Ecolab is seeking a CapEx Project Engineer to join our team in Ellwood City, PA. The CapEx Project Engineer applies engineering skills to solve complex problems, using knowledge of Ecolab's customers and markets. He or she schedules and helps to coordinate innovative, complex projects to meet cost and time objectives, complying with design criteria and standards.
What’s in it For You:
- Thrive in a company that values a culture of safety to include top-notch safety training and personal protection equipment
- Comprehensive benefits package starting day 1 of employment- medical, dental, vision, matching 401k, company paid pension, stock purchase plan, tuition reimbursement and more!
What You Will Do:
- Coordinate with Engineering in establishing and installing capital budget programs.
- Develop project scope of work and responsibility for overall project execution utilizing external contractors and internal resources.
- Coordinate the transition of new projects from design to production. Project scopes may be driven from both the Plant and Corporate levels
- Applies engineering skill to solve complex problems utilizing knowledge of Ecolab’s processes
- Interact with outside officials to maintain plant regulatory compliance.
- Contributes to the design and engineering of a wide variety of processing equipment at the facility while establishing control to ensure continued adherence to safety, quality, cost, and productivity standards.
- Provide input at the design stage of equipment to ensure manufacturability of products when transferred to production or refurbishment. Take into consideration the reliability and maintenance aspect of all new equipment designs and transfers.
- Schedules and coordinates all segments of assigned projects to meet financial, time, and benefit objectives.
- Lead and participate in projects to improve new and existing equipment and processes via analytical and technical means.
- Through value engineering, identify and implement cost savings opportunities on new and existing equipment.
- Maintain all process equipment specifications, bills of materials, software programs, and preventative maintenance content.
- Work with and support cross functional teams and business units in development of new product offerings and process changes.
- Drives culture of safety where associates are engaged in behavior-based safety and 5S initiatives.
- Actively leads to innovative applications and extensions of existing or new products, processes, systems or methods having major importance to the business.
- Determines manpower, cost estimates, and develops Reliability criteria for process and equipment programs.
- Works with Engineering, Quality, Logistics, Planning, Purchasing, R&D Customers, and regulatory agencies to proactively avoid quality, environmental and service issues.
- Reviews design and documentation to ensure compliance with design criteria and standards.
- Facilitates Reliability domain functional processes.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
- 5 years’ directly related engineering experience
- No immigration sponsorship available for this position
Preferred Qualifications:
- Advanced degree in an engineering discipline.
- 1 year experience with TPM
- Demonstrated knowledge of project management tools and techniques on cross functional teams.
- Ability to guide and train lower level engineers.
- Demonstrated competence in the management of one or more engineering project concurrently, with emphasis on in-depth technical contribution.
- Current with technology in his/her discipline.
Annual or Hourly Compensation Range
Benefits
Ecolab strives to provide comprehensive and market-competitive benefits to meet the needs of our associates and their families. Click here to see our benefits.
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Potential Customer Requirements Notice
To meet customer requirements and comply with local or state regulations, applicants for certain customer-facing roles may need to:
- Undergo additional background screens and/or drug/alcohol testing for customer credentialing.
- Be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, including a booster if eligible, unless a religious or medical accommodation is requested by the applicant and approved by Ecolab.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Ecolab will provide reasonable accommodation (such as a qualified sign language interpreter or other personal assistance) with our application process upon request as required to comply with applicable laws. If you have a disability and require accommodation assistance in this application process, please visit the Recruiting Support link in the footer of each page of our career website.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
- 5 years' directly related engineering experience
- No immigration sponsorship available for this position
Ecolab Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Ecolab and has not been reviewed or approved by Ecolab.
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Retirement Support — Feedback suggests the company provides strong retirement programs, including a 401(k) with employer matching and a pension, alongside options like an employee stock purchase plan. Offerings such as retiree healthcare benefits and diverse investment choices reinforce long-term financial support.
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Healthcare Strength — Feedback suggests medical coverage is broad, with HSA plan options and company contributions, prescription benefits, dental and vision, and virtual care and mental health support. Company-paid wellness programs and income protection (short- and long-term disability, life and accident) further strengthen core coverage.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-focused programs include fertility support, adoption assistance, and paid parental leave, complemented by counseling and resource services. These offerings are positioned as supportive of employee well-being across different life stages.
Ecolab Insights
What We Do
A trusted partner at nearly three million customer locations, Ecolab (ECL) is the global leader in water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services. With annual sales of $12 billion and more than 44,000 associates, Ecolab delivers comprehensive solutions, data-driven insights and personalized service to advance food safety, maintain clean and safe environments, optimize water and energy use, and improve operational efficiencies and sustainability for customers in the food, healthcare, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170 countries around the world. For more Ecolab news and information, visit www.ecolab.com, or follow us on twitter.com/ecolab, facebook.com/ecolab or instagram.com/ecolab_inc.
