Fragrance Application Technician

Job Title: Fragrance Application Technician

Location: Port Sunlight R&D

Work Level: WL1RH2

Want to Change The World?

Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of Beauty, Personal and Home Care products selling in over 190 countries and used by 3.7 billion consumers every day. Unilever has more than 400 brands used in homes around the world, including Dove, Sure, TRESemmé, Sunsilk, Vaseline, Comfort, Persil and Surf. As one of the world’s largest users of fragrances, we recognise that creating exceptional fragrances is at the heart of delivering extraordinary consumer experiences and driving desire at scale.

To achieve our ambition, Unilever Fragrance House (UFH) is undertaking a global fragrance transformation, leveraging expert inhouse fragrance teams to craft unmissably superior fragrances for our Personal Care, Beauty & Wellbeing and Home Care Business Groups.

Job Purpose
This role sits within the UFH Lab Operations team that works across all Unilever Business Groups globally, in a fast-paced environment working alongside the fragrance R&D teams. The role will be to provide laboratory support to prepare application samples for evaluation and testing. You will work as part of a team; working proactively and independently in a multi-functional, multi-cultural environment; adhering to prescribed procedures and health and safety guidelines.

Key Responsibilities
• The main part of this role is to prepare samples for evaluation and testing; this is a repetitive task that requires accuracy and attention to detail including:
• Accurately prepare samples in all different formats for perfumers and evaluation teams
• Accurately record all laboratory work
• Safely handle and label all products
• Work closely with the lab coordinator to ensure materials continuity
• Work closely with laboratory team and project manager to ensure samples are prepared on time
• Ensure all equipment is kept clean and calibrated for accurate use
• Support the team with shipping samples to other HUBs and testing agencies following all the logistics requirements
• Support the team to run stability crash tests to ensure fragrance stability within the products
• Comply with all safety and lab management procedures (Risk Assessment, Health Safety, Laboratory Management, Standard Procedures).
• Update project team on challenges and timing changes.

All About You
We are looking for people with the right mindset, experience, and competencies

Key Skills Needed:
• Practical laboratory experience in making samples is preferred with a proven keen eye for safe and effective procedures.
• Curiosity in fragrance is essential. Some background in perfumery, chemistry and formulation knowledge and understanding would be useful.
• Strong teamwork skills with the ability to work alone as required
• Awareness of safety within the laboratory ideally including working to standard operating procedures, risk assessment and CoSHH.
• Highly motivated; numerate with great attention to detail and an interest in products and fragrances.
• Ability to communicate clearly around deadlines and challenges.
• Digitally literate.
• Ability to stay calm in a fast-paced environment and with changing priorities.

NOTES 

Please apply via this portal as e-mail applications may not be processed and include your talent card if completed.

By applying for this vacancy, you are confirming that you have made your Line Manager aware of your application and that you are at a point in your career with Unilever where it is appropriate for you to be applying for other positions.

Should you require additional information or reasonable adjustments to allow you to present your best self during this process, please contact your Talent Partner listed at the right hand side of this vacancy.

What We Offer 

Whilst the role is advertised on a full-time basis, we would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you. We strive to achieve a family-friendly and inclusive workplace and to, above all, create possibilities for all.

Diversity at Unilever is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities and growing together for better business performance. We embrace diversity in our workforce. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. We are also more than happy to provide reasonable adjustments during our application and interview process to enable you to be present your best self. To find out more, including about our Employee Resource Groups, please click here Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (unilever.com). 

Relocation to the UK

Please be aware if you are applying for this role from outside the UK, if successful, your application will be treated as a self-initiated Change Location Outside of Country (CLOC) transfer. This means any relocation costs must be self-funded with the potential to reclaim some specific pre-approved expenses up to £5,000. Please speak to your Talent Partner if you have any questions.