Quality Testing Coordinator

We are currently seeking to appoint a Quality Testing Co-Ordinator to manage and coordinate the running of our Quality Testing Plan. The role will require good organisation cross functionally at all levels. You will be responsible for leading and planning the quality testing and development testing in our facility and implementing our processes and prepare sensory samples for in-house panels, with an understanding, and selection of different testing methods (Descriptive, comparison, triangle tests). Complete sensory tests to verify adherence to specification to ensure we maintain a record of quality control, process control, or product development and provides technical support with sensory projects, and reports.

You will be responsible for:

Ensuring accurate documentation of test goals and objectives, test design, and testing procedures.
Submitting tests for scheduling, and communicating test schedule to team to ensure testing materials are ready on-time and in correct quantities.
Creating questionnaires for Sensory Panel testing.
Summarizing test results orally, and in written documentation. Co-ordinating, setting up, administering, and reporting results of R&D internal sensory testing.
Co-ordinating and scheduling sensory & consumer panels.
Recruiting, screening, training and coordinating internal groups of people for testing.
Facilitating group discussions on sensory, perceptual, or consumer attributes of food.
Working closely with sensory scientists, other researchers, and functions developing, preparing and testing novel foods.
Ensuring all agreements are accurate and recorded in writing in line with Commercial processes, and reporting Grocery Regulations complaints to Legal within 48hours of receipt.
Following our Business Code of Conduct and always act with integrity and due diligence.

You will need:

Minimum of 1 years’ work experience; R&D or Sensory experience desirable.
Must be detail oriented and flexible to changing priorities.
Ability to work independently as well as in multi-functional teams.
Proficient in MS Office, including PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
Candidates should have a basic understanding of statistics, be detail and task-oriented, and have strong written and verbal communication skills.

What's in it for you:

We offer excellent benefits that help make Tesco a great place to work. These include but aren’t limited to:

Competitive Salary
Retirement Savings Plan
Life Assurance Cover
Annual Bonus
Our Virtual GP service provides free and confidential access to an online GP through video GP consultations, and online prescription service for colleagues. The service is also available to families of colleagues who live at the same address for a reduced cost.
24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and family members for in the moment emotional support along with free access to a range of wellbeing services supporting you under our new Wellbeing First approach of Body, Mind and Life.
Colleague Clubcard with 10% discount increasing to 15% starting on the last Friday of each month for 3 days (including a 2nd card for a family member) after 3 months service
Annual leave
Save As You Earn Scheme

*Entry requirements and rules of the scheme apply

About us:

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is 'Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day'. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet.

We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We're a big business with diverse working patterns and many business areas which means that we can find something that works for you. Everyone is welcome at Tesco.

We have recently announced that we will be moving towards a more blended working week – combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate. Please talk to us to about how this can work for you.

NOTE: Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details on your agreed start date.

We're proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we're committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please visit https://www.tesco-careers.com/accessibility