Job Description

Want to build a brighter, bolder future and cultivate your career? Join Ecolab’s team and help create a world in which we all thrive.

Ecolab is seeking a Senior Lab Technician to join our team in Naperville, IL. As a Senior Lab Technician, you’ll support a wide range of laboratory operations—from preparing and analyzing samples to maintaining equipment and mentoring new team members. You’ll collaborate closely with scientists and technicians to ensure accurate testing, troubleshoot challenges, and contribute to a safe, organized, and high-performing lab environment.

How You’ll Make an Impact:

• Follow all safety procedures and risk assessments

• Prepare samples following preparation techniques on water samples

• Support Water Lab workstations providing dilution activities

• Keep track and sort samples for daily lab work

• Conduct a variety of chemical testing procedures by working with laboratory instruments to gather results

• Record and analyze testing results consistently and accurately in Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)

• Train new members of the team in lab techniques after gaining expertise in those areas

• Maintain equipment in operating condition and order supplies and services as needed

• Routine laboratory cleaning

Position Details:  

• Plant Location:   Naperville, IL

• Work Week & Shift:  Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm

What is Unique About This Role:

• The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives and ideas to achieve our best

• Be part of a company that values a culture of safety that includes top-notch safety training and personal protective equipment

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associate's degree in Chemistry, Biology, Chemical Engineering, or relevant science discipline

• 1 year of lab-based experience

• Immigration sponsorship is not offered for this role

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS)

• Bachelor's degree in chemistry, Biology, Chemical Engineering, or relevant science discipline

• Proficiency and expertise in utilizing, calibrating, and maintaining technical laboratory equipment

• Wet chemistry analytical experience

• Experience with statistical methods for data analysis and trending

• Strong interpersonal communication skills, including excellent oral and technical writing capabilities

• Experience multi-tasking and managing numerous projects simultaneously

• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint)

What’s in it For You:

• Starting on Day 1 Access to our comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, matching 401K, company-paid pension, stock purchase plan, paid parental leave, select discounted childcare resources, and more!

• The opportunity to take on some of the world’s most meaningful challenges, helping customers achieve clean water, safe food, and healthy environments

• The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth

• The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives, and ideas to achieve our best.

About Ecolab:

At Ecolab, we prioritize our talent-first philosophy by creating the most capable and diverse team to excel at our nearly three million customer sites. Building on a century of innovation, our 48,000 associates help deliver comprehensive science-based solutions, data-driven insights and world-class service to advance food safety, maintain clean and safe environments, and optimize water and energy use, and improve operational efficiencies and sustainability for customers in the food, healthcare, life sciences, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170 countries around the world. Our solutions not only enhance operational efficiency but also contribute to sustainability and public health, making a positive impact on the world. We are committed to eliminating unnecessary complexities and embracing a beginner's mindset, continuously seeking new perspectives and innovative solutions to stay ahead in a rapidly changing world.

The pay rate for this role is $28.00 per hour. 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.