New Product Development Chemist

3 weeks ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia IXOM Pty Ltd Full time

IXOM plays a vital part in the lives of tens of millions of people every day. We're the experts behind the scenes, who ensure safe and reliable access and help industries, businesses and local communities to thrive.

Our products, services and solutions are used across many end markets, including dairy, agriculture, viticulture, electricity, steel, food and beverage, pulp and paper, mining and construction, and water treatment (just to name a few).

We are supported by over 1,300 people globally and our operations span across four continents and nine countries, with headquarters in Melbourne, Australia.

Overview

About your role

As a New Product Development Chemist – Personal Care, you will be responsible for developing essential oil blends and personal care products to meet our customer requirements. Reporting to the Product Development Chemist and based at our Lynbrook site, you will be required to work collaboratively with the NPD team and the wider business to maintain the quality and integrity of the products and services for our customers.

Responsibilities
  • Develop personal care product concepts based on customer requirements and market trends.
  • Develop essential oils blends and aromatherapy products with understanding of the usage and cost effectiveness of products.
  • Prepare prototypes products for quality control and customer evaluation.
  • Conduct regulatory compliance on product and issue work instructions.
  • Enter the raw material and finished product data to the relevant database.
  • Scale up for pilot production and supervise the initial manufacturing process.
  • Present the products to internal and external stakeholders.
  • Maintain the laboratory and the library for ingredients and products.
  • Research and collate current scientific information on essential oils and vegetable oils.
  • Represent the organisation at industry and scientific events.
Qualifications
  • Tertiary qualification in Chemistry or Pharmaceutical Sciences.
  • Experience in laboratory, manufacturing or R&D in a related field
  • Understanding of the personal care, aromatherapy and fragrance industry is desirable.
  • Knowledge on essential oils and aromatherapy is beneficial
Benefits

We take looking after our people seriously.

For a start, you\'ll work for a large global organisation, where you\'ll not only earn a competitive salary, but you\'ll also have access to an Employee Assistance Program, a recognition program, and a range of health and wellness benefits and discounts.

Our wellbeing program is second to none, and we offer a range of education assistance and learning resources, as well as secondment and promotion opportunities to help you grow both personally and professionally.

We support what's important to you by promoting workplace giving, diversity and providing volunteering leave, and, of course, we offer flexible working wherever possible.

To Apply

If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you

We are a 2024 CircleBackInitiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.

Our Process

At IXOM we are committed to employing individuals who align with our values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants' suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, and reference checks.

Diverse candidates have diverse needs. During your recruitment journey, information will be provided about adjustment requests. If you require additional support before submitting your application, please contact our Talent Acquisition team.


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