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If you are a passionate professional that enjoys interacting with customers and likes to work in an autonomous environment, we invite you to apply.\nYou will be joining a talented team that supports water treatment applications for a variety of industries. In this position, you will manage and develop long standing client relationships, with an intense focus on exceeding client expectations and driving service delivery. You will have a hands-on approach to service and deliver value through developing and managing technical projects to solve customer problems.\nThis role will be based in Columbus, OH. This role will require travel to onsite customers throughout Columbus, OH and surrounding states using your own personal vehicle.\nWhat’s in it For You\nYou will join a large growing company and work with some of our leading customers\nFlexible, independent work environment where you will plan your own schedule\nAccess to best-in-class resources, tools, and technology\nComprehensive benefits packages in line with market and industry standards\nOpportunity for a long term, advanced career path in service, sales, corporate accounts or management\nThrive in a company that values a culture of safety to include top-notch safety training and personal protection equipment\nWhat You Will Do\nProvide routine service support to Sales Representatives in strategic district accounts to execute agreed upon customer system assurance and continuous improvement plans\nAssist Sales Representatives with plant surveys of prospective customers\nAssist Sales Representatives with start-ups of new applications in both existing customers and in new accounts\nDevelop strong relationships with the key stakeholders in the strategic district accounts where you provide service support to other District Sales Representatives\nProvide technical support to customers; identifying and resolving customer pain points, escalating as required\nEngage in problem solving by performing system analysis, interpreting data and providing written recommendations to ensure customer operations are performing at optimal levels\nSupport services include: Sample testing, light maintenance, customer service, service report generation, chemical ordering, chemical inventory management, general labor activities\nFollow Ecolab safety guidelines and incident reporting requirements\nThis role has a 15%-20% travel component. There may be opportunities to travel to other states to assist with projects\nMinimum Qualifications\nBachelor’s degree in an Engineering field OR five (5) years of professional plumbing and/or HVAC experience\nExperience working with Microsoft Office Suite\nPossess a current and valid Driver’s License\nImmigration sponsorship not available for this role\nPreferred Qualifications\nWater treatment or specialty chemical industry experience\nWorking knowledge of boilers, cooling towers, and wastewater treatment systems would be an advantage\nCarry aptitude and confidence to deal with large national and multi-national customers\nStrong mechanical aptitude\nExperience working with MS Excel Spreadsheets\nAnnual or Hourly Compensation Range\nThe pay range for this position is $77,900-$117,000. 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