Specification Advisor/ Technologist (12-Month FTC)
Ashburyglobal · Remote · UK only
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The 20-second read
- Experience
- 3+ years required
- Where you can live
- UK only
- Languages
- English
- Skills and tools
- payroll, compliance, written communication
- Job type
- Full-time
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Job details
- Where you can work
- United Kingdom
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Advertised pay
- Not stated by the employer
- Experience
- 3+ years required
- Employer publication date
- 5 October 2026
- First recorded by Psst
- 2 November 2026
- Last checked at the source
- 3 November 2026
About the job
THE ROLE
We are looking for Specification Advisor/Technologist to join our team on a 12-month Fixed-Term Contract to check and approve specifications and artworks for major UK retailers. You must have a keen eye for detail and a good understanding of legal labelling requirements and retailer policy requirements.
ABOUT US
We are a trusted partner in protecting brands and their end-consumers around the world, through clear and accurate product information.
Creating trust: Consumers must be able to trust product information, in order to trust a brand. When our clients choose to work with us, they are trusting us with the reputation and the future of their brands.
By providing expertise : We are a highly versatile team of experts with a unique blend of manufacturing, retail, enforcement and commercial experience. Our clients rely on us to know every angle of the international product information sector, inside out.
Through collaboration : Our clients trust our expertise and choose to work with us as collaborative partners, to help them build successful brands. We work side by side with our clients to interpret and apply legal guidelines, enabling them to launch innovative products quickly and efficiently.
OUR SERVICES
Discover: we provide advice, training and consultation services across all aspects of food law, offering clear and practical solutions to product information and labelling.
Launch: we deliver complete product specifications and label information for product launches, ensuring full legal compliance, honesty and accuracy.
Expand: we help our clients move into new, global markets with total compliance confidence, all whilst avoiding unnecessary time, cost and enforcement action.
Protect: we work in partnership with our clients to interpret and apply the law and protect their brands by helping end consumers make safe, informed choices.
ABOUT YOU
Our Teams are the physical face and representation of our Values to our customers; you are:
Welcoming : friendly, approachable and open to new ideas
Positive : create a positive experience for our people and our clients
Confident : act with integrity from a strong foundation of expertise
Simple : remove complexity and bring clarity
Requirements
- Competent to do the following:
- Spec/pack copy review
- Artwork review
- Formulation review
- Regulatory Adaptations
- In-depth technical knowledge in area of responsibility, including codes of practice, policies and guidance
- Practical experience of using specification or artwork systems and packages
- Minimum 3 years of experience of working in a technical role, or in a related field
- Consistently works at expected work rate and to a high level of accuracy
- Confident to apply requirements to product information and explain decisions to clients
- Fluency in English with excellent oral and written communication
Benefits
- Home-based role*
- 25 days annual leave plus public holidays as standard*
- Additional annual leave with length of service
- Option to buy additional annual leave
- Charity days and time off to support your favourite charity
- Payroll Charity giving scheme
- Cycle to Work scheme and much more!
- No pay listed
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