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Chemical Packager - First Shift

ThermoFisher Scientific

Bridgewater, NJJob$18–23/hrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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Compensation
$18–23/hr
Location
Bridgewater, NJ
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Chemical Packager performs weighing, filling, labeling, sealing, and other packaging operations, along with warehouse duties involving packaging materials. The role includes transporting supplies to filling locations, setting up scales and containers, and completing recordkeeping. The position is based at Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Bridgewater site and works first shift, Monday through Friday.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Packaging Operations, nice to haveEnglish Reading and Writing, requiredSafe Work Practices, nice to havePowered Industrial Truck Operation, nice to haveForklift Operation, nice to haveLifting 40 Lbs, nice to haveStanding, nice to haveAlternating Sitting and Standing, required

Qualifications

High School Diploma or Equivalent, requiredManufacturing or Related Experience, nice to haveCGMP Environment Experience, nice to have

Benefits

Paid Time Off
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Parental Leave

Full job description

Work Schedule

First Shift (Days)

Environmental Conditions

Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance, Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Cleanroom: no hair products, jewelry, makeup, nail polish, perfume, exposed piercings, facial hair etc... allowed, Fluctuating Temps hot/cold, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.), Standing for full shift, Strong Odors (chemical, lubricants, biological products etc.), Various outside weather conditions, Will work with hazardous/toxic materials

Job Description

Compensation: $22.25/HR

Shift: First Shift (Mon - Fri)

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Location/Division Specific Information:

How Will You Make an Impact?:

Now is an exciting time to join our Manufacturing team, a team dedicated to ensuring our customers receive the products they need to achieve their scientific goals – quickly, reliably, and safely. Our Bridgewater, NJ site is ramping up to meet customer demand. If you believe in working the right way for the right reason join our growing team today!

Discover Impactful Work:

The Chemical Packager is responsible for weighing, filling, labeling, sealing and other packaging operations as well as general warehouse duties relating to packaging materials such as unloading bottle trucks and keeping packaging materials in order.

A day in the Life:

  • Weighing, filling, labeling, sealing and other packaging operations for various bottle sizes

  • General warehouse duties relating to packaging materials such as unloading bottle trucks and keeping packaging materials in order.

  • Transport bulk material, bottles, caps and supplies to filling location.

  • Complete necessary information for recordkeeping.

  • Set up scale, checks bottle size, sets up containers to be filled.

  • Responsible for working safely and for producing quality products.

Education:

  • High school diploma or equivalent required.

Experience:

  • Preferred: Work experience in a manufacturing, operations, production, lab setting or related field

  • Preferred: Experience in a cGMP environment

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

  • Ability to read and write in English

  • Candidates who are committed to working in a safe and efficient manner.

  • Worker must be capable of operating powered industrial trucks, forklift operator experience is helpful

Physical Requirements / Work Environment

  • Candidate must be comfortable working in an environment with hazardous and non-hazardous materials

  • Ability to work alternately in a seated or standing position is required

What We Offer

Compensation

  • Competitive Hourly Pay Rate

  • Additional shift differential for 2nd shift and 3rd shift positions

Excellent Benefits

  • Benefits & Total Rewards | Thermo Fisher Scientific

  • Paid Time Off & Designated Paid Holidays

  • Retirement Savings Plan

  • Tuition Reimbursement

  • Employee Referral Bonus

  • Career Advancement Opportunities

Compensation and Benefits

The hourly pay range estimated for this position based in New Jersey is $18.00–$23.00.

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

  • A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs

  • Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement

  • At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy

  • Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan

  • Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

How this job compares

Set against the 1,146 open Warehouse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$18–23/hr
  • New Jersey median$19–21/hr23 hourly ranges
  • US median$20–23/hr601 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $20.50/hr, is close to the New Jersey median midpoint ($20/hr) — in the middle half of Warehouse hourly ranges in New Jersey.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 36 open Warehouse jobs in New Jersey and 1,146 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New Jersey
Experience
Warehouse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (358 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 473 of the 1,146 open Warehouse jobs (41%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Pay, requirements and demand for Warehouse jobs

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 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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