Top 10 BASF benefits for new graduates

Our compensation approach is based on matching your compensation to your responsibilities and time at work. We regularly benchmark to ensure that our employees are appropriately compensated and that we offer a market-competitive annual salary. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual bonus based on the company's overall results and divisional key performance indicators (KPIs).

We also encourage colleagues to recognize the work of their peers and team members for going above and beyond through a regional recognition and rewards program.

At BASF, we want our employees to have a healthy work-life balance. We understand that daily life can be complicated, especially when families are involved. For most of our non-production jobs, having the flexibility to work remotely some days can significantly enhance the well-being and productivity of those team members.

For this reason, we have flexible schedules and remote and hybrid work opportunities for eligible colleagues across our different locations in the United States.

Ensuring the well-being of our team members involves providing time off work to rest, recharge, recover, and care for loved ones.

That’s why we provide comprehensive and competitive paid time off (PTO), which includes vacation days and holidays, leaves of absence, personal time for hardship and emergencies and more.

BASF considers vacation an important benefit that enables team members to achieve a better work-life balance and to return to work feeling refreshed. New hires start with 15 days of vacation and increase with years of service at the company. BASF recognizes 10 yearly corporate designated holidays and offers three floating days for employees to observe additional holidays that are meaningful to them.

New parents have access to up to 12 weeks of job-protected parental leave  – eight weeks of which is fully paid – to care for their new child. This applies to new parents who give birth, as well as for individuals who choose to foster, adopt or start a family via surrogacy.

Every employee at BASF delivers growth and value to our customers and community with a unique set of skills, experiences and ideas. One thing we all share, however, is a commitment to lifelong learning to ensure future success for BASF as employees develop and grow. Ongoing development is what keeps employees motivated, marketable, and enthusiastically contributing their best talents and ideas at BASF.

We also recognize that, depending on your individual learning goals, learning can happen in different ways. For both leaders and individual contributors, we offer a wealth of formal learning opportunities, including digital, self-paced and in-person options, along with tuition reimbursement. We also encourage learning from one another through coaching, mentoring, and collaborative learning. Best of all, you will develop new skills directly on the job and have an opportunity to apply them in your daily work.

In the United States, BASF has more than 50 sites and offices, where thousands of colleagues work every day. Their roles are incredibly diverse, from technical positions in the labs to Human Resources and Communications specialists to manufacturing operators and shift supervisors, quality analysts, environmental and sustainability specialists, etc. We offer growth opportunities across our entire production chain.

BASF creates chemistry worldwide. With a presence in 92 countries and more than 230 production sites across the globe, your growth possibilities can extend beyond the United States.

At BASF, the mental health of our employees is a priority. For this reason, we offer a wide variety of resources to ensure our team members can get the help they need, and so can their families. We provide mental health workshops, quiet rooms, Mental Health First Aid certifications, and more.

Through our chosen well-being partner, BASF employees and their household family members can access:

• a personalized mental well-being plan that can include therapy, coaching and self-guided exercises
• a number of therapy and coaching sessions free of charge per year with a diverse network of therapists to choose from
• child therapists
• couple counselors
• on-demand wellness exercises
• alcohol and substance use support
• support specific to neurodiversity
• other work-life resources

At BASF, we provide our team members with several health benefits, including:

• Access to different healthcare plans, such as preferred provider organization (PPO) plans, high-deductible plans, health savings accounts, as well as prescription drug coverage.
• Dental coverage and vision care with special discounts for lenses and treatments.
• Medical second opinion services for employees and family members, including parents and parents-in-law.
• Cancer support resources for prevention, diagnosis, recovery, and caregiving.
• And many more

At BASF, we foster an inclusive culture where our employees can feel they belong and be themselves regardless of their age, gender, sexual orientation, culture, religion, ethnicity, mental and physical capabilities. We are committed to making BASF a place where all individuals are seen and heard and have the same opportunities to thrive.

Employee resource groups (ERGs) are a major force for engagement within BASF. Through these groups, colleagues can find individuals who share common interests, strengthen their network, develop their careers and give back to their community.

BASF has partnered with Progyny to support team members on their path to parenthood. The benefit removes barriers and provides a customized treatment plan designed to give you the best chance of fulfilling your dreams of family.

The plan bundles tests and treatments and covers several treatment cycles as well as fertility medications. Employees can also access an adoption and surrogacy reimbursement program of up to $25,000.

Planning for retirement may be the last thing on your mind as a recent grad, but taking small, simple steps now could make all the difference when you’re ready to “retire” (many) years from now – whatever that looks like for you.

To help build your financial security, BASF Corporation has its own Retirement Savings Plan, which provides a substantial level of company contributions of up to 10% of your eligible compensation. This includes a 5% Employer Retirement Contribution, that occurs automatically with each pay period, whether you choose to participate in the RSP or not. Additionally, BASF will match every dollar of the contributions you choose to make, for up to the first 5% of your eligible compensation.

BASF’s RSP was recently recognized by industry consultant PLANSPONSOR as a “Best in Class” 401(k) Plan.

At BASF, we value community outreach and taking care of the areas where we work and the people with whom we live. You can participate in many ways:

• Site teams constantly organize voluntary drives, workshops and events with local organizations to give back to their communities.
• BASF’s STEAM education programs help nurture the curiosity of the next generation of scientists in activities such as Kids’ Lab, Teens’ Lab and Tech Academies.
• We offer gift-matching opportunities to support your favorite charities
• The employee assistance fund supports BASF employees experiencing hardships and emergencies