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Cycle Counter

Ecolab
Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 12/9/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/9/2026

Nalco Water, an Ecolab Company, has an immediate need for an Inventory Cycle Counter in our manufacturing facility located in Bedford Park, IL. If you are a passionate professional that likes to work in a hands-on environment, we invite you to apply. This is your opportunity to join a large growing company offering a competitive base salary and benefits. This role is responsible for accurate material handling, inventory tracking, and cycle count functions.

What’s in it For You:

  • 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

  • Comprehensive benefits package starting day one of employment including medical, dental, vision, matching 401k, company paid pension, stock purchase plan, tuition reimbursement and more!


What You Will Do:

  • Complete cycle counts and reconciliations

  • Run various reports on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis including morning production reports, weekly cycle counting reports, and monthly variance reports

  • Conduct audits on production sheets and other pertinent inventory documents to verify accuracy

  • Manage off-spec and old material to ensure proper work-off or disposal of material, conduct scrapping of materials, and track the disposition purpose

  • Coordinate and lead physical inventories

  • Help with sampling efforts from the Materials Control side

  • Count and review label stock to ensure proper stock

  • Keep track of pallet counts and order pallets when needed

  • Assist in daily activities including labeling, counting, planning, etc. as needed.

  • Manage virtual inventories and shipments in SAP, audit production receipts and receiving amounts to verify accuracy in SAP, clear SAP error logs, and train personnel on SAP transactions including inventory and warehouse management systems.

  • Active role in the WMS implementation and sustainment of the system

  • Follow all safety and plant procedures and policies

  • Other duties as assigned

Position Details:

  • Plant location: Bedford Park, IL (Clearing)

  • Work week and shift: Monday to Friday, 8:00AM to 4:30PM

  • Some flexibility in schedule required for this role

  • Compensation offered: $24.00/hour

Minimum Qualifications:

  • High School diploma or equivalent

  • 3 years of Inventory Management or Supply Chain experience

  • SAP experience

  • Forklift experience

Physical Demands:

  • Must be able to lift/carry 50lbs

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree in supply chain operations or related field

  • Excel and Power BI experience

Annual or Hourly Compensation Range

The pay range for this position is $48,800.00 - $73,300.00. Many factors are taken into consideration when determining compensation, such as experience, education, training, geography, etc. We comply with all minimum wage and overtime laws.

Benefits

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

If you are viewing this posting on a site other than our Ecolab Career website, view our benefits at jobs.ecolab.com/working-here.

Potential Customer Requirements Notice

To meet customer requirements and comply with local or state regulations, applicants for certain customer-facing roles may need to:

  • 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 by the applicant and approved by Ecolab.


Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Ecolab will provide reasonable accommodation (such as a qualified sign language interpreter or other personal assistance) 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.


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.

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