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Cargill provides food, agriculture, financial and industrial products, and services to the world. Together with farmers, customers, governments, and communities, we help people thrive by applying our insights and over 150 years of experience. We have 160,000 employees in 70 countries who are committed to feeding the world in a responsible way, reducing environmental impact, and improving the communities where we live and work.

This position is a unique part-time position to assists in development of food and beverage, and non-food products. In this role, you will be trained in evaluating (smell/taste) of different food and non-food products and work as a trained sensory panelist after completing the basic sensory training.

Job Type: Part -Time

Shift Available: 1st, approximately 3 to 5 days per week

Compensation: $19.00/hr

Principal Accountabilities:

• Be trained on basic tastes, recognition of odors, texture/mouthfeel and aftertaste attributes of different food products/ingredients, and learn how to use scales to document sensory profiles of products

• Actively participate in all aspects of the sensory panel including training, attribute generation, reference discussion, ballot development, process finalization, and data collection

• Work in a team environment and identify, discuss and describe sensory attributes and communicate/share observations effectively with the Panel Leader and other panelists

• Perform sensory evaluation of different food and non-food products

• Consistently exhibit sensory acuity and generate consistent data

Required Qualifications:

• Right to work in the U.S. that is not based solely on possession of a student visa or a visa sponsored by a third-party employer

• Must be 18 years or older

• Ability to understand and communicate in English (verbal/written)

• Must be able to consume sweeteners, caffeine or caffeine-containing foods and beverages

• Must not have any food allergies, including allergies to soy, eggs, milk, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, sulfites, or gluten

• Must not have any other dietary restrictions that may be aggravated by consuming any food ingredients or product

• Take and pass a series of taste/smell sensory acuity tests

• Reliable and flexible with changing weekly schedules

• Must be available Monday – Friday from 9:30 – 2:30 with unpaid lunch break 11:30 – 12:00 and paid mandatory clearing time 12:00 – 12:30

• Basic computer skills, including using meeting apps (Teams, Zoom etc.)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in working as a sensory taste panelist

Considered candidates will receive a phone call from a (952) area code. Please note that this position does not include relocation reimbursement.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.