Eurofins

Consumer Testing Associate

Bound Brook, NJ, United States · Part-time

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 1 day ago

ResearchCommunicationCritical ThinkingPublic SpeakingOrganizational SkillsMicrosoft Office

About the role

SAM is a fast-growing and global sensory and consumer research consultancy.
Our sensory science program resides in our USA headquarters in Minneapolis, MN.
This role involves preparing, organizing, and presenting food and beverage samples to research participants for product evaluation sessions.

Develop new product ideas
We are seeking a detail-oriented and enthusiastic kitchen & serving associate to support our consumer taste testing operations.
Host - Check-in consumer test participants and ensure proper documents are completed.
Maintain testing environments to ensure consistency, cleanliness, and compliance with research protocols.

The work environment characteristics and physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
The employee must have the ability to stand for long periods of time.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand
The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel
Must be able to work on your feet for up to 12 hours (with lunch & breaks in between)
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit and talk or hear.
The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Attention to detail and ability to follow instructions.
Critical thinking and ability to solve problems quickly and efficiently.
Desire to learn and work with others.
Interpersonal skills to interact with both the public and Eurofins National Food Labs' clients.
A strong team player - someone who is willing to go the extra mile to ensure the success of the team while maintaining a positive, upbeat attitude.
Pride in self by maintaining a professional appearance and demeanor.
Flexibility in regard to scheduling including long hours and variety of hours week in and week out.
Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment.

Server - Delivering testing product and ensuring proper consumer test instructions are being followed.
Kitchen - Preparing testing product using the protocols designated by the client.
Moderator - Observing and directing test participants through the consumer test.
Set-up and break down of testing area.
Maintains organization, quality and consistency during test execution.
Supports database growth events as needed.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Our mission is to allow consumers a voice in the development of outstanding food, beverage, pet, and health & beauty products so as to create high quality and memorable experiences.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Authorization to work in the United States indefinitely without restriction or sponsorship

This listing is sourced directly from Eurofins's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.