Development Chemist

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Competitive Salary Depending on experience

Benefits: Flexible start and finish times, pension contribution, bonus scheme

SRG is working with a leading personal care and sun care manufacturer based in Lancashire. This company lives by their values and has a fantastic company culture. They are now looking for a Development Chemist to join the team. The role involves developing and formulating new products from concept to production, line extensions, manufacturing and scaling up samples, preparation and analysis of samples using wet chemistry testing ensuring regulatory compliance on all projects. This role would suit candidates with 2+ years of industrial experience within the personal care, skincare, and sun care industry.

Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 38 hours per week. Flexible start and finish times, 28 days holiday + Bank holidays.

Role / Description

• Lead technical projects and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.
• Use a variety of wet chemistry techniques to formulate and develop leading personal care and sun care products.
• Develop and launch new products into the market while ensuring products meet the regulatory requirements.
• Develop initial lab batches of samples to then be manufactured and scaled up.
• Take customer briefs from concept to production.
• Evaluate and modify product formulations while assessing the current ingredients.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Chemistry or cosmetic science.
• Recent experience formulating and developing personal care/skincare/sun care products.
• Knowledge and understanding of regulatory processes.
• Full right to work in the UK – there is no sponsorship available for this role.

If you would like to apply for this position, please use the link provided. Alternatively, please email a copy of your CV. For more information regarding this position or any others, please call Rhi on 0116 350 2949.

If you have a scientific background and this position is not relevant/suitable for you, please feel free to get in touch or visit www.srgtalent.co.uk to view our other vacancies.

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