Development Chemist

Woodstock Recruitment Ltd; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Woodstock Recruitment Ltd is seeking a chemist for a growing personal care and homecare product manufacturer. The role involves developing new and existing formulations to meet customer briefs and market trends.

You will work within a stable technical team and contribute to testing and external claim support. Whether you are a junior or senior chemist, this position suits experience in formulation chemistry with strong organisational and interpersonal skills to collaborate across the laboratory

Qualifications

• Post-graduate or industrial year experience in personal care or homecare formulation chemistry.
• Degree in chemistry or a relevant field preferred but not essential.
• Strong organisational skills and time management.
• Good interpersonal skills to build relationships in the laboratory and with colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Research & development of new and existing Personal Care and Household products based on customer requirements and trends.
• Create robust formulations that meet brief, trends, and commercial expectations.
• Build relationships with ingredient suppliers and external collaborators.
• Carry out performance/efficacy product testing, including external claim support testing.
• Support commercial with costs and customer approvals.

Skills

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Education

Chemistry degree

Job description

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A manufacturer of personal care and household products is hiring for a new addition to their expanding team.\

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With development chemistry experience from the personal care, cosmetic or homecare industry, you will join a well established and stable technical team with a positive working culture.\

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This role will suit a junior or a senior chemist, depending on experience.\

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What you will do:\

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• Research & development of new and existing Personal Care and Household products based on customer requirements, new technologies in both chemicals and substrate, regulations such as the Biocidal products regulation and the Cosmetics Regulation and market trends.\
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• To create robust innovative formulations that meet the brief / innovative trend/ commercial expectations in an agreed and timely manner.\
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• Build relationships with ingredient suppliers and other external collaborators.\
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• Carrying out performance/efficacy product testing, including external claim support testing.\
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• Supporting commercial with the costs and customer approvals.\
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What you will need:\

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• At least some post graduation or industrial year experience within personal care or homecare formulation chemistry
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• A degree in chemistry or a relevant field would be preferable but is not essential.
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• Good organisational skills and time management.
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• Have good interpersonal skills to build good working relationships within the laboratory team and with other personnel within the company.
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