Product Development Chemist

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