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Technical Specification Officer

Job details
Posting date: 14 August 2024
Salary: Not specified
Additional salary information: £27,000 per annum
Hours: Part time
Closing date: 08 September 2024
Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE12 8BU
Company: Greggs PLC
Job type: Temporary
Job reference: greggs/TP/59333/32819

Summary

Vacancy Information

We have a fantastic opportunity to join the Technical Standards Team at Greggs as a Technical Specification Officer

We can offer you:

  • Competitive pay
  • 21 days (4.2 weeks) annual leave, pro-rated, increasing with service, plus bank holidays and 1 additional floating day
  • Colleague discount, up to 50% off our own-produced products
  • Profit share: We want everyone to share in the success of the business, so we distribute 10% of our profits to all our employees who have at least 6-month service, or more, each year
  • Share save schemes that let you buy discounted Greggs shares, by saving a set amount of money over a fixed time, to have an even bigger share of our profits
  • Career progression and learning and development
  • Employee Assistance Programme; A free, confidential helpline, offering advice and support with financial, relationship, work-related and wellbeing issues, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Including a mobile app providing a range of wellness content on physical, mental, social, and financial wellbeing
  • Perks and savings, such as digital gift card discounts, online cashback, in-store and online coupons and lifestyle offers
  • A company who cares about our communities; the environment and being a better business! Click here to read about The Greggs Pledge
  • Colleague Networks – internal groups where colleagues and their allies can share their own experiences, offer feedback on the way we do things at Greggs, and provide support to one another

About the role

  • This is a temporary full-time role for 8 months - however flexibility in this will be considered
  • We know that having a work-life balance is important, so we offer our colleagues as much flexibility as possible in line with the needs of their role
  • The base location for this role is Greggs Head Office - Q9 Newcastle Upon Tyne / remote working is also available

What you’ll do

As a Technical Specification Officer - the main purpose of your role will be:

  • Ensure the accuracy, legality and compliance of all raw materials and finished product specifications with appropriate approvals.
  • Ensure specifications are completed within agreed PLM timescales where information is provided.
  • Provide technical support and guidance to suppliers and all internal stakeholders across the business in relation to specifications.
  • Support the review, improvement and maintenance of the specification database, reporting any bugs/errors to the database/software provider.
  • Provide specification data reports to all relevant parties across the business as required (e.g. specification statuses, nutrition, allergens, product claims, traceability, CSR etc).
  • Complete objectives and KPIs – providing updates each reporting period/as required.
  • Contribute and support to the implementation & testing of the new specification system via data migration.

About you

We are looking for individuals who have drive, and can demonstrate:

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

  • Strong skills in planning, prioritising, and organising

  • Multi-tasking and working with multiple priorities at pace, delivering results within tight timescales

  • The ability to communicate and influence at all levels

  • The ability to build strong cross functional relationships

  • The ability to work independently and as part of a small team

  • Initiative and the ability to see tasks through to completion

  • Enjoy being part of a hard-working team, sharing the same end goal, and celebrating results together

  • Are supportive of an inclusive culture – recognising and valuing that difference is good

  • Want to develop and are ready to work alongside some great people and have lots of fun on your Greggs journey!

About Greggs

Here at Greggs, we love what we do, and we have fun! What makes Greggs so special is our culture – the way we are, the way we behave and the way we support each other. We're hard-working, but above all else we're family; and it doesn't matter who you are, where you're from or what your favourite bake is, we’d love you to join us! We want everyone to feel welcome at Greggs and our colleagues to be able to be themselves at work, whatever their background, preferences, or views. We'll make sure you have the skills and knowledge you need to have a great career with us.