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  • Specifications & Raw Material Technologist – Food Manufacturing
    Specifications & Raw Material Technologist – Food Manufacturing
    28 days ago
    £34000–£38000 yearly
    Full-time
    London

    Specifications & Raw Material Technologist Food Manufacturing, South London, £34k-£38k Are you the person who can spot a missing allergen declaration, a packaging compliance gap or an incomplete raw material spec from a mile away? If you enjoy the detail behind the product – the specifications, supplier approvals and raw material data that make everything work – this could be a great move. A well-established food manufacturer is looking to add a Specifications & Raw Material Technologist to its technical team. This role plays a key part in ensuring specifications are accurate, compliant and delivered to customers on time. It’s a role for someone who takes pride in getting the detail right and enjoys working at the centre of supplier data, technical documentation and product integrity. What you’ll be doing You’ll take ownership of raw material and finished product specifications, ensuring they are accurate, approved and fully compliant with customer requirements. Your responsibilities will include: • Completing and maintaining customer specifications and responding to technical enquiries, • Managing raw material and packaging specifications to ensure accuracy and compliance, • Supporting the supplier approval and review process for ingredients, packaging and services, • Completing raw material risk assessments, including vulnerability and integrity reviews, • Monitoring traceability and brand integrity claims back to raw materials, • Attending pre and post-trial meetings to support product development, • Participating in internal audits and technical projects What we’re looking for You’ll likely already be working as a: • Specifications Technologist, • Raw Material Technologist, • Technical Services Technologist within food manufacturing. You’ll bring: • Experience completing retailer or customer specifications, • Knowledge of raw materials, • Strong attention to detail and organisational skills, • Good numeracy, literacy and IT skills Why this role? This is an opportunity to join a business where the technical function is well established and respected, and where the specifications and raw materials process plays a critical role in protecting product quality and brand integrity. You’ll work closely with technical, R&D and procurement teams, giving you real visibility across the product lifecycle. If you’re someone who enjoys the challenge of getting specifications right, managing supplier data and keeping technical documentation audit-ready, this role will play to your strengths. Interested? Apply today with your cv Sorry visa sponsorship is not available with this position.

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  • Bilingual Italian-English Assistant Manager
    Bilingual Italian-English Assistant Manager
    1 month ago
    £25000 yearly
    Full-time
    London

    Are you a fluent Italian speaker with strong English skills, exceptional organisation, and ambition to grow fast in a rewarding education sector role? Join a boutique, high-standards education travel company that's been successfully connecting Italian schools and students with inspiring UK study programmes for years. We partner with fantastic freelance English teachers across key locations (Edinburgh, Cambridge, Oxford, and more) to deliver memorable, high-quality group experiences, without the company ever needing to escort groups ourselves. Everything happens from our efficient office hub. Now we're gearing up for exciting expansion (starting with Spain!), and the founder is personally looking for a talented, proactive right-hand person to train intensively and hand over increasing responsibility. This isn't just an admin job - it's your fast-track to real business ownership, decision-making involvement, and leadership in a niche, meaningful industry. What You'll Do (Hands-On & Varied - No Two Days the Same) • Craft tailored client quotations using our custom Excel tools and Word templates, turning school needs into compelling, accurate proposals, • Guide Italian schools through the full trip-planning journey: prompt, professional, warm communication from first enquiry to happy post trip feedback, • Handle Italian public procurement & compliance expertly (MEPA/Acquisti in Rete PA, ANAC), preparing, uploading, and tracking documents flawlessly to meet strict deadlines, • Orchestrate incoming student groups end-to-end: check-ins, attendance tracking, academic resources, personalised lanyards/certificates, Google Forms setup, travel cards, welcome sessions, and on-site coordination support, • Quality-check freelance teachers: verify certifications, DBS, right-to-work docs before any programme launches, • Keep everything running smoothly behind the scenes: update operational databases/files/reports, manage shared inbox, schedule Zooms, and support the founder on ad-hoc priorities, • Occasionally travel within the UK (expenses paid) to build stronger relationships with our teacher network or onboard new talent Who We're Looking For Must-Have Essentials • Native or C1/C2-level fluency in Italian, • Confident professional English (B2–C1 minimum, excellent written/spoken), • Superb organisational skills + razor-sharp attention to detail, • Real comfort with numbers, Excel (formulas, data updates, annual tool reviews), • Thrive under pressure, juggle multiple priorities without losing cool, • Proactive, initiative-driven mindset + genuine eagerness to learn and take ownership, • Humble, collaborative, positive team player who values high standards Nice-to-Haves (Big Advantages) • Any Spanish skills (B1 minimum)? Huge bonus as we prepare for Spain launch!, • Prior exposure to operations, programme coordination, education/tourism/travel, admin, or client-facing roles (even internships/volunteering count), • Recent graduates very welcome: potential and attitude trump years of experience Why join us • Direct, one-to-one mentorship from an experienced founder who will teach you the full business inside-out, • Accelerated growth: clear path to greater autonomy, higher responsibility, and future title/salary progression as we scale, • Genuine involvement in strategic decisions and international expansion, • Hybrid flexibility with a supportive, close-knit environment, no corporate bureaucracy, • Work in a purpose-driven niche: helping young Italians gain life-changing UK experiences while building a sustainable, growing business Right to work Candidates must already have the right to work in the UK, as we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position.

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