Principal Process Engineer

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.

• 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 backup support for escalated process engineering troubleshooting effort.
• Leverage technical knowledge to upskill operations personnel with goal to create autonomous teams with ability to analyze process input and decide on appropriate troubleshooting 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.

• 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.

• 7+ years of experience in complex manufacturing environment.
• 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.

The pay range for this position is $ - $. Many factors are taken into consideration when determining compensation, such as experience, education, training, geography, etc. We comply with all minimum wage and overtime laws.

Ecolab strives to provide comprehensive and market‑competitive benefits to meet the needs of our associates and their families.  to see our benefits.

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.

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At Ecolab, we believe the best teams are inclusive. We are on a journey to create a workplace where every associate can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants and recruit, hire, promote, transfer, and provide opportunities for advancement based on individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.

In addition, we are committed to furthering the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) through affirmative action. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act.