Application Engineer at Ecolab

What You Will Do:

• Provide routine service support to Sales Representatives in strategic district accounts to execute agreed upon customer system assurance and continuous improvement plans
• Assist Sales Representatives with plant surveys of prospective customers
• Assist Sales Representatives with start-ups of new applications in both existing customers and in new accounts
• Develop strong relationships with the key stakeholders in the strategic district accounts where you provide service support to other District Sales Representatives
• Provide technical support to customers; identifying and resolving customer pain points, escalating as required
• Engage in problem solving by performing system analysis, interpreting data and providing written recommendations to ensure customer operations are performing at optimal levels;
• Support services include: Sample testing, light maintenance, customer service, service report generation, chemical ordering, chemical inventory management, general labor activities
• Follow Ecolab safety guidelines and incident reporting requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Chemistry
• 2 years of technical service or field sales support experience
• Must have a valid Driver's License and acceptable Motor Vehicle Record
• Experience working with Microsoft Office Suite

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to access and be comfortable with working in a variety of conditions and be able to perform the essential duties of the position.
• Must be able to pass a drug screen and physical exam.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Water treatment or specialty chemical industry experience;
• Working knowledge of boilers, cooling towers, and wastewater treatment systems would be an advantage.
• Ability to sell value-added products to customers.
• Carry aptitude and confidence to deal with large national and multi-national customers
• Strong mechanical aptitude
• Experience working with MS Excel Spreadsheets.