Hybrid Fragrance Formulator chez BEAUTY MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS CORP
BEAUTY MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS CORP · Fort Worth, États-Unis d'Amérique · Hybrid
- Professional
- Bureau à Fort Worth
Job Details
Fragrance Formulator
Position Summary
The Perfumer is responsible for designing, modifying, and optimizing fragrance blends for a diverse portfolio of cosmetic and personal care products manufactured for third-party brands. This role combines creative formulation skills with scientific expertise to ensure that fragrances are innovative, stable, cost-effective, and compliant with all regulatory standards. The Perfumer works closely with internal teams and external clients to deliver high-quality, market-ready scent solutions that align with customer briefs and industry trends.
Responsibilities and Essential Duties
- Formulate and adjust fragrances to meet client briefs for various cosmetic applications (e.g., body washes, lotions, creams, shampoos, soaps).
- Ensure fragrance performance, stability, and compatibility within different product bases and packaging.
- Conduct olfactory evaluations, chemical analyses, and stability testing throughout the development process.
- Select and assess raw materials, ensuring quality, safety, and regulatory compliance.
- Submit fragrance samples for review and revise formulations based on client feedback and application testing.
- Work closely with R&I formulation chemists and collaborate with cross-functional teams (process engineers, sales, QC) to ensure timely project delivery and successful product launches.
- Document fragrance formulas and production processes to ensure reproducibility and batch consistency.
- Perform and document analytical testing procedures, including GC/MS and IR spectroscopy, to validate fragrance quality and stability.
- Troubleshoot and resolve quality control issues related to fragrance performance in finished products.
- Stay current on fragrance trends, new raw materials, and regulatory changes relevant to the cosmetic industry.
- Build and maintain a fragrance library for future projects and proactive client proposals.
- Support staff training in fragrance formulation and contribute to team knowledge sharing.
- Completes and documents required training based on job position as illustrated by LMS and training matrix.
- These job responsibilities can change over time.
Qualifications
Technical Skills Required
- Strong knowledge of fragrance chemistry, formulation, and regulatory requirements (e.g., IFRA, REACH).
- Understanding of Packaging Compatibility and how it relates to products.
- In depth understand of Good Document Practices and how they relate to GLP and GMP.
- Functional knowledge of common processing equipment.
- Proficiency in analytical techniques such as GC/MS and familiarity with stability and compatibility testing.
- Ability to interpret data to create formula specifications for Operations and Quality.
- Understanding of Safety Data Sheets and how to evaluate raw materials and formulas for safety.
- Efficient in MS-Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint).
- Strong attention to detail.
- Must be able to work as a team player.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Experience Required
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Chemistry, Cosmetic Science, or a related field.
- 3 – 5 years’ experience as a perfumer or fragrance formulator, preferably in a contract manufacturing or fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) environment.
Physical Requirements
- Must be able to climb stairs, stand for periods of time and have the ability to bend, squat, kneel, turn, and stoop.Requires some walking, as well a sitting for periods of time
- Physically able to lift up to 25 pounds.
- Frequent exposure to varying temperatures, loud noises, heavy machinery, fumes, or airborne particles, electrical, chemicals and moving parts.
- Occasional use of computer screen.
- Must be able to discern differences in color.