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What do we do?

With offices in Ireland & in North America, Eolas International works with Quality & Consumer Technical Insights personnel within global CPG companies producing food, beverage, personal and home care products. Our focus is to assist our clients improve their Consumers’ Quality Experience. Our Project Managers in Ireland and the US manage our global network of retail auditors and consumers to deliver high quality and forward thinking solutions to our clients across the globe. Our IT teams develop customized solutions for data capture and reporting to bring added value solutions to our clients.

As we continue to grow, we are looking for a Food-Testing Assistant (Part-time) . As a company we have an entrepreneurial ethos and our new hire will be given significant responsibility in the business

We have a team of over 50 people in Ireland and have an international network of auditors in over 120 countries. With over 20 years experience within the food, drink, pet food, personal and home-care industries we are proud to list some of the worlds largest FMCG companies as our clients.

How do we do it?

We support our global clients toImprove their Consumers’ Quality Experience across all consumer relevant steps of the supply chain through a combination of the following services:

· Product & Retail Intelligence- Our vast researcher network in over 120 countries conduct 1,000’s of retail audits every year based on client standards. Using our Qual-X Technology, data from these audits is reported in a variety of ways depending on client needs. Our researchers can also purchase products from any market – either in store or through E-commerce - and ship to our clients for further evaluation or to Eolas laboratories for analytical testing.

· Consumer & Product Experience – Through our Qual-X technology our Consumer Insights Team recruit and engage real consumers all over the world to understand their expectations, experiences and interaction with our client & competitor products and how this impacts on their purchase intent.

· Laboratory & Sensory Research - Within our LabSens division our Analytical, Sensory & Proficiency Services work closely with our clients Quality and Technical personnel. We are the largest independent provider of Sensory services in Ireland, whilst our Proficiency service is the newest addition to our LabSens division and is experiencing considerable growth.

Please visit our website www.eolasinternational.com for more specific information on our services.

We are currently recruiting for a Food-Testing Assistant (Part-time) to work in our LabSens division

This will be a varied role, working with our Sensory Analysis, Laboratory and Consumer teams on the preparation and testing of various food and beverage products

of the role are:

· Assist in a sensory food panel environment, as a panellist or panel leader

· Shopping for products used in sensory panels

· Preparing kits used in consumer sensory research

Candidates Must:

· Have an interest or background in food or food related activities

· Possess a full Drivers License

· Have strong IT skills

· Be very detailed orientated and be able to multitask while retaining high attention to detail

· Be enthusiastic and comfortable working independently

Salary : €17 per hour

20 hours per week approx. over Monday-Friday 8am-4pm

Pay: €17.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension
• On-site parking
• Sick pay

Licence/Certification:

• Full Driving Licence (required)

Work authorisation:

• Ireland (required)

Work Location: In person