Assistant Cosmetics Formulator at Oriki Group

Oriki Group is an agri-beauty farm to skin brand, the first and only personal care manufacturer in Nigeria to operate a fast-growing premium wellness & spa brand in conjunction. We work relentlessly towards our vision of putting Africa on the map in the global skincare & wellness industry, poised to significantly contribute to the personal grooming & wellness market share. ORÍKÌ exists to display that African ingredients and their potent benefits will not just remain local, we stand for international best standards and quality.

Oriki Group is comprised of a wellness day spa with multiple locations, farm to skin retail products, a wholesale & amenity product line for Spa's, hotels, and airlines, a training institute and the ORIKI franchise.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Assistant Cosmetics Formulator 

Location: Surulere, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• The Assistant cosmetics formulator is responsible for assisting in the development, formulation and testing for the skin care products produced for Oriki and Clients of FSC Manufacturing.

Responsibilities
Formulation and Research Support:

• Observe and give necessary inputs on all present production processes in place to ensure it is up to international standard
• Develop and formulate different skin care products for various skin types as required
• Test already produced skin care products for safety and durability
• Conduct detailed research on trends in the wellness industry and give reports and suggestions to management on ideal ways to stay abreast of new development without compromising our standards
• Ensure all clients sample formulation products are made accurately and promptly
• Analyse trends and metrics as it concerns skin care products
• Liaise with production manager and cost accountant to ensure all the ingredients needed for sample formulations are available
• Make constant research on skin care and facial products that could be formulated for the brand
• Make and submit detailed reports as required
• Assist in house training on product formulation and adequate research for production team

Production Support:

• Assist in the production of signature spa grade products and highly effective problem-solving products
• Provide skin analysis and consultation services as required
• Prepare regular reports on expenses and production budgets
• Maintain and update company databases
• Coordinate production assistant and other junior staff efficiently
• Assist the Production assistant with procurement of the necessary ingredients needed for production and vendor management
• Assist in the production Associate to ensure sanitary manufacturing conditions during production processes to avoid contaminations or mistakes
• Be actively involved in quality control of mass production
• Carry out all other production tasks as instructed by the production manager.

Therapist Management:

• Educating the therapists on newly created products, active ingredients and how to use them properly
• Weekly follow up meeting with the In-spa trainer on product use and feedback for necessary adjustments
• Assist in the training for skin and product consultation as required
• Help in creating necessary documentations for training and referral purposes.

Qualifications

• BA or B.Sc Degree in Microbiology or a related discipline
• Relevant postgraduate and or professional qualification would be added advantage.
• Must possess 2 - 3 years’ work experience in relevant field.
• Solid knowledge of office procedures
• Experience with producing skin products for brands.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resumes to: jointheteam@orikigroup.com using the job title as the subject of the mail.