Ecolab has an opening for a Manufacturing Excellence TPM Engineer in Supply Chain North America.  If you are a passionate professional seeking an opportunity to pursue unique regional projects enabling a large manufacturing organization, we invite you to apply.  Come help us drive breakthrough improvements in our network and take your career to the next level.  
  
Job Summary:
As a part of the Manufacturing Excellence team, you will be responsible for supporting plant operations in driving cost, material loss, and OEE improvements across the Legacy Ecolab network Manufacturing Plants. This is a Traveling Engineering/Project Management role, supporting a wide variety of functions within the Organization. -- Travel is expected 75% of the time.

You will lead efforts to improve operations leveraging our TPM tools and work with stakeholders to deliver improvement solutions.  You will help identify, scope, and execute projects with the plant operations team and deliver a pipeline of future projects.  Project timeline will vary but ideally will fall in 3-6 month timelines throughout the year.  The successful candidate will be a self-starter who will take the time to understand the existing operations, identify opportunities for improvement, and help build a roadmap to manufacturing excellence.  

Candidates must display a passion for systems, data, and continuous improvement. The strong performer can expect further career advancement opportunities with Ecolab and will have the chance to move into other roles within the organization, with increasing leadership opportunities. This is an exciting opportunity to advance your career within Ecolab.

 
Main Responsibilities 

Identify critical operational projects to drive cost, material loss, and OEE improvementsProject management of a portfolio on improvement projectsDesign and deploy new solutions for existing outdated data pipelines  Partner with the local plant team and regional TPM team in identifying projects, execution, tool deployment, and delivery of results  Proactively make recommendations and identify opportunities to enable manufacturing transformation within Supply Chain organization Train others in systems, tools, and processes  Lead automation of processes and analyses 75-100% travel depending on project location, and ability to work out of our physical sites while on assignment

*This is not a remote role.

 
Basic Qualifications 

Bachelor’s degree with emphasis in Chemistry, Industrial Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Information Technology, or Engineering2+ years experience in an analytical or business intelligence role, production management role, or project engineering roleExceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities Familiarity with TPM tools – primarily AM, PM, and FIOperations financial knowledge and acumenAbility to create, implement, document, and continuously improve processes in a changing environment Projects demonstrating strong automation mindset Ability to travel at least 75% of the timeImmigration sponsorship not available for this role

Preferred Qualifications 

Training or experience in data engineering skills such as ETL, data warehousing, database systems, data analysis, and machine learning History of managing and delivering multiple projects, tasks, and initiatives simultaneously

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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Covid-19 Vaccine Notice

Due to local mandates and customer requirements, applicants for certain customer-facing positions must be fully vaccinated (which in some situations requires a booster if eligible), unless a religious or medical accommodation is requested by the applicant and approved by Ecolab. 

 

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Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
At Ecolab, we believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and 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. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of 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 (AA). Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, disabled and covered veteran individuals at all levels of the workforce. Ecolab is a place where you can grow your career, own your future and impact what matters.

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