Flavor Powder Spray Dryer Specialist

Location: New Ulm, MN | Onsite

Do you thrive where precision, cleanliness, and consistency meet? Step into a role where your discipline turns liquid formulas into high-quality powders that delight consumers worldwide.

Why this role?

• Create impact across 900+ flavors and scents used every day
• Work with teammates who value curiosity, creativity, and sustainability
• Grow in a fast-moving environment supported by learning and collaboration

What you’ll do

• Break down, deep clean, sanitize, and reassemble spray drying and related equipment
• Clean rooms, titrate sanitation chemicals, and document cleaning activities
• Support wash cycles across the site during scheduled wash times
• Package spray-dried powders into bags or super sacks; label and stage product
• Complete QC verifications, HACCP checks, and collect samples for analysis
• Move full pallets via pallet jack; operate forklifts when required
• Champion safety and quality in every step

What you bring

• High School Diploma/GED preferred; prior chemical-handling experience
• 1–3 years of packing or compounding; follow detailed formula instructions
• Working knowledge of GMPs and HACCP
• Forklift experience; able to be on your feet up to 90% of the day
• Strength to lift a 35 lb hose and frequently lift/pull/push up to 50 lbs
• Comfort working in areas with minimal temperature control and some outdoor exposure

Pay and perks

Anticipated hourly range aligned to your skills, experience, education/training, and primary work location: $28.91–$29.00 per hour.

Comprehensive total rewards include annual incentive eligibility, retirement savings plan, medical coverage, paid time off, recognition programs, and more—subject to applicable eligibility criteria.

About dsm-firmenich

Powered by science and creativity, we bring progress to life—advancing nutrition, health, and beauty. Think fragrances that help you focus, reduced-sugar flavors that still taste great, fortified foods, and sustainable skincare. Your ideas matter here, and you’ll have freedom to learn continuously and explore opportunities across teams and borders.

Our commitment

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.

Experience that stands out

• Food and beverage manufacturing
• Material handling and warehousing
• Ingredient mixing and blending
• Raw material weighing
• Heavy-load handling
• Forklift-licensed operation
• Packaging line experience
• Production machine setups
• Hands-on machine operation

Agency statement

We are running this search directly at dsm-firmenich. We welcome individual applicants. We do not accept agency submissions or fee-based proposals for this role.