Sensory Panellist

SensoryPanellist

Ashby dela Zouch (home of Hula Hoops, Space Raiders andPopchips)
6 hours a week across 2 days (3 hours each)Tuesday and Thursday 9:30am to 12:30pm
This will increaseto 9 hours across 3 days after approximately 3months

Salary: KP LivingWage

Join our snack-loving team! We're lookingfor a SensoryPanellist to join our team at KP Snacks. Fancybeing part of a group where your ideas matter and your growth iscelebrated? Keep reading - this might just be your nextadventure!

Weare looking for a passionate Sensory Panellist to join our ProductDevelopment team at KP Snacks. As a Sensory Panellist, you willplay a crucial role in evaluating the taste, texture, and qualityof our snack products to ensure they meet our highstandards.

What's in it foryou?
We believe in giving back and making sureyou're happy and thriving. Here's a taste of what weoffer:

• Bonusscheme - with an excellent track record ofover-achievement

Annual SalaryReview

Medicash health cash plan/Digital GP/BestDoctors (2nd Medical Opinion service) and cancercare

Company sick pay (eligibility criteriaexist)

Holiday buyscheme

Electric VehicleScheme

KP4ME - online benefits, discounts,prizes, competitions and information platform with access tomental, physical and financial wellbeing information andtools

As a Sensory Panellist, what will you bedoing?

• Participate in sensory evaluation sessionsto provide feedback on new and existingproducts

• Use your senses to identify flavourprofiles, textures, and overall productcharacteristics

• Work closely with our product developmentteam to help create delicious and innovative snackofferings

• Participate in sensory training developingunderstanding of sensory language and terminology and key sensorytestingmethods

• Engage in product testing of various snackand other food products, assessing their appearance, aroma,flavour, mouthfeel, andaftertaste.

• Actively participate and collaborate indescriptive panel discussions describing product attributes,attribute definitions, use of scale and scalereferences.

• Responsible for completely and accuratelyentering own product scoring data using specialist sensorysoftware

• Follow instructions on sample evaluation,use of scale and questionnaire completion given by the panelleader.

• Participate in product and sensory relatedtraining, and successfully applying this learning to the sensorypanelwork

• Fundamentally illustrating a genuinepassion for food, the criticality of sensory perceptions and enjoyworking within a highly candid, collaborative and communicativeenvironment.

• If you have a keen sense of taste, a lovefor snacks, and enjoy being part of a dynamic team, we would loveto hear from you.
  

Please be advised that as a sensorypanellist the essential functions of your position will be to tasteproducts made with ingredients that include, but are not limitedto, nuts, dairy products, wheat products, sugar, soy, eggs, meatsand salt. In addition, it is essential that sensory panellists areable to distinguish between different flavours and textures.Applicants with food allergies, medical conditions or other oralconditions that may be exacerbated by the ingestion and chewing ofcertain foods are encouraged to check with their medical providerabout whether this type of position is safe for them and if theywill be able to perform the essential functions of the positionwith or without reasonableaccommodations.

Who arewe?

Glad you asked! We're KP Snacks, proud tobe part of the Intersnack family. Picture this: over 15,000 of us,spread across more than 30 countries, all working together tocreate the snacks you love. From Hula Hoops to McCoy's, we're theteam behind your favouritemunchies.

Here in the UK, we're about 2,400 strong,spread across seven factories and our Slough HQ. But don't let oursize fool you - we're as close-knit as they come. We believe inspeaking our minds, celebrating our differences, and pushingboundaries together.

Diversity isn't just a buzzword forus. We're on a mission to create a workplace where everyonebelongs. So, even if you don't tick every box, we want to hear fromyou! Your unique perspective could be just what we need. Also, ifthere's anything we can do to make this process easier for you,just give us ashout.

TheCandidate

• Previouspanel evaluation experience will bevalued

• Good sensory acuityas measured through screeningprocess

• No allergies,dietary restrictions or medical conditions that may impede abilityto evaluate snackproducts

• Passion for foodand snack products

• Basicfamiliarity with ITdesirable

• Organisational andtime management skillsdesirable

• Good communicativeand articulate skills, combined with great collaborative,relationship-building behaviours areexpected

• Must becomfortable eating large amounts of snackproducts

• FullDriving licence