Chemical Packaging Specialist, Inventory & Label Compliance

Location: Princeton, NJ

Purpose of the role

Help us deliver safe, high-quality liquid chemical products with impeccable traceability. You’ll combine careful hands-on packaging with disciplined digital recordkeeping to ensure every container is filled, closed, labeled, and accounted for to the highest standards.

Impact you’ll make

• Safety and quality first: Follow SOPs, wear required PPE, and maintain a clean, organized area.
• Precision filling: Weigh and fill per instructions/recipes, using the correct, tested scales and a weight-assisted computer for accuracy.
• Digital discipline: Use the Weight Assisted Computer, our Manufacturing Execution System, and SAP to maintain real-time accuracy.
• Inventory integrity: In SAP, inventory containers, enter total actual packed, confirm pack-out and scrap, and ensure delivery quantity matches confirmed quantity.
• Labeling excellence: Print/reprint as needed; select label sizes that fit container types; place labels correctly; dispose of extra or ruined labels.
• Secure closure: Properly close and crimp containers and apply tamper-evidence seals.

Grow with dsm-firmenich

• Chart a unique career across health, nutrition, and beauty with guidance and support.
• Contribute to sustainable solutions that reach millions every day.
• Be part of a science-led company where creativity drives biotech and sustainability advances.
• Develop your expertise and leadership with an industry leader.
• Join a culture that celebrates teamwork, shared achievements, and encouragement.
• Have a real voice in how we serve our customers.

What you’ll need

• High school diploma or equivalent, or relevant manufacturing experience.
• 1 year of chemical manufacturing experience preferred.
• Familiarity with GMP and HACCP practices.
• Able to tolerate strong odors/allergens and stand for an 8-hour shift.
• Frequently lift a 35 lb product hose; regularly move, lift, pull, and push up to 50 lbs.
• Comfort with SOPs, chemical packaging, and forklift operation (license preferred).

Rewards

Hourly rate targeted at $25.00. Final compensation reflects job-related experience, skills, education/training, and primary work location. Our holistic benefits include eligibility for annual incentives, a retirement savings plan, health care coverage, paid time off, recognition programs, and a wide array of additional benefits—subject to eligibility.

About dsm-firmenich

We aim higher than expectations—uniting science and creativity to bring progress to life. Whether enhancing health, fortifying foods, advancing sustainable skincare, crafting focus-boosting fragrances, or reducing sugar without losing flavor, your work helps shape the future of nutrition, health, and beauty for everyone, everywhere. While you make an impact, we invest in your growth—continuous learning, a culture that lifts you, and opportunities across teams and borders. Your ideas matter here.

Agency statement

This search is managed directly by dsm-firmenich. We welcome applications from individuals and are not accepting agency submissions or fee-based proposals for this role.

Inclusion, belonging and equal opportunity statement

At dsm-firmenich, we believe being a force for good starts with the way we treat each other. When people feel supported, included, and free to be themselves, they do their best work – and that’s exactly the kind of culture we’re building. A place where opportunity is truly equal, authenticity is celebrated, and everyone has the chance to grow, contribute, and feel they belong.

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we’re serious about making our hiring process as fair and inclusive as possible. From inclusive language and diverse interview panels to thoughtful sourcing, we’re committed to reflecting the world we serve.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds — no matter your gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or anything else that makes you, you.

And if you have a disability or need any support through the application process, we’re here to help – just let us know what you need, and we’ll do everything we can to make it work.

Key proficiencies

• Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Forklift Licensed
• Packaging Experience
• Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
• Meets Physical Requirements
• Chemical