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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.
The world needs you, now.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Focused on leadership development through rotations, our full-time 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Take on global challenges while working with the world’s biggest and best-known brands. As an assistant marketing manager (AMM), you will be placed in one of our divisions where you will work on a variety of strategic projects/products that contribute to profitable sales growth and differentiate us from our competitors. As an AMM, you will have the opportunity to work cross functionally and help advance your business. Your professional development will be supported by Marketing Momentum. Marketing Momentum consists of learning paths that give you a unique opportunity to reach your full potential through blended development modes. It’s a vehicle for career growth, merging career aspirations with the desire to make a positive impact on the world. It is a roadmap for advancement, blending hands-on workshops, experiential learning, coaching and leader-led training.
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.
Learn more about the variety of internship opportunities we offer from our past summer interns.
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Are you a sophomore and curious if Ecolab might be a good fit for you? Our Elevate Leadership Summit provides a comprehensive in-person experience at Ecolab’s Global Headquarters featuring high-touch professional development sessions. This multi-day immersive experience will provide the opportunity to learn insider information on our global impact, our internship and hiring programs, and an exclusive opportunity to network with leaders and be considered for an internship offer.
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