Sensory Panel Leader
Pubblicato il 11-10-2026 - Carlsberg Group in Varese
Location: Induno Olona, IT
Entity / company: Carlsberg Italia
Sensory Panel Leader & Quality Specialist
You will join the Quality team at our Induno Olona Brewery and report to the Quality Manager. You will lead and continuously develop the site sensory programme, ensuring reliable assessments, a capable and engaged panel, and clear communication of results. You will also be involved in quality engineering activities, supporting the B&Pand; Packaging teams in investigating process deviations and delivering continuous improvement.
What you’ll do – key responsibilities
- Plan, organise and lead sensory panel sessions, ensuring compliance with Carlsberg standards and sensory sampling plans.
- Coordinate the collection, preparation, storage and shipment of samples, including ageing samples and samples sent to central laboratories.
- Recruit, train, motivate and maintain the calibration of panellists, managing sensory capability and proficiency programmes.
- Ensure sessions are run under appropriate conditions and in line with operating rules, health and safety requirements,
and responsible alcohol-consumption practices.
- Collect, analyse and communicate sensory results to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
- Connect sensory findings with production process deviations, working with the relevant teams on investigations, rootcause analysis and corrective actions.
- Support the investigation of complaints, non-conforming products, new product development and supplier performance from a sensory quality perspective.
- Collaborate with regional and Group teams and with the Carlsberg Sensory Programme, sharing and implementing best practices.
- Contribute to quality engineering activities, including quality, food safety and personal safety standards, equipment calibration, trend analysis, internal audits, hygiene programmes and continuous improvement initiatives in B&P; and Packaging.
- Support operator training and help build a strong quality culture across the