Operations Manager

Operations Manager

Nalco Water, an Ecolab company, is seeking an Operations Manager to supervise on‑site personnel, oversee employee onboarding and training, and manage contracted operational services.

Location: Louisville, KY.
Travel: more than 30–50% overnight.

• Opportunity to take on meaningful challenges helping customers achieve clean water, safe food, and healthy environments.
• Impact with a company passionate about your career development.
• Flexible, independent work environment.
• Non‑declared company vehicle for business and personal use.
• Comprehensive benefits package starting day 1 – medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), company‑paid pension, stock purchase plan, tuition reimbursement and more.

• Manage on‑site personnel.
• Manage supplier and contractor contracts.
• Control budget, including purchases and expenses.
• Improve processes and reduce costs.
• Develop and prepare documentation and reporting methods.
• Train employees in development and safety.
• Reinforce and maintain standard operating procedures.
• Devise and pursue business opportunities within and outside the job site.
• Troubleshoot systems using controls and operating data.
• Manage company’s supplier contracts and special projects.

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• 5 years experience in operations, logistics, or field service coordination within an industrial or service environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Immigration sponsorship is not available for this position.
• Position requires a current and valid driver’s license.

• Bachelor’s degree in business operations management, supply chain, engineering or related field.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports and legal documents.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Fork‑truck and overhead crane experience.

• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to perform essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Must be able to wear a respirator under certain conditions.

• Undergo additional background screens and/or drug/alcohol testing for customer credentialing.
• Be fully vaccinated for COVID‑19, including a booster if eligible, unless a religious or medical accommodation is requested and approved by Ecolab.

$105,100–$157,500 (includes base pay and target incentive based on performance).

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

In a world with increasing water shortage and contamination challenges, Nalco Water, an Ecolab company, helps customers conserve more than 161 billion gallons of water each year. We work with customers across the globe in light and heavy industry to reduce, reuse, and recycle their water while protecting their systems and equipment, delivering automated monitoring systems, data analysis and deep technical expertise to increase efficiency, sustainability and performance.

Ecolab will provide reasonable accommodation with our application process upon request as required to comply with applicable laws. If you have a disability and require accommodation assistance in this application process, please visit the Recruiting Support link in the footer of each page of our career website.

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. We will not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, age, disability or status as a covered veteran.

We also advance Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) through affirmative action, and consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable laws and local Fair Chance initiatives.