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Student Opportunities
At Ecolab, our current students and new college graduates shape their careers, make an impact and quickly see the importance of their work. Every role in the company shares a common goal: make the world cleaner, safer and healthier. We recognize the value of our people and are committed to maximizing the talent and passion of each associate by providing robust experiences that showcase how the work we do matters around the world.
Our internships provide opportunities in a variety of different roles within our organization solving many of our customers’ needs. We are seeking students of junior and senior undergraduate status and enrolled in graduate programs to apply for internships and entry-level openings. Our internships put students into direct consideration for full-time opportunities. Apply below today!
Application deadline, length of program, and requirements vary by program. See each opportunity below for more specific details.
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Explore our programs
- Engineering Technical Sales Internship
- Sales Development Program Internship
- Information Technology Internship
- Digital Solutions Internship
- Finance and Accounting Internship
- Supply Chain Internship
- Marketing Internship
- Research and Development Engineer/Scientist Internship
- Technical Sales Internship, Food & Beverage
Engineering Technical Sales Internship
Identify and propose solutions to preserve energy and water while minimizing the environmental footprint at the world’s biggest and best-known brands. During your internship, you will increase chemical application productivity and optimization working directly with our customers. Research, review and recommend project solutions while learning account management skills, business development and technical expertise.
Sales Development Program Internship
Support our customers by providing recommendations on Ecolab programs that create positive guest experiences with cleaner, safer and healthier environments in hotels, restaurants, long-term care facilities and other hospitality settings. You will be trained on consultative sales skills to generate new business while providing excellent customer service during this sales development program internship.
Information Technology Internship
Protect, optimize and grow technological capabilities to keep Ecolab secure and accelerate digital innovation. During your internship, you will provide infrastructure service and expertise on cybersecurity and business analytics while partnering with our businesses to deliver results. You will demonstrate your technical capabilities by solving challenging cutting-edge problems.
Digital Solutions Internship
Develop, enhance and strengthen Ecolab’s digital capabilities to ensure customers have highly personalized and seamless experiences with our products and services. During your internship, you will be at the center of creating digital solutions through data-driven innovation while working alongside industry-recognized leaders on teams focused on advanced analytics, enterprise platforms and mobile applications.
Finance and Accounting Internship
Our finance and accounting internship provides a unique opportunity for business students to own a project within an operating division or corporate finance group. You will research, review and recommend project solutions to management, project stakeholders and business teams while building a robust network of finance professionals over the course of the summer.
Research and Development Engineer/Scientist Internship
Lead a relevant, technical project that supports the design, development and testing of innovative products and services. During your internship, you will research our customers’ challenges to assess their needs and collaborate with colleagues to deliver industry leading technologies and products.
Technical Sales Internship, Food & Beverage
Increase food safety and product quality, enhance sustainability and boost operational efficiency in our Food & Beverage division. Learn how to develop sanitation plans and programs, evaluate processes and procedures, troubleshoot technical issues and identify and implement operational efficiencies in food, beverage and dairy manufacturing environments. You will work closely with existing account managers in customer plant environments, while owning and driving meaningful projects throughout your internship.
Supply Chain Internship
Gain experience to become a supply chain leader of tomorrow. Our robust internship provides the opportunity to work alongside supply chain leaders, support and improve our fully integrated supply chain at a variety of national sites, and provide a solid foundation for growth in our industry. Internship experiences could include opportunities in engineering, manufacturing, procurement, logistics and more dependent on degree and preference.
Marketing Internship
Gain exposure to marketing senior leaders, network across the organization, and understand Ecolab’s businesses, marketing career paths and culture though our robust marketing internship. As a marketing intern, you will own a project within an operating division or corporate marketing group. You will research, review and recommend project solutions to management, project stakeholders, and business teams while building a robust network of marketing professionals over the course of the summer.
Global Business Services Leadership Development Program
The Global Business Services Leadership Development Program (GBS LDP) develops recent graduates who have long-term potential to serve as leaders at Ecolab. As a member of this program, you will be placed into one of our key service areas for two rotations, which could include billing, accounts receivable, accounts payable, credit and collections, and commercial customer support. Your work will touch many points of the customer journey, from the initial interaction with customer service through product order and delivery, including collecting payments and working with vendors.
