**Objective** The Nalco Team Leader is responsible for coordinating daily plant operations and maintenance activities. Ensures continuous production in both water treatment and supply, within established parameters. Maintains contract-defined KPIs. Manages safety, work assignments, communication, and operational team needs across shifts. Handles daily client communication and report generation. **Safety** * Commitment to the company’s **safety policies**. * Ensure the team **works safely**, in accordance with standards and procedures; and that facilities are maintained in a safe condition. * Ensure adherence to values outlined in the annually reviewed **Safety Plan**. * Serve as a preventive resource. **Daily Plant Operations** * Ensure **continuous and stable operation** of various processes. * **Overall process control**, ensuring proper functioning, preventing and anticipating issues. Analyze data and trends to proactively address potential problems. * **Communicate with other departments** to request support for analysis and identification of improvements or solutions. * **Optimize processes**, focusing on performance and cost control. Monthly chemical usage management and expenditure tracking. * **Perform on-call duties** one week per month. **O&M Team Leadership** * Organize and coordinate the **technical team** (shift scheduling, vacations, and staff changes). * **Directly supervise daily operational and autonomous maintenance tasks**. * **Develop team technical capabilities**. Identify improvement opportunities, deliver targeted training, and enhance autonomy and versatility. **Operational Maintenance** * Ensure execution of **preventive, autonomous, and operational maintenance** to guarantee proper plant and equipