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Packaging Laboratory Technician

System One

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Compensation
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Location
Princeton, NJ
Schedule
Contract
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Packaging Laboratory Technician supports packaging laboratory activities, primarily working with an engineer and assisting with testing, sample preparation, prototypes, and package qualifications. The role is onsite in Princeton, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The employer is open to recent graduates with good hands-on lab experience; packaging-focused experience is preferred, with physical testing prioritized over chemical or wet-chemistry testing.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Packaging TestingPhysical TestingISTA Test MethodsASTM Test MethodsTAPPI Test MethodsReading Engineering DrawingsReading Packaging SpecificationsMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft WordMicrosoft TeamsMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft CopilotChatGPTLaboratory Measuring EquipmentOperating Testing EquipmentPackage DevelopmentAttention to DetailOrganizationDocumentationLifting Up to 50 Lbs

Qualifications

Bachelor's in ScienceAssociate's or Bachelor's in Biology, Chemistry, Packaging Science, Engineering Technology or Related Technical Field0-3 Years Laboratory, Manufacturing, Packaging or Quality ExperienceConsumer Packaged Goods ExperiencePharmaceutical ExperienceMedical Device ExperienceFood Manufacturing Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match

Full job description

Job Title: Packaging Laboratory Technician

Location: Princeton, NJ

Type: Contract

Work Model: Onsite

Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 -4:30

Overview

Responsibilities

  • Follow laboratory safety procedures and Good Documentation Practices (GDP).

  • Maintain a clean, organized, and safe laboratory environment.

  • Assemble package prototypes and mockups for testing and evaluation.

  • Prepare and organize test samples for evaluations and shipping studies.

  • Conduct laboratory testing on packaging components, production and finished goods

  • Accurately record test data and prepare summary reports.

  • Assist Packaging Engineers and Chemists with line trials preparation and package qualifications

  • Expecting the person to manage more of a project support type of role (will train this person for that) and they will need to work cross functionally sometimes to complete these functions.

  • Working mainly with the engineer on lab based activities

Requirements

  • ALL CANDIDATES MUST BE SCREENED FOR FAMILIAL RELATION TO EMPLOYEES AT C&D. If someone has a familial relation of any kind, please bring this to the Account Manager (Taylor) before/at submittal*

  • BS in science

  • 0-3 years of experience

  • Open to recent grad with good lab experience, not classes with a lab section

  • Experience should be more geared toward packaging

  • 80-90 % packaging testing, so physical testing should take priority over chemical/wet chem testing

  • ISTA, ASTM, and TAPPI

  • Experience with CPG preferred

  • Experience to read engineering ;drawings and packaging specifications

  • Copilot, ChatGPT (or other AI) should be highlighted

  • Experience with MS Suite- Excel, Word, Teams, and Outlook required

  • Ability to lift up to 50 lbs

  • Need to lift ebbs and flows- not daily but should be able to do it unassisted.

  • Education: Associate's degree or Bachelor's degree in: Biology

  • Chemistry

  • Packaging Science

  • Engineering Technology

  • Related technical field

  • Experience 0-3 years of laboratory, manufacturing, packaging, or quality experience.

  • Experience using basic laboratory measuring equipment preferred.

  • Experience with Microsoft Excel and data entry required.

  • Physical Requirements Ability to lift and move packaging materials and test samples weighing up to 50 lbs

  • Ability to operate testing equipment safely.

  • Product or Packaging testing experience.

  • Knowledge of ISTA, ASTM, or TAPPI test methods.

  • Experience working in a consumer packaged goods (CPG), pharmaceutical, medical device, or food manufacturing environment.

  • Familiarity with package development processes.

  • Ability to read engineering drawings and packaging specifications.

  • Strong attention to detail.

  • Good organizational and documentation skills.

  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.

System One, and its subsidiaries including Mountain Ltd., are leaders in delivering outsourced services and workforce solutions across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality. System One not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan.

System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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System One, and its subsidiaries including Joulé, ALTA IT Services, CM Access, TPGS, and MOUNTAIN, LTD., are leaders in delivering workforce solutions and integrated services across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality. System One not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible full-time employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan.

System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

How this job compares

Set against the 2,153 open Laboratory Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$51–70K/yr247 salary ranges
  • New Jersey median$20–23/hr37 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 48 open Laboratory Technician jobs in New Jersey and 2,153 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New Jersey
Experience
This posting asks for no prior experience — less than three in four Laboratory Technician postings that state a minimum ask for (median 1 year, across 884 postings).
Education
287 of the 2,153 open Laboratory Technician jobs (13%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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