We are looking for a passionate Sensory Panellist to join our Product Development team at KP Snacks. As a Sensory Panellist, you will play a crucial role in evaluating the taste, texture, and quality of our snack products to ensure they meet our high standards.

Participate in sensory evaluation sessions to provide feedback on new and existing products

Use your senses to identify flavour profiles, textures, and overall product characteristics

Work closely with our product development team to help create delicious and innovative snack offerings

Participate in sensory training developing understanding of sensory language and terminology and key sensory testing methods

Engage in product testing of various snack and other food products, assessing their appearance, aroma, flavour, mouthfeel, and aftertaste.

Actively participate and collaborate in descriptive panel discussions describing product attributes, attribute definitions, use of scale and scale references.

Responsible for completely and accurately entering own product scoring data using specialist sensory software

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

Participate in product and sensory related training, and successfully applying this learning to the sensory panel work

Fundamentally illustrating a genuine passion for food, the criticality of sensory perceptions and enjoy working within a highly candid, collaborative and communicative environment.

If you have a keen sense of taste, a love for snacks, and enjoy being part of a dynamic team, we would love to hear from you.

Previous panel evaluation experience will be valued.

Good sensory acuity as measured through screening process

No allergies, dietary restrictions or medical conditions that may impede ability to evaluate snack products

Passion for food and snack products

Basic familiarity with IT desirable.

Organisational and time management skills desirable.

Good communicative and articulate skills, combined with great collaborative, relationship-building behaviours are expected.

Must be comfortable eating large amounts of snack products.

Full Driving licence

KP Snacks is proud to be part of the Intersnack Group. With an annual turnover of more than €3 billion, the Intersnack Group has grown and flourished to become a market leader in savoury snacks, present in over 30 countries across Europe, Australia, New Zealand and beyond, employing more than 14,000 employees and 44 factories globally (33 in Europe, 3 in Australia, 3 in New Zealand, 2 in India and 3 in Vietnam).