Specifications Technologist

Specifications Technologist (12‑Month FTC – Maternity Cover)

Location: Buckingham

Start Date: March 2026

At Puratos, we create innovative food solutions for the health and well‑being of people everywhere. As the global leader in bakery, patisserie and chocolate ingredients, we help our customers to be successful by turning technologies and experiences from food cultures around the world into new opportunities.

We have more than 10,000 employees in over 70 countries and a consolidated turnover of €3.1 billion (2023). Our passion for innovation, pioneering spirit, and unique culture drive growth and our vision for the future. This, together with our commitment to local communities, makes working at Puratos magical.

You will be an integral part of the team that ensures compliance for product safety, legality, and authenticity in the production of Puratos products at all UK sites, in accordance with UK and Group policies.

This role focuses on the completion and maintenance of all finished product, raw material, and packaging specifications to a standard that complies with all relevant UK/EU legislation. It involves liaising with R&D, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, and raw material and packaging suppliers to ensure specifications are correctly completed in a timely manner.

The role also manages the Supplier Approval process and responds to customer queries regarding ingredients, finished products, and packaging specifications.

• Creating Draft Specifications & Nutritional Information sheets for Development Products based on information provided by R&D.
• Writing finished product specifications on Puratos Ltd templates or on customer‑supplied templates or web‑based portals.
• Be the point of contact for all related queries for finished products, raw materials, and packaging specifications from all stakeholders, both internal and external.
• Deal with customer requests for technical information or escalating to other members of the Quality team for completion.
• Arrange the completion of customer self‑audit questionnaires (SAQs).
• Assist account managers and the commercial team with the completion of technical information and new line forms.
• Manage and maintain the supplier approval process – review as required and ensure all certification/claims and audit documentation are up to date and meet company requirements.
• Manage the Raw Material and Packaging Database. Manage requests and complete the regular assessment of Raw Material specifications.
• Provide all manufacturing sites and customers with product related legislation (support will always be available from the UK QSHE Manager).
• Support the Site Compliance Manager with audit traces, site trace exercises and mock recalls, pre‑audit questionnaires and associated information requests.
• Be an active member of the Internal Audit team for the food safety and quality systems.
• Participate in site Continuous Improvement meetings and projects which relate to specifications.
• Maintain the Technical/QA Folder when needed.

• Manage Customer needs: Be able and eager to find out what the internal or external customer wants and needs and to act accordingly; taking the costs and benefits into account. Make the life of the customer easier. Fostering a customer‑centric culture.
• Collaborate Effectively: Think and act as one team in a spirit of trust and respect. Be open to different ideas. Work intentionally towards consensus in the achievement of shared objectives. Build formal and informal relationship networks.
• Communicate Effectively: Develop and deliver communications in diverse modes that generate a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Improve Continuously: Be passionate about achieving high quality standards for you and Puratos. Constantly look for and take advantage of improvement opportunities. Propose new ideas and demonstrate openness for change. Build self‑awareness and embrace learning and development opportunities.
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