Cosmetic Laboratory & Regulatory Technologist in Liverpool

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.

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