LUSH Cosmetics Hiring for Quality Control Assistant at Poole Full Time

Lush is an ever growing & expanding company. From the very beginning their forward thinking has created the most beautiful bespoke handmade cosmetics, using only the freshest, finest, quality ingredients. You will be responsible for ensuring nothing but the best reaches our fragrances.

The Team:

Our Ec’s department supplies the vast world of Lush with elegant fragrances. The department is unique, its sweet smell of success is renowned throughout the globe. All who enter are promised a floral bouquet aroma…… YES! We are the best smelling bunch within Lush and, moreover, we are responsible for maintaining the unmistakable smell of Lush!

The Role:

This position would suit someone who naturally finds themselves following their nose and would like to pursue a career in perfumery, cosmetic regulations or analytical science. The position available will provide a broad based skill set that will allow personal growth into several differing aspects of quality control with the exact path being determined by the individual and their skill sets. For this reason, this position will suit a variety of people from school leavers with a natural curiosity for the world around them, graduates who have a science based degree or perhaps someone who would like a career change and has always found themselves unable to ignore the temptation of smelling and investigating new scents around them!

The key requirements are you need to be observant, respect the quality of all the raw materials & have an excellent sense of smell!

The responsibilities below are the core expectations of this role, however, they are not inclusive of other optional aspects of the role such as regulatory and internal compliance, R&D perfume formulations and GC-MS analysis, not to mention the numerous projects that would appeal to those with a curious mind. Whilst these aspects are optional we are a multi-faceted team who like to switch roles and support our colleagues when work-load demands so ideally we are looking for somebody who is willing and able to assist in all areas of QC.

Part of the development for this role will include travelling to learn about the growing and processing of our materials with further opportunities to travel and learn about the numerous Lush projects and community partnerships.

Job Role – General Responsibilities :

• Following procedures for checking the odour quality of all raw materials that are delivered

• Taking Samples from containers and labelling with the correct information

• Using control samples to assess the organoleptic quality of the delivery, such as colour and consistency though predominantly odour based.

• Recording date and reporting any issues

• Pre-blending bulk materials when required

• Making small batches of perfumes and fragrance blends for R&D purposes

General Lab Duties :

• Keep the lab clean and tidy at all times

• Ensure stocks of consumables are maintained

• Ensure controls are up to date and stored correctly

• Recording representative samples, allocating batch numbers and preparing samples ready for analysis – including olfactive screening analysis

• Support your team

Expectations

• Confident with basic arithmetic.

• Able to transcribe data accurately

• Confident in Excel and Google Sheets

• An enthusiasm for fragrances and smells.

• A good sense of smell

• Attention to detail

• Able to follow written protocols

Diversity matters

We are building a brand that represents the people of the world. It’s what you do that counts, and we are always looking to expand perspectives and voices to shape our future.

We see you, we celebrate you, we want you!

As we pride ourselves on internal development, priority will be given to candidates who have an in-depth knowledge of Lush, coupled with the relevant experience, skills, and approaches.

Please send your CV and cover letter.