Ecolab is looking for an experienced Principal Process Engineer with a strong background in industrial manufacturing at our Clearing, IL manufacturing facility. Clearing is the flagship manufacturing plant for our Global Water division, leading efforts in quality, water sustainability, and production.
This is a great opportunity to demonstrate Process Engineering and leadership skills across a wide variety of unit ops. This highly visible role enables the right candidate to impact multi-level of the organization delivering long term value.
What You Will Do:
- Lead process engineering efforts and provide Colloidal and Latex manufacturing guidance to operations team. This will include close collaboration with production management and operations personnel.
- Become Subject matter expert (SME) in Colloidal silica Manufacturing process to support continuous improvement in safety, quality and productivity work streams. Serve as back up support for escalated process engineering troubleshooting effort.
- Leverage technical knowledge to up skill operations personals with goal to create autonomous teams with ability to analyze process input and decide on appropriate trouble shooting steps.
- Support and help lead efforts to strengthen a world-class PSM safety culture.
- Lead Process engineering input to continuous improvement and capital projects focused on safety, product quality, and process efficiencies
- Plant contact for new product introduction scale-up efforts
- Support efforts to develop more robust SPC capabilities
- Working knowledge of DCS and PLC basic principles. Facilitate implementation of process visualization software and integration with current control systems
- Create and maintain documentation of SOPs and manufacturing procedures
- Work with different quality and engineering functions to implement best practices across all manufacturing processes
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or related Engineering discipline
- Strong communicator and collaborator with experience working across multiple functions
- 7 years of experience in chemical manufacturing environment.
- Experience working in a PSM facility
- Experience with MS Office suite
- No immigration sponsorship is available for this position
Preferred Qualifications
- 7+ years of experience in complex manufacturing environment
- Experience with DCS or industrial process control experience including PLC and HMI programming
- Successfully managed and participated in multifunctional project teams
- Familiarity and expertise with resin, filtration technology or polymer manufacturing.
Annual or Hourly Compensation Range
Benefits
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- Undergo additional background screens and/or drug/alcohol testing for customer credentialing.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or related Engineering discipline
- 7 years of experience in chemical manufacturing environment
- Experience working in a PSM facility
- Strong communicator and collaborator with experience working across multiple functions
- Experience with MS Office suite
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship (no immigration sponsorship available)
- Working knowledge of DCS and PLC basic principles
- Experience with DCS or industrial process control including PLC and HMI programming
- Successfully managed and participated in multifunctional project teams
- Familiarity and expertise with resin, filtration technology or polymer manufacturing
Ecolab Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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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.
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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.
