- Conduct professional tea tasting and sensory evaluation of black tea, green tea, CTC tea and herbal tea blends.
- Evaluate tea samples based on taste, aroma, liquor colour, strength, body, briskness and overall quality.
- Develop and recommend tea blends according to consumer preferences, particularly for the North Indian market.
- Identify suitable raw tea grades and proportions for developing consistent and cost-effective blends.
- Conduct comparative tasting of competitor products and market samples.
- Maintain consistency in taste and quality across different production batches.
- Coordinate with the NPD, production and quality teams for new product development and blend improvement.
- Evaluate incoming raw tea samples and assist in supplier quality assessment.
- Maintain records of tasting results, blend formulations, observations and quality feedback.
- Identify quality deviations and recommend corrective actions.
- Support product trials, sample preparation and validation before commercial production.
- Assist in investigating customer complaints related to tea taste, aroma, strength and quality.