Junior Chemist


Company:	Herrco Cosmetics Limited
Salary:	from £28,072.50 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Halesworth, IP19 8QR
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	29 Oct 2026
Closing date:	28 Nov 2026

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Summary

We are offering an amazing career path opportunity to join our expanding

team and develop your skills. Working with premium brands and high quality

products is our core business. We live and breath innovation and new

technology. We do things differently, we delight our customers and enjoy

seeing their successes through our excellent formulations and close working

relationships.

Exciting Job Duties Include:

Working with and aligned to a Development Chemist, taking part in the NPD

process of taking briefs from concept through to launch

Consolidating test results and analysing findings

Supporting and monitoring the product development process including

producing samples, sending customer samples, placing samples on testing, scale

up of development and investigating/solving stability and production issues

What Is On Offer?

• 30 days holiday (Inc. Bank Holidays)

• Extra 1 day holiday for every 2 years’ service up to 5 extra

days

• Life Assurance

• Employee Assistance Program

• Generous compassionate and emergency leave policy

• Sick pay scheme

• 3.25% Employer pension contribution

• Clean cosmetics manufacturing environment

• Workers Committee

• Fun employee events

Essential requirements

Experience gained from Internships/placements (or similar) in a related lab environment is desirable • Chemistry graduate or similar is desirable • Highly organised with the ability to multi-task • Excellent accuracy/attention to detail • Competency with MS Office • Excellent communication skills • Commercial awareness • Natural creativity and flare for product development and innovation

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