Cosmetic Laboratory & Regulatory Technologist

Our Client a UK manufacturer and supplier of professional beauty and cosmetics products. They develop, test, and manufacture products for our own brands and create private-label and OEM ranges for external clients. Teams collaborate to take products from concept and formulation through testing, manufacture, compliance, and market launch., We are seeking an experienced Cosmetic Laboratory & Regulatory Technologist to play a hands-on role in laboratory development, formula and batch evaluation, product testing, manufacturing support, and day-to-day cosmetics compliance. This is a varied, site-based position ideal for someone comfortable making laboratory batches, evaluating formulas, organizing test programmes, supporting production, and explaining technical or compliance requirements to private-label clients.

In one sentence: A hands-on technologist who can make and assess products, support manufacturing, maintain accurate technical and regulatory records, and communicate clearly with internal teams and clients.

Key Responsibilities

- Prepare, refine, and troubleshoot laboratory, pilot, and production batches using controlled formulas and accurate technical records.

- Evaluate product appearance, odour, colour, pH, viscosity, density, homogeneity, application, and performance.

- Plan and run stability, compatibility, performance, and product-panel programmes, recording results and drawing evidence-based conclusions.

- Coordinate microbiological, challenge, analytical, and specialist external testing as required.

- Support scale-up, first production batches, and investigations of batch variation or technical complaints.

- Maintain formulas, specifications, manufacturing instructions, batch records, test reports, artwork records, and product technical files.

- Maintain compliance trackers across own-brand, private-label, and OEM product portfolios.

- Review INCI lists, labels, artwork, claims, warnings, durability information, and UK/EU notification details.

- Communicate with private-label clients, safety assessors, Responsible Persons, laboratories, suppliers, and internal teams.

- Support cosmetic GMP, change control, deviations, CAPA, complaints, audits, retained samples, and technical document control.

Relevant degree, HND, or equivalent technical qualification, or strong equivalent cosmetics-industry experience.

- Hands-on formulation and batch-manufacturing experience in cosmetics, personal care, or a closely related sector.

- Experience with stability, compatibility, performance, or microbiological testing and disciplined result recording.

- Working knowledge of UK and EU cosmetics compliance, including product files, INCI, labels, claims, notifications, and GMP.

- Strong technical writing, document-control, spreadsheet, and data-handling skills.

- Clear client communication, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple products, tests, and deadlines.

Desirable:

- Experience in private-label, OEM, or contract cosmetics manufacturing.

- Experience with professional lash, brow, hair-treatment, or salon-use products.

- Knowledge of SCPN, CPNP, cosmetic GMP, or ISO 22716.

- Experience with packaging compatibility, scale-up, claims substantiation, or production troubleshooting.

Why Join?

- A genuinely varied role across formulation, testing, manufacturing, compliance, and client contact.

- Opportunity to influence both established own-brand products and new private-label and OEM ranges.

Exchange People is a family-run Employment Business, supporting candidates across North-West England and Central Scotland since 1997.