain and upload technical product data into major retailer web-based portals.
  4. Liaise with New Product Development (NPD), Procurement, and Commercial teams to support product launches.
  5. Manage required specification documentation and traceability for co-packing partners.
  6. Represent the Biotiful Product Team at external customer meetings and trade events.
  7. Build and maintain close relationships with all stakeholders, including co-packing partners and key external customers.
  8. 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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