Compounding Manufacturing Intern

Date: Oct 16, 2026

Location: Petersfield, HAM, GB, GU323DD

Company: ELC Beauty LLC

Description

The Estée Lauder Companies is currently seeking a Compounding Manufacturing Engineering Intern within the Compounding department on a 13-month placement opportunity to join an experienced and committed team at Whitman Laboratories whereas a site we manufacture around a fifth of Estée Lauder’s global sales output.

The role will be working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment with production teams to identify opportunities and drive continuous improvement throughout the Compounding department.

You may be working on a variety of projects as part of our team to help improve manufacturing process directly impacting on production output and quality. The successful candidate will be supporting the production team to meet ambitious schedules and the implementation of continuous improvement initiatives. 

Key Responsibilities include:

  • The successful candidate will liaise with R&D to solve ongoing mass issues
  • The successful Candidate will carry out continuous improvement projects throughout the compounding department to improve product quality, manufacturing processes and batch cycle time
  • Route Cause Analysis of compounding associated problems including out of specification batches. Leading to reporting through CAPA and Deviations process.
  • Support both Technical support group and Compounding in Data collection, Project activities and reporting.
  • Manage New Product and Registration Sample collection and Shipping, relaying any issues during production and any procedure modifications to R&D.

Qualifications

  • Studying an Undergraduate Degree in Engineering or Chemistry related subject and be on track to achieving a 2:1 standard or higher. (A Chemical Engineering or Chemistry degree is preferred).
  • Strong numerical and analytical skills with excellent attention to detail.
  • Good IT skills, including Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
  • Strong organisational and communication skills with the ability to work effectively as part of a team and meet deadlines.