Sensory Panellist

**Description**:

- Great People Work Here._

Are you searching for a career with bags of variety, in an environment that celebrates differences and empowers collaboration, which values individuals and will encourage you to make an impact? Do you want the freedom to explore, and the opportunities to find new ways and to innovate? If so, TwiningsOvo delivers.

We’re looking for people who don’t just come here to get the job done, but who have a real passion for the brand and a desire to do the best job they can. In return, we offer an inspiring package of employee benefits - to show just how much we value you. This role will offer you the scope for growth and the tools to aim high.

The Research and Development teams strive to create market leading products in our heritage of tea and health and wellbeing beverages. Our sensory panellists are an integral part in safeguarding our brand and designing new products that exceed the expectations of our customers.

**Please Note**:This role is an initial 12 month fixed term contract, part time role - Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 9.30am-1.30pm and is based at Twinings HQ in Andover. The role will be site-based.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Taste and evaluate a range of beverage products (relating to taste, appearance, texture, and smell) using a clearly defined vocabulary both individually and within a team
- Collaborate and communicate clearly with other panellists and panel leader, identifying and describing sensory characteristics
- Participate in product and sensory attribute training and assessments
- Willingness to taste and try new flavours and inventive products

**Skills, Knowledge and Expertise**:

- No experience necessary
- Strong vocabulary & basic numeracy skills
- Thrives working as part of a team, enjoys engaging and motivating others.
- Ability to work independently and be fully focused during product assessments.
- Excellent communication skills, articulate and able to describe taste experiences and sensations in good detail.
- Willingness to learn and cement learnings to build own mastery.
- Adheres to standard operating practices
- Good attention to detail especially when it comes to sensory attributes
- A firm grasp of the English language
- Working knowledge of IT systems such as MS Office and Teams

**Benefits**:

- Annual bonus based on personal contribution and financial performance
- Based on part-time working hours, 15 days holiday (25 days FTE) plus bank holidays
- Onsite Gym and Wellbeing Centre
- Perkbox - employee discount scheme with discounts online, in high street stores, cinema, holidays, restaurants and many more
- Pension scheme with your contributions matched for up to 10% of your salary
- Cycle to work scheme
- SimplyHealth Cash plan
- Onsite Staff shop and online staff discounts

**About Twinings**:
Twinings has become one of the world’s most loved tea companies over its 300-year history because we never stop learning, never stop experimenting and never stop inventing. We are passionate about tea from bud to cup and have been working with some of our tea estates around the world since the early 18th Century.

More than 300 years later, the passion for tea is still here - and so are we We still sell tea from Thomas's shop, and we still work hard to bring the most exciting new blends to tea lovers around the world. Now, we have over 500 varieties and our teas are cherished all over the world. Our expert master blenders taste more than 3,000 cups of tea every week. So you can be sure the next cup you taste will be every bit as good as the one yesterday or the day before.

**How we feel about Diversity, Equity & Inclusion**

TwiningsOvo is committed to bringing together humans from different backgrounds and perspectives, providing employees with a safe and welcoming work environment free of discrimination and harassment. We seek to create a diverse, equitable & inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, feel a sense of belonging, and do impactful work together. As an equal opportunity employer, we prohibit any unlawful discrimination against a job applicant on the basis of their race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, family or parental status, disability, age or any other status protected by law and are committed to going above and beyond in fostering diversity across our workplace.

Applicants may be entitled to reasonable adjustments under the terms of the Equality Act. A reasonable adjustment is a change in the way things are typically done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity.