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Kao

Diversified consumer goods and specialty chemicals

Laboratory Technician - Chemical-Physical Analysis

Inspection & TestPosted on Nov 10
Full-timeDarmstadt, Germany€40.2k - €48k

About the Job

Requirements

  • Completed relevant vocational training, ideally as a chemical laboratory technician or biology laboratory technician.
  • Several years of relevant professional experience in a chemical-physical laboratory, ideally in the cosmetics industry at a manufacturing company.
  • Experience working with test methods and specifications, international standards such as GMP and EurPh., work and procedural instructions, method descriptions such as SOPs, and quality agreements.
  • Good knowledge of methods in chemical-physical analysis.
  • Good technical understanding.
  • Basic microbiology knowledge.
  • Very good German and good English language skills, spoken and written.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct chemical, physical, and/or microbiological investigations and follow-up investigations, including stability and preservative challenge tests on raw materials, bulk materials, and finished goods, as well as water-quality and complaint-sample investigations.
  • Make testing decisions in the SAP ERP system.
  • Test chemical, physical, and microbiological in-process samples.
  • Block products when defined deviations occur, and store and manage retention samples such as bulk samples.
  • Create work instructions, including test procedures for investigations, as well as specifications and certificates of analysis.
  • Calibrate and monitor analytical instruments and optimize existing analytical methods.
  • Maintain and update ERP quality-assurance master data.

About the Company

Kao

Diversified consumer goods and specialty chemicals

Kao is a global consumer goods and chemicals company with a long history. It develops and sells products in hygiene, beauty care, and specialty chemicals for consumers and professionals, including skincare, cosmetics, detergents, and industrial surfactants. Kao differentiates itself through its R&D in material science and biotechnology and its digital initiatives like the Kirei Lifestyle Plan that personalizes wellness using AI and data. Its goal is to advance health, beauty, and cleanliness while pursuing sustainability—carbon negativity by 2050, zero waste, and a circular economy—so life quality improves and environmental health is protected.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Tokyo, Japan
Founded
1887

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