One of the world’s leading chocolate brands is looking for a professional chocolate taster, who can provide an honest feedback on their products.
You could be paid to eat chocolate for a living, what more could anyone ask for?
Mondelez International – the company behind Cadbury, Milka, Prince and Oreo – has announced an opportunity to join their team as a professional chocolate taster. Mondelez, who own Cadbury’s, Milka and Oreo, need someone they can trust to try out new products and tell them what they think.
The job, with the official title of ‘Chocolate and Cocoa Beverage Taster’ requires seven and a half hours a week between Tuesdays and Thursdays from the lucky candidate. The work will take place in sensory booths in the Consumer Science discussion rooms.
According to the job description, the professional sweet treat taster will need to be able to ‘taste chocolate and cocoa beverage products and give objective and honest feedback’ and ‘work within a team of panelists to share opinions and collaborate to reach an agreement on taste’.
Other responsibilities include: Working within a team of panelists to share opinions and collaborate to reach an agreement on taste and use clearly defined vocabulary to describe products and aid in the discrimination between products.
Those who are interested in applying must have a ‘passion for confectionery and taste buds for detection’ and be eager to try new products. According to the company’s LinkedIn page, it’s an entry level job, so years worth of chocolate tasting may not be necessary.
To apply for the role, visit the Mondelez website.
