Twinings
Quality & Taste Specialist
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Application Deadline: 9 September 2024
Department: Commodities
Location: Andover
Description
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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 Quality & Taste Specialist works as part of a small, close knit and dedicated team adopting a flexible, agile and collaborative approach preparing samples of tea, herbs, fruits, flavours and coffee for organoleptic and technical assessment by the Tea, Herb and Flavour Buyer Blenders.
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Key Responsibilities
- Categorise tea, herb, fruit and flavour samples received daily into the department and record on internal data management systems.
- Perform quality measurements, such as moisture content, density and sieve analysis using specialised laboratory equipment and associated data entry, as well as establishing conformance to specifications.
- Organise sample testing through the input of data to generate pesticide, moisture, micro, heavy metals on our LIMS system.
- Utilise SAP system to identify raw material locations and extract necessary data for identification of correct sample.
- Prepare and taste all new/gold standard flavours as required. Record results on SAP and Teams.
- Clear communication to all relevant departments, including procurement, blending and quality teams.
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Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Manual dexterity
- Good communication skills
- Data entry across numerous IT systems
- Good organisation skills
- Quality lab experience desirable
- Food Science qualification desirable (i.e. NVQ)
Benefits
- Yearly bonus based on personal contribution and financial performance
- 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays and the option to buy and sell 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
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