Savoury Snacks Panelists

If you enjoy being part of a small team, have a good sense of taste and smell, and would like to become an expert sensory assessor of food products, this could be for you!

We are looking for people to join a savoury snacks’ tasting panel. This role will be based in Marlow, Buckinghamshire.

Role Information

This is a role that involves committing to a regular working pattern of 6 hours per week, Monday-Wednesday, 9.30am-11:30, working with an existing panel who are involved in tasting and assessing a variety of different savoury snacks. Panelists will be paid according to how many hours have attended during that month.

• Monday to Wednesday – (3 x 2 hour sessions per week), pay rate £11.57 per hour, paid on a monthly basis via payroll system.
• Working Times between 9.30am to 11.30pm
• Full Training Provided
• Additional benefits include: life insurance, critical life cover, private medical care, Bupa dental, simply heath and perkbox membership.

Job Description

• You will be assessing a wide range of delicious products
• Participate in product and sensory related training
• Evaluation and characterisation of existing and new products and brands
• Working within a friendly team to test new products

Candidate Requirements

• No food allergies or intolerances
• Detail orientated
• Passion for experiencing and experimenting with new taste sensations
• Prepared to sample a variety of different foods, flavours and ingredients
• Interpersonal team skills

You would need to take part in a 2 hour screening session on Wednesday 19th April 
either between 1-3pm or 3-5pm in Marlow, to make sure you have the required sensory acuity to be a part of the panel.

This session will be followed by a group discussion and a 1 to 1 interview on the same day. You will be required to be at the site for about 2 hours in total. 

The session/group discussion/1 to 1 will be unpaid, however successful participants who pass the screening day will be invited to join the Marlow panel, and begin the required training, which will be paid.

This isn’t a typical interview – you will complete a number of tasks designed to assess your natural ability to assess food products.

If you are interested, get in touch to apply for this role and one of our recruiters will get in touch to ask a few questions.