Sensory Specialist at Nestle Foods

Position Summary:

• Joining Nestlé means you are joining the largest Food and Beverage company in the world. At our very core, we are a human company driven by our purpose to improve the quality of life and contribute to a healthier future.
• Nestlé Nigeria is currently looking to hire a Factory Sensory Specialist, whose responsibilities include to manage sensory activities, staff and facilities in the factory ensuring appropriate sensory implementation in all aspects of quality management.

A day in the life of a Sensory Specialist…

Implements the sensory programme for the factory:

• Ensures that sensory evaluation for raw materials, semi-finished products and finished products in the for the factory i.e. at the sensory laboratory and inline laboratory are in alignment with the current standards or guidelines.
• Ensure that all relevant and current product and packaging specifications for raw materials, semi-finished products and finished products are available during tasting sessions.
• Provide a monthly report on sensory activities at the inline laboratories across the factory and share the report with QA Manager.
• Conduct quarterly keeping quality tests for all products category and communicate the report to the QA CWAR office and other relevant parties such as AG and Packaging department when necessary.
• Manages both consumer and trade complaints for all factory product category from reception of complaint, through investigation to providing feedback to CES.
• Communicate the trend of complaint.
• Organize monthly alignment meeting with CES team on total number of complaints registered.

Ensure panelists performance are monitored:

• Frequently carrying out spike test.
• Prepare and share the report of panelist performance to the panelists.
• Keep the panelist motivated.

Organizes the recruitment and maintenance of the factory sensory panel(s):

• Screening of new panelists.
• Training of new panelist based on product category and product specifications.
• Training of existing panelist on newly introduced products.

Provide support for other functions such as Application Group and Packaging:

• Organize triangle and profiling test and share the report in decision making.
• Organize test for packaging trial and provide the report to support in decision making.
• Manage market scenario samples and share the report.

What Will Make You Successful?

• HND / B.Sc. in Biochemistry, Microbiology, Chemistry, Food Science or related Science Courses.
• Minimum 3 years post NYSC experience in the same field
• Basic scientific and statistical knowledge
• Demonstrated competence in a similar field.
• Working knowledge of sensory methodologies (i.e. different testing and test for QA)
• Working knowledge of computers; ideally, knowledge of dedicated software for sensory data acquisition.