Job Description
A world leader in the areas of fragrances, personal care and homecare solutions, are currently looking to hire an experienced development chemist to join their team.
Ideally bringing a year or two experience from a relevant field, you will join one of the leading names in the industry.
The role
* Conducting stability test of fragrances and/or Raw Materials in a range of consumer products
* Keeping track of stability tests required on a day to day basis
* Smelling samples on a daily basis (training will be given)
* Make up Household, Personal Care bases (up to 10kg max at any one time) as required for your projects
* Keeping stock of formulations and their ingredients.
* Developing new Personal Care formulas: investigate new ingredients, to keep up to date with market trends
* Carry out a variety of testing such Panel tests, UV tests or viscosity tests
* Making up finished product samples
The requirements
* Hold a Degree in Cosmetic Science or Chemistry related field
* Minimum 2 years experience in a FMCG development laboratory.
* Knowledge in Personal Care formulation development experience preferred.
* Be able to work in a team and as an individual
* Have good organisational skills
* The ability to use Microsoft office products, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word and Excel and internal recording systems
* Have a keen interest in the fragrance and personal care industry with some product knowledge