12-Month Junior Manufacturing Quality Associate

L'Oréal; New Jersey; On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Discounted products

Learning & development

Mentorship

Wellness programs

Job summary

L’Oréal USA is offering a 12-month internship as Junior Manufacturing Quality Associate in Somerset, NJ. This hands-on program provides exposure to digital tooling, validation, and manufacturing hygiene practices within the L’Oréal Dermatological Beauty division.

You will learn to drive digital transformation, support annual product reporting, and assist with IQ/OQ/PQ validations along with cross-functional collaboration. Strong analytical and communication skills are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering completed within the last 12 months.
• Lab experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support digital transformation and compliance projects using modern tools to streamline testing and reporting.
• Assist with validation, QC testing, and equipment re-validations as needed.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive efficiency and continuous improvement.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Education

Engineering degree (Bachelor’s or Master’s)

Tools

Solvace

PowerBI

Excel

AI

Job description

L'Oréal USA

L'Oréal USA

Junior Manufacturing Quality Associate (12-month internship)

Division

L’Oréal Dermatological Beauty

Location

Somerset, NJ

Reports To

Senior Manager, Quality Assurance

Who We Are

For more than a century, L’Oréal has devoted its energy, innovation, and scientific excellence solely to one business: Beauty. Our goal is to offer each and every person around the world the best of beautyin terms of quality, efficacy, safety, sincerity and responsibility to satisfy all beauty needs and desires in their infinite diversity. At L’Oréal Dermatological Beauty, our mission is to help everyone in their quest for healthy and beautiful skin. Our division is the world leader in dermo-cosmetics by adding health to beauty. Our brands portfolio includes CeraVe, La Roche-Possay, Vichy, SkinCeuticals offering a range of skincare and haircare products to respond to all expectations linked to beauty and health of the skin.

What You Will Learn

• Drive Digital Transformation: Spearhead digital improvement projects using modern tools (Solvace, PowerBI, Excel, AI) to streamline compliance, long-term stability testing, and annual product reports for quick data analysis and pull.
• Annual Product Reporting: Support Annual Product Reports for OTC plant,
• Equipment & Process Validation: Support and execute equipment re-validations (IQ/OQ/PQ) and Clean-In-Place / Sanitize-In-Place (CIP/SIP) validations for existing and new recipes.
• Manufacturing & Hygiene: Help roll out digital solutions like E-CLAIRS (electronic cleaning logs) and support critical hygiene initiatives, trainings and protocols.
• Validation/Lab Testing: Assist with SCOOP capability studies, statistical sampling, ACD testing/qualification, and QC lab testing as needed.
• Lead Cross-Functionally: Participate in risk assessments and collaborate with external (Engineering, R&I) teams to drive continuous improvement projects to completion.

What We Are Looking For

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills. Passion for hands on technical problem solving Passion for utilizing digital tools (Solvace, PowerBI, Excel, AI) to drive efficiency

Required Qualifications

• Candidates must be actively enrolled or have received a Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Engineering or similar discipline within the last 12 months
• Lab experience preferred.

What’s In It For You

• Flexible Time Off (Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Vacation Buy Program, Volunteer Time, Summer Fridays & More!)
• Access to Company Perks (VIP Access to L’Oréal’s Internal Shop for Discounted Products, Monthly Mobile Allowance)
• Learning & Development Opportunities for Career Progression (Unlimited Access to E-learnings, Lunch & Learn Sessions, Mentorship Programs, & More!)
• Employee Resource Groups (Think Tanks and Innovation Squads)
• Access to Mental Health & Wellness Programs

Don’t meet every single requirement?

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