Color Cosmetics Production & QA Lead

Thrive Causemetics Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision plans

401(k) with employer matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Thrive Causemetics Inc. is seeking a Production Manager and Quality Associate to ensure color accuracy, consistency, and overall product quality from development through commercial production.

You will partner with Product Development, Quality, Operations, Regulatory, Customer Experience, and contract manufacturers to review batches, approve submissions, and troubleshoot issues. The ideal candidate has strong eye for color, hands-on experience with color cosmetics, and knowledge of cosmetic

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cosmetic Science, Chemistry, Product Development, Quality Assurance, or related field preferred.
• 2–5 years of experience in Color Cosmetics Product Development, Color Formulation, Shading, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, or Manufacturing Support.
• Strong understanding of color cosmetic formulation, pigment technology, shade matching, and cosmetic manufacturing processes.
• Experience with cosmetic commercialization, scale-up, line trials, and production troubleshooting.
• Demonstrated experience reviewing pilot, line trial, bulk, and commercial production batches.
• Exceptional visual color assessment skills with ability to identify subtle differences in shade, undertone, texture, payoff, appearance, and aesthetics.

Responsibilities

• Review pilot, line trial, production, and commercial bulk batches against approved standards to assess shade accuracy, texture, appearance, odor, payoff, application, and overall product quality.
• Evaluate manufacturing submissions and provide timely approvals, detailed feedback, and recommended corrective actions to contract manufacturers.
• Support day-to-day production oversight, including batch reviews, reorder approvals, bulk approvals, and time-sensitive manufacturing decisions.
• Travel to domestic and international manufacturing facilities as needed to review production batches, attend line trials, troubleshoot issues, and ensure alignment with approved standards.
• Collaborate with Product Development, Quality, Operations, Regulatory, and external manufacturing partners to investigate and resolve color, aesthetic, packaging, and production-related discrepancies.
• Partner with Customer Experience to review product quality complaints, identify trends, investigate potential root causes, and communicate findings and recommended actions.
• Communicate quality discrepancies clearly and promptly to internal teams and manufacturing partners, ensuring appropriate documentation, escalation, and follow-through.
• Support investigations, root cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs), and other quality processes as needed.
• Follow established Quality SOPs and help ensure products and manufacturing partners meet internal quality requirements.
• Establish, maintain, and periodically refresh approved production standards, retains, and reference samples to ensure consistency throughout the product lifecycle.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cosmetic Science, Chemistry, Product Development, Quality Assurance, or related field

Job description

Thrive Causemetics Inc. is seeking a Production Manager and Quality Associate to ensure color accuracy, consistency, and overall product quality from development through commercial production.

You will partner with Product Development, Quality, Operations, Regulatory, Customer Experience, and contract manufacturers to review batches, approve submissions, and troubleshoot issues. The ideal candidate has strong eye for color, hands-on experience with color cosmetics, and knowledge of cosmetic