Lab Assistant

About Us

Elementis offers performance-driven additives that help create innovative formulations for consumer and industrial markets, including Personal Care, Coatings, Energy and Talc. Finding opportunities to enhance our customers’ performance is at the heart of what we do—and has been for more than 175 years. We own unique raw materials, including the only high-grade hectorite mine in the world, and a leading source of high-purity talc. With our advanced technical solutions, we transform those materials to become innovative, performance-enhancing products for our customers. Elementis is a UK-listed global specialty chemicals company with operations worldwide and employs over 1,300 people at more than 30 locations worldwide.

Job Description Summary

To support our team in the Technical Service/Laboratory at Cologne we are looking for a student lab assistant (Intern) who wants to gain experience in the Chemical Industry, especially working in the Personal Care laboratory.

**Job Description**:
- Performing basic laboratory tasks- Making, filling and labelling of cosmetic samples and formulations- Assisting with shipping- Assisting with correct storage of documentation- Basic testing of cosmetic samples and formulations

Additional Job Description- General laboratory experience needed- Basic chemistry knowledge desired- Very good knowledge of German and English- Ability and motivation to act independently- Confident and friendly appearance and very good communication skills- Initiative and ability to work in a team- Reliability and sense of responsibility- Availability of 8 hours a week for at least one year and available for one-site present in the Cologne office