Assistant Product Technologist-Health & Beauty (Cosmetics)

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Quality at Primark

 

Our team has created a workplace of inspiration and growth. Be a part of building an inclusive and empowering culture, where every colleague’s unique abilities are recognised and celebrated. Collaborate with a team committed to the wellbeing of our workforce and define what it means to work at Primark.

What You’ll Do as a Product Technologist    

In your role, you’ll collaborate with different people across a range of skillsets. Here’s a flavour of your day-to-day:  

• Support product development by ensuring quality, safety, and compliance in line with Primark’s Quality Assurance standards and EU Cosmetics regulations, with 5+ years of post-qualification experience.
• Assist with testing, labelling, and compliance processes, ensuring products meet legal, safety, and commercial requirements.
• Monitor product performance through returns data, customer feedback, and competitor benchmarking to drive continuous improvement.
• Investigate sample rejections and quality issues, working closely with buying teams and suppliers to resolve them.
• Collaborate with Product Technologists, buying teams, and suppliers to support best practices and technical development.
• Communicate effectively with suppliers, identifying risk areas and supporting improvement plans.
• Apply a proactive, analytical mindset to solve quality issues, identify trends, and enhance overall product performance.

What You’ll Get 

People are at the heart of what we do here, so it’s essential we provide you with the right environment to perform at your very best.   

Let’s talk lifestyle:

• Healthcare, pension and potential bonus.
• 27 days of leave, plus bank holidays and if you want, you can buy 5 more.
• Because Primark is all about tailoring to you, we offer Tax Saver Tickets, fitness centre, and a subsidised cafeteria.  

What You’ll Bring  

Here at Primark, we want everyone to feel valued – so please bring your authentic self to work, of course with some other key experience and abilities for this role in particular: 

• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to deliver shared goals and support a positive team environment.
• Demonstrate openness to learning, valuing others’ ideas while actively seeking opportunities for personal and professional development.
• Maintain strong self-awareness, identifying strengths and development areas to continuously improve performance.
• Manage workload effectively, prioritising tasks and meeting deadlines while keeping stakeholders informed.
• Show flexibility and adaptability, responding positively to changing business needs with a results-driven mindset.
• Support training initiatives, including best practices for sample approval and updates to QA standards across buying teams and suppliers.

Does this sound like you? Great, because we can’t wait to see what you’ll bring. You’ll be supported within a team of equally capable people, celebrating who you are and aiding you reach your potential. At Primark, we’re excited about our future - and we’re excited to develop yours.

 

About Primark 

At Primark, people matter. They’re the beating heart of our business and the reason we’ve grown from our first store in Dublin in 1969 to a £9bn+ turnover business and over 80,000 colleagues and over 440 stores in 17 countries today. Our values run through everything we do. In essence, we're Caring and always strive to put people first. We're also Dynamic, bravely pushing the boundaries to stay ahead. And finally, we succeed Together.  

If you need any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request, during your recruitment journey, such as extended time or breaks between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, mobility access, or assistive technology please contact your talent acquisition specialist. 

All offers of employment are subject to background checks, including right to work, reference education and for some roles criminal, and financial checks. If you have any concerns, please reach out to our talent acquisition team to discuss. 

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