Supply Chain Leadership Development Program
Our full-time rotational program provides a solid foundation to gain meaningful experience in the broad spectrum of our fully integrated global supply chain. Gain exposure to senior management and participate in networking and volunteer opportunities with peers and program alumni while rotating through three diverse and challenging roles. You will build a strong knowledge of both technical and leadership skills to develop you for opportunities of increasing responsibility at Ecolab.
Finance Development Program
The Finance Development Program (FDP) develops individuals who have long-term potential to serve as leaders at Ecolab. As a member of this selective program, you will get exposure to Ecolab's three finance pillars by completing three unique rotations to gain a broad perspective of the company. Upon completion of the program, you will be positioned for accelerated responsibility into our finance organization.
Leadership Development Program – Pest Elimination
This rotational program is aimed to prepare high potential, early-career associates for leadership roles across all functions within the Pest Elimination division by providing critical experiences, cultivating meaningful relationships, and developing imperative skills. Through each of the three rotations, you will receive training in operations, sales and project management while benefitting from leadership exposure and mentorship to prepare you for your career in the Pest Elimination division.
Human Resources Internship
Impact our core Human Resources programs by driving performance, developing talent and improving organizational capabilities in our internship program. Over the course of your internship, you will have the opportunity to interact directly with our internal customers, partner with colleagues in the business or function you support, and develop your management and leadership skills within Human Resources.
Data Science Internship
Develop, enhance and strengthen Ecolab’s digital capabilities as a Data Science intern. Help us provide advanced analytics, enterprise platforms and mobile applications for our customers. During your internship you will be at the center of decision science and analytics working alongside industry-recognized leaders.
MBA Finance Leadership Program
Deliver business information, insights and focus to ensure our company and associates achieve our full potential. New members in our Finance MBA Program experience rewarding trainings and networking opportunities to help acclimate to our organization. You’ll gain exposure to our senior leaders and interact with finance peers across the organization as you track through a functional leader or general manager career path among our three pillars: commercial finance, planning & analysis and specialty areas.
MBA Finance Internship
Make an impact through a challenging project, gain exposure to senior leaders, network across the organization and understand our businesses, career paths and culture through a variety of opportunities. Successful interns can expect to finish the summer with an understanding of a typical day-in-the-life for our finance associates.
Human Resources Leadership Development Program
Impact our core Human Resources programs by driving performance, developing talent and improving organizational capabilities in our rotational program. Over the course of three unique assignments, you will have the opportunity to interact directly with our internal customers, partner with colleagues in the business or function you support, and develop your management and leadership skills within Human Resources.
MBA Marketing Experience
Take on global challenges while working with the world’s biggest and best-known brands. As an assistant marketing manager, you will be supported by Marketing Momentum, a blend of hands-on and experiential learning, coaching, and leader-led training designed to be a vehicle for career growth and professional development. You will be placed in one of our divisions where you will work on a variety of strategic projects that contribute to profitable sales growth and differentiate us from our competitors.
MBA Marketing Internship
Make an impact through a challenging project, gain exposure to senior leaders, network across the organization and understand our businesses, career paths and culture through a variety of opportunities. Successful interns can expect to finish the summer with an understanding of a typical day-in-the-life for our marketing associates.
Inside the Internship
Learn more about the variety of internship opportunities we offer from our past summer interns.
Student Experience
Our Impact
Awards
We are proud to be recognized for our innovation, service and commitment to operating responsibly while meeting the needs of our customers.
Solutions Stories
We never stop finding ways to help our customers make their operations more sustainable, efficient and profitable.
The Secret to Great-Tasting Beer
For more than 40 years, Ecolab has been working behind the scenes at breweries around the world to help brewers consistently deliver great tasting beverages to their customers.
Smart Water Navigator
The Ecolab Smart Water Navigator is an online tool that helps companies reduce water usage, energy and cost at the facility level.
Helping Kraft Heinz Enhance Food Safety, Sustainability and Savings
Kraft Heinz, one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world, turned to Ecolab to help ensure consistent cleaning on every level.
Saving and Improving the Ethanol Process
After trying to reduce operational costs, a Brazilian company in the sugar and ethanol sector reached out to our team for a technology solution.
We work with purpose as a trusted partner at nearly three million customer locations.