Job Title: General Compounding & Application Ordering Specialist
**Pay Rate: $33/hr on w2**
Location: 250 Plainsboro Rd, Plainsboro NJ 08536
Duration: 06 months
Shift: 1st shift (40 hours/week, standard business hours (schedule may adjust based on business needs)
Interview Process:
- Virtual Microsoft Teams Interview with Hiring Manager.
- On-Site Final Interview at Princeton, NJ Facility.
Role Summary:
- The Compounding & Application Ordering Specialist is a hybrid laboratory support role responsible for coordinating application orders and supporting fragrance compounding operations.
- This position serves as a key link between Creation, Applications, and Compounding teams to increase laboratory capacity, improve workflow efficiency, and accelerate sample delivery to our Perfumer Community.
- This role combines laboratory compounding, order coordination, and continuous improvement initiatives within a creative, customer-focused environment.
- This is a creative small-scale laboratory environment, not manufacturing production.
Education & Experience:
- High School Diploma or GED required.
- Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Science, Chemistry, Engineering, or related field preferred.
- 1–5 years of laboratory, compounding, perfumery, or FMCG experience preferred.
- Experience with laboratory automation systems, digital workflows, or inventory management tools.
Key Responsibilities:
Application Ordering & Workflow Coordination (Primary Focus):
- Manage, prioritize, and coordinate application orders and requests through laboratory systems.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for application order status, prioritization, and workflow management.
- Partner with Perfumers, Evaluation, Sales, Technical, Manufacturing, and Application teams to ensure timely execution.
- Monitor application queues, deadlines, and service commitments to support on-time delivery.
- Communicate priorities, risks, delays, and workflow challenges to stakeholders.
- Support capacity planning and workload balancing across application and compounding activities.
- Assist with application preparation and execution when required by business needs.
Compounding & Laboratory Support:
- Prepare fragrance compounds through accurate weighing, compounding, and documentation.
- Support manual and automated compounding processes, including robotic systems.
- Prepare raw materials, dilutions, and pre-weighed components.
- Support inventory readiness, replenishment activities, and material availability.
- Maintain organized raw material collections and laboratory storage areas.
Quality, Safety & Continuous Improvement:
- Follow laboratory SOPs, quality procedures, SHE requirements, and PPE standards.
- Maintain accurate documentation and formula traceability.
- Support process improvement, automation, AI, and operational excellence initiatives.
- Escalate risks, deviations, delays, and non-conformities appropriately.
- Maintain laboratory housekeeping and organizational standards.
Success Measures:
Success in this role will be measured by:
- On-time completion of formulas, applications, and sample requests.
- Formula accuracy and right-first-time quality.
- Automation utilization and operational efficiency.
- Inventory readiness and material availability.
- Safety and compliance adherence.
- Continuous improvement participation.
- Customer service responsiveness and stakeholder satisfaction.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Strong organization, prioritization, and attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Customer-focused with a strong sense of urgency.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and digital laboratory systems.
- Comfortable working with automation and robotic technologies.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
- Continuous improvement or Lean experience is a plus.
Key Interactions:
- Lab Manager, Lab Supervisor, Lead Technician, Technicians, Perfumers, Fragrance Development Managers, Project Managers, and Application Labs.
Competencies & Behavioral Expectations
Successful candidates will:
- Demonstrate ownership, accountability, and reliability in achieving performance objectives.
- Maintain an unwavering commitment to safety, quality, and customer service.
- Communicate professionally and collaborate effectively across diverse teams.
- Adapt to changing priorities, workloads, and business needs, including overtime when required.
- Embrace continuous improvement, innovation, and operational excellence.
- Utilize technology and automation to improve efficiency and accuracy.
- Foster an inclusive, respectful, and positive work environment.
- Consistently balance productivity, quality, safety, and customer commitments.
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to stand for extended periods.
- Ability to lift up to 20 pounds.
- Ability to work safely around fragrance materials and laboratory equipment.
- Ability to wear required PPE, including gloves, goggles, lab coat, and closed-toe shoes.
Select Source International (SSI) is a distinguished workforce solutions provider with nearly 25 years of experience delivering top-tier staffing, recruiting, and managed services. Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, SSI has established itself as a global leader, serving a broad, diverse clientele across industries with unwavering dedication and excellence.
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