<div class="earcuposdescription"><div class="earcuposdescriptionnote"><p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: 'open sans', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span lang="en-GB">Join our team and be part of a company that truly lives its values. With our expertise and commitment to innovation, we aim to build trust and make health and wellness accessible to all. By fostering inclusivity and care, we work collaboratively to improve the well-being of our colleagues, customers, and communities.</span></span></p></div></div><div class="earcuposdescription"><div class="earcuposdescriptiontitle">The Role</div><div class="earcuposdescriptionnote"><p><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Join our Product Integrity team as a Specification Technologist at Holland &amp; Barrett, where you'll play a vital role in shaping the quality and safety of our health and wellness products. You'll develop and maintain precise product and raw material specifications that meet regulatory, safety, and customer requirements, ensuring our manufacturing processes run smoothly. Working closely with cross-functional teams—such as Product Development, Purchasing, and Manufacturing—you'll help create Gold Standard specifications and drive continuous improvements. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a trusted brand's mission to promote healthier lifestyles, grow your expertise in product compliance, and collaborate with passionate professionals dedicated to excellence.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'open sans', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></span></p><ul><li style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Develop and maintain finished product, interim, and customer specifications in line with regulatory, safety, and customer standards.</span></li><li style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Collaborate with NPD, Purchasing, and suppliers to establish Gold Standard specifications.</span></li><li style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Manage specification databases/document management systems, ensuring timely updates and version control.</span></li><li style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Conduct regular reviews and audits of all specifications to guarantee accuracy, relevance, and compliance.</span></li><li style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Evaluate supplier raw material and packaging specifications, challenging inaccuracies and ensuring consistency.</span></li><li style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Oversee nutritional testing schedules: analyse data, perform calculations, and manage corrective actions with suppliers.</span></li><li style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Create and maintain Mini Specifications and Quality Attribute Sheets (QAS) to support Goods-In quality control.</span></li><li style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Liaise with manufacturing and customer teams to resolve specification-related issues and support efficient production.</span></li></ul><p><span style="font-family: 'open sans', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Location: </strong>Burton Distribution Centre - this role is based onsite Monday to Friday,</span></p></div></div><div class="earcuposdescription"><div class="earcuposdescriptiontitle">The Person</div><div class="earcuposdescriptionnote"><ul><li style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Previous experience in&nbsp;specification management within the food manufacturing or FMCG industry.</span></li><li style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Strong knowledge of food safety regulations, quality assurance principles, and product specification management.</span></li><li style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Proficiency with specification systems/databases and Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook).</span></li><li style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Understanding of production processes, raw material specifications, and nutritional analysis.</span></li><li style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Excellent attention to detail, organisational skills, and ability to prioritise multiple tasks.</span></li><li style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a commitment to continuous improvement and quality assurance.</span></li><li style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Effective communication and interpersonal skills for cross-functional collaboration.</span></li><li style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ability to work both independently and as part of a team, maintaining a positive, solution-focused attitude.</span></li></ul></div></div><div class="earcuposdescription"><div class="earcuposdescriptiontitle">What we offer</div><div class="earcuposdescriptionnote"><p><span style="font-family: 'open sans', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Our Benefits</strong>&nbsp;for this role include, but not limited to:</span></p><ul><li><span style="font-family: 'open sans', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">H&amp;B Employee Discount - 25%</span></li><li><span style="font-family: 'open sans', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Pension company&nbsp;contribution</span></li><li><span style="font-family: 'open sans', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Exclusive&nbsp;benefits, free advice and savings from a range of retailers and providers</span></li><li><span style="font-family: 'open sans', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">And many more!</span></li></ul><p><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><em><span class="ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak" dir="ltr">We're passionate about helping every colleague thrive across all dimensions of wellbeing, and we're committed to having a diverse and inclusive workplace. In line with our EPIC values (Expertise, Pioneering, Inclusive, Caring), we embrace and actively celebrate all our colleagues' unique and varying experiences, backgrounds, identities and cultures - I am me, we are H&amp;B.&nbsp;</span><br></em></span></p></div></div><div class="earcuposdescription"><div class="earcu_posdescriptionnote"><p><span style="font-family: 'open sans', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak" dir="ltr"><em>Holland &amp; Barrett </em><em>does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms/recruiters. Please do not forward resumes to our job alias, employees, or any other company location. Holland &amp; Barrett is not and will not be responsible for any fees if a candidate submitted by a search firm/recruiter unless otherwise agreed with respect to specific open position(s).&nbsp;</em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'open sans', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak" dir="ltr"><em>#LI-Hybrid #LI-JK2</em></span></span></p></div></div>