Job Description

Blending Manager

Overview:

Medik8 is transforming the industry with science-backed technology and our dedication to exceptional skincare products has built a reputation for excellence. Our goal is to continue to scale the business through global expansion, multi-channel distribution, and product innovation.


The Blending Manager is responsible for leading day to day blending operations at Medik8, ensuring safe, efficient, and compliant production of all bulk formulations. These consist of a wide range of emulsions containing high efficacy active ingredients. This role manages all Blending Team Leaders and their teams across shifts, and is accountable for meeting daily production targets while maintaining high standards of GMP, safety, and product quality.


The Blending Manager plays a key role in ensuring operational readiness, staffing, scheduling, and adherence to documentation. Working closely with the Blending Process Manager, this role helps embed consistent, standardised ways of working and supports continuous improvement across the blending function.

Responsibilities:

Lead, manage, and develop all members of the Blending Team including but not limited to Team leaders, operatives and compliance Ensure blending operations meet the daily production plan and output targets Maintain full compliance with health and safety GMP, FDA, TGA, and quality standards Proactively lead safety culture to ensure our safety mission: 'For everyone to go home in as good a condition as they came to work in, if not better'. Oversee equipment readiness, material availability, and execution of batch processes Monitor team performance and drive accountability through clear KPIs Ensure accurate completion of batch records and strict adherence to SOPs and work

instructions

Track, order and maintain stock of blending consumables Respond quickly to operational issues, working cross-functionally with Planning, Production, Quality, and Engineering Drive a culture of right first time execution, ownership, and continuous improvement Contribute to resource planning, shift scheduling, and effective team handovers Support team development, training, and onboarding in collaboration with the Blending

Process Manager

Work closely to the Blending Process Manager to drive a culture of continuous improvement throughout the team, carrying out continuous reviews of processes and procedures Participate in investigations, audits, and root cause analysis related to blending

Requirements:

Extensive experience managing blending or production teams within a GMP-regulated

environment

Strong leadership skills with proven ability to manage teams across shifts or departments Excellent understanding of blending processes, equipment, and documentation standards Confident interpreting and enforcing SOPs, batch records, and compliance protocols Skilled in managing production KPIs, performance tracking, and continuous improvement High attention to safety, quality, and detail in a fast-paced manufacturing environment Strong communicator and effective cross-functional collaborator Familiarity with deviation investigations and audit processes Exposure to lean manufacturing, 5S, or similar tools

About us

Founded in 2009 by UK scientists and brothers, Elliot and Daniel Isaacs, we are a British, B Corp certified dermatological skincare brand, globally renowned for our age-defying heroes that deliver results without compromise.





Our mission is to

simplify the route to great skin

through the highest quality, most efficacious and trusted products on the market. All this is underpinned by our pioneering CSA Philosophy of vitamin C plus sunscreen by day, and vitamin A (retinoids) by night which addresses 90% of anti-ageing skincare needs to deliver more youthful-looking skin.

Culture & Benefits

We are fuelled by our commitment to sustainability, quality, efficiency, and an unwavering passion for our customers. Championing solutions-focused thinking, we possess a purpose-driven mentality and strive to work with integrity and agility, always. We are collaborative go-givers; our diverse talents work cross-functionally and we achieve more together. We are proud to do everything in-house, challenging the norm and pushing the boundaries of possibility. It's just who we are!



Some of the perks of being part of the Medik8 team include:

25 days holiday + bank holidays Flexible & Hybrid working Private Medical Insurance + Mental Health support Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Annual Performance Bonus Long Service Awards 75% discount + Annual Product Allowance Flexible Career opportunities Up-skilling support + regular Lunch & Learns 2 Volunteering days per year Matched Charitable Giving Scheme

Want to do a little more research before you apply?

Head over to our main careers page to find out more about the team and our values. You can also find out more about us on LinkedIn, Glassdoor & Instagram.



At Medik8, we believe that diversity within our workplace drives innovation. We celebrate multiple backgrounds, cultures, approaches and points of view, and believe that when people feel respected and included, they can truly flourish. We're committed to advancing equal opportunities and we're dedicated to building a workforce as diverse as our consumer base, creating a multifaceted, equitable and inclusive culture and allowing all colleagues to bring their whole selves to work.



Our DE&I ethos also flows through our recruitment process. Studies have found that minority groupings tend to apply for roles only when they meet 100% of the role requirements, in comparison to non-minority grouping tend to apply when they meet only 60% of the role requirements (Hewlett Packard ). The requirements listed in our job descriptions are guidelines, not hard and fast rules, so if you think you meet 60+ of the role spec and are passionate, excited & feel like you have the potential to fulfil the rest - then we want to hear from you!