Candle Sampler and Burn Tester
Stoneglow Candles
Candle Sampler and Burn Tester
£23795
Stoneglow Candles, Romford, Greater London
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 2 weeks ago, 3 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: fe11eac0ceb54d0db37cbe5a42a6e7d8
Full Job Description
Duties include but not limited to:
Burn testing duties:
- Managing sampling of all product types, including:
- Product development including:
- Carrying out Burn testing:
- Updating and Recording product specifications, additionally they are recorded to Orderwise
- Keeping up to date with standards
- General laboratory housekeeping
- Create samples as per brief
- Retain file details on wick and mix - paper and electronic copies
- Label Samples for reviews:
- Post samples to end customer, ensuring labelled correctly and addressed to the correct person/address
- Update the sales team to process any sample invoices on point of despatch
- Deducting materials used from Orderwise
- Monitoring legislation changes
We are looking for someone who has a passion for candles, with a foundation of physics or chemistry knowledge, to take on the burn testing of our new candles and document the findings. This is an important role in the process of producing new candles. - Company pension
- Employee discount
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
- Overseeing production of laboratory samples of current formulations
- Overseeing production of samples for external analysis
- Recording external reports to Orderwise
- Meeting the product specifications
- Advising any additional safety instructions that should accompany the product
- In line with current standards
- Record burn times, weights, final wick selections
- Risk assess products are fit for purpose and will be safe and meet standards
- Soot testing in line with standards
- Documenting test results and reporting these where necessary
- Liaising with external test houses
Candle Sampler duties:
a) Fragrance Review - generally made with a BGW (Best Guessed Wick) - this is for the client or business to review the fragrance strength
b) Burn Test - this is for the test label to test the candle for performance and safety
c) Gold Seals - these are for the client or business to approve for bulk production
Requirements:
Interest in candle performance
Ability to observe, deduct & identify candle performance against a given criteria
Ability to collaborate across departments
Experience with excel documentation
A level or equivalent physics/chemistry completed studies
Attributes:
Attention to detail a must
Safety conscious
Effective communicator
Desire for end customer satisfaction
Training:
Burn testing and Candle Sampling training will be provided to the successful candidate.
Are you looking for a new challenge, change in career, or simply following your interest in candles?
Do you have a science background in physics or chemistry?
Stoneglow are a leading UK Candle and Home Fragrance manufacturer based in Romford, Essex. Due to expansion, we have an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to join our team in Romford.
Salary: £11.44
Mon-Fri 8am to 5pm
Benefits:
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £11.44 per hour
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