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Jessica Sansome & Carly Odell

Paid chocolate tasters are being recruited to test Malteasters, Mars and Snickers

Are you a lover of all things chocolate? Do you often savour every last bite of your sweet treat? 

If chocolate is your life, this might well be your dream job.  

The home of Malteasters, Snickers and Mars is looking for not one but eight new chocolate tasters. 

And the best thing is that experience is not necessary for this role. 

The only requirement specified is that you have "good taste buds", ManchesterEveningNews reports.  

The applicants will be put through a rigorous interview process that will see them having to rate different foods on a scale from 1 to 15 for how sweet, savoury, bitter or salty they are.

Mars and Snickers chocolate bars (Ian Waldie/Getty Images)

For those who secure the job with Mars Wrigley, six-months of intensive taste training will commence before you get stuck into your role at the headquarters in Slough. 

In their new roles, the successful chocolate tasters will then assess a wide range of confectionery products, participate in product and sensory related training which will then be applied to the day to day job.

The role is temporary and based on part-time hours. 

Succesful candidates will work 9.30am - 12.30am, Monday to Thursday and the salary is between £9.76 and £10.25 an hour.

Linda Lopez, senior sensory manager at Mars Wrigley, said: "We are thrilled to be recruiting for our next group of Chocolate Tasters. 

"We encourage anyone that has an interest in the textures and tastes of chocolate to apply – we'll train you in the rest!" 

The closing date for applications is July 8. Those wanting to apply can do so here.

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