Quality Specialist

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 Quality Specialist to join our team in Carrollton, TX. As a Quality Specialist, you'll play a key role in supporting manufacturing operations through real-time quality oversight, problem solving, and quality system execution. This position partners across functions to investigate issues, manage quality holds, support compliance activities, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

How You'll Make an Impact:

Tactical Quality Execution (60%)

• Partner with production to provide real-time quality support on the manufacturing floor, escalating issues as needed
• Manage quality hold processes, including physical area oversight, ERP system accuracy, and cross-functional disposition coordination
• Support real-time material issue dispositioning with Quality Engineer and Quality Manager.
• Identify and escalate trends in scrap, blocked stock, or batch delays to drive investigation.
• Perform routine ERP system quality transactions.
• Support site-wide data collection to aid in root cause analysis and investigations.
• Document incoming supplier quality failures in etq and issue corrective action requests.
• Support customer complaint investigations through data collection and documentation.

Administrative & System Support (25%)

• Maintain records
• Help generate quality metrics and visual dashboards.
• Support documentation control (SOPs, training records, calibration records).

Laboratory Support (15%)

• Perform routine QC testing as needed (pH, viscosity, titrations, etc.).
• Document test results clearly and flag out-of-spec results.
• Support sample preparation and equipment upkeep during high-volume periods.
• Assist in lab compliance activities.

Position Details:

• Plant Location: Carrollton, TX
• Work Week & Shift: Monday - Thursday, 10:00am - 8:30pm & occasional Fridays based on business needs. Weekend rotation, though uncommon, may occasionally be necessary based on business needs.
  

What's Unique About This Role:

• Be part of a team that directly supports Ecolab's mission to protect public health and the environment
• Gain hands-on experience with industry-leading tools and processes
• Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence
• Grow in a supportive environment that values safety, collaboration, and shared success

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent
• 1 year of Quality Assurance or Quality Control experience within a manufacturing environment
• Experience using Microsoft Office programs
• No immigration sponsorship available for this role
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associate's degree in a scientific or technical field
• 3 years of Quality Assurance or Quality Control experience within a manufacturing environment
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs
• Strong written documentation and communication skills

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.

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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Our Commitment to a Culture of Inclusion & Belonging

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 (AA).

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.