Job description

Sensory Coordinator
__Come join the Tillamook Team where our philosophy is “Do Right By Every Bite.” As an independent farmer-owned cooperative, we have been guided by good, honest values since 1909. We believe in putting quality over profit, natural over artificial, and that hard work can never be outsmarted. We’re taking a stand for real food because everyone deserves better.
We invite members of all diverse communities to join our workforce. At Tillamook, we believe that inclusion and diversity are central to our cultural strategy. In order to achieve our growth ambition and compete and win in the marketplace, we believe we make better decisions and build stronger teams when we invite and rely on diverse perspectives, thoughts, backgrounds and cultures into our work and to fuel our innovation and growth. To us this means creating a climate of inclusion where all employees feel valued and a sense of belonging. We believe this will make us a better consumer brand and employer.
About you:
What does real food mean to you? Is your favorite dish a cheesy casserole? Perhaps a decadent and indulgent ice cream? Either way, your identification with food is important to us. People who fit well here at Tillamook have a commitment to quality in everything they do. Our team members understand our vision, contribute to our mission, thrive on innovative thinking, hard work and good, honest values.
About us:
Our team members understand our vision, contribute to our mission, thrive on innovative thinking, hard work and good, honest values. We live by these shared values: We are Good Stewards, We believe in Uncompromising Quality, We work as One Team, We Play to Win, and We Genuinely Care for each other.
What you will do:
In this role, you will work 60% on sensory projects and 40% on product release / operational improvements. You will work multiple sensory projects with competing priorities and will be part of planning, execution, analysis, and reporting. You will regularly serve as an organoleptic evaluator to assess Tillamook projects to ensure they achieve golden standard specifications. Also, to be a Sensory expert you will help ensure that product release is achieved on time and work toward improving processes that driver overall Operational excellence especially with regards to quality systems.
**Here’s a day in the life:

• Define best-fit data models for applying Sensory science techniques to answer business questions
• Extract information from large data sets using statistical modeling. Use data analysis skills to embed sensory science capabilities into application and products.
• Design sensory studies with cross-functional teams using established sensory testing standards
• Serve as a Sensory SME (subject matter expert) to improve methodologies, infrastructure and drive overall product quality.
• Provide back-up support to product release functions as needed
• Works cross-functionally to improve processes within the organization serving as a driver for uncompromising quality.
• Conduct regular product evaluations; serve as product assessor
• Technical expert for company technology (Quality Modules); serve as system SME for lab, project, Minitab and enterprise software.
• Define best-fit data models for applying Sensory science techniques to answer business questions.
• Extract information from large data sets using statistical modeling. Use data analysis skills to embed sensory science capabilities into application and products
• Design sensory studies with cross-functional teams using established sensory testing standards
• Serve as a Sensory SME (subject matter expert) to improve methodologies, infrastructure and drive overall product quality
• Provide back-up support to product release functions as needed
• Works cross-functionally to improve processes within the organization serving as a driver for uncompromising quality
• Conduct regular product evaluations; serve as product assessor

Knowledge, skills, and abilities:
**EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in Food Technology, Food Science, Sensory Science, Experimental Psychology, Statistics or 2 years of sensory science, marketing research, or product development experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility
**EXPERIENCE:

• Skilled in the use of MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and MS Word at an intermediate level. Experience with Sensometric management, Minitab or other statistical software.
• Experience in descriptive and/or flavor analysis preferably in the sensory evaluation of dairy products.
• Possesses good sensory acuity.
• Experience maintaining a sense of urgency and prioritization of projects.
• Experience defining problems, collecting data, establishing facts, and drawing valid conclusions.
• Product Stability and Shelf life experience
• Travel up to 25%

**Physical Requirements:

• Sitting
• Standing and/or walking
• Vision for machine or computer operations
• Hearing

**Industry leading benefit and reward programs:
We offer outstanding benefits to our employees. For more information, please visit the careers page: www.tillamook.com/careers .
We are committed to creating a diverse culture and inclusive conditions where all employees are heard, valued and feel a sense of belonging. We rely on different perspectives, thoughts, backgrounds and cultures to inform our work, to help us be better as a brand and as an employer and to fuel our success. We are seeking talent from a wide range of diversity, perspectives and backgrounds to join our exceptional organization and help us build our future.
Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA) is a Drug-Free Workplace. EEO/AA

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Relocation assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location

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