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Sensory Food Taster

Adecco
Posted 20 hours ago, valid for a month
Location

Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire AL86HA, England

Salary

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Sensory Food Taster position is located in Welwyn Garden City and requires a commitment of 3 days a week, with Monday and Friday being mandatory.
  • The role offers a pay rate of £12.12 per hour, with a minimum of 9 hours of work per week and potential for more.
  • Candidates should have a general interest in food and possess excellent communication and listening skills.
  • The position involves tasting a variety of food products and requires participation in sensory training and palette screening.
  • No specific years of experience are mentioned, but a strong ability to analyze and describe sensory attributes is essential.

Sensory Food Taster

Location: Welwyn Garden City

Hours: 3 days a week Monday and Friday mandatory ( third working day flexible). 9 hours a week however potential for more.

Rate: £12.12

Contract length: 12 month rolling contract

Our client is a British multinational groceries and general merchandise retailer headquartered in Welwyn Garden City, England. In 2011, it was the third-largest retailer in the world measured by gross revenues and the ninth-largest in the world measured by revenues.

Summary

Our purpose is to monitor the quality of our products against our competitors. These results are then reported back to the wider business to develop new products for our client if needed. The Panel Excellence Programme will be able to support us in achieving testing excellence and improving product quality. By doing this we are ensuring we are measuring up to the excellence expected by the business. Some of the areas being assessed will include panel best practice.

Our Sensory Product team is part of the Product Insight Team who are responsible for championing customer opinions. Between us we prepare, taste and collate data on a selection of samples of food & drink across all food categories within the business. We will sometimes be asked to test non-food items too like health and beauty or washing/cleaning products.

Your role as a Sensory Food Taster (Panellist):

  • This is primarily a food tasting role.
  • You will be required to eat a wide variety of foods, including ready meals, sweets, meat/fish and bakery items throughout a 3-hour period.
  • Be able to work a minimum 9 hours/3 sessions a week Mon - Friday
  • You'll be required to participate in all mandatory sensory training, and palette screening.
  • You will need to maintain a high level of sensory awareness.
  • You must possess excellent communication and listening skills.
  • You need to have the ability to work well within a team.
  • A general interest in food is a must.
  • You must be computer literate.

KEY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES

  1. Communications
  • Ability to listen to the Panel Leader and follow instructions accurately.
  • Ability to describe and communicate to other team members your individual sensory perceptions on products.
  • To individually record data promptly and accurately via use of a tablet.
  1. Analytical Skills & Creativity
  • Ability to analyse and describe the sensory attributes within products without bias.
  • To be able to describe a product openly in front of your team.

If you feel this position would be of interest, APPLY NOW using your most up to date CV. If you do not hear back within 5 working days, please assume that unfortunately on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful

Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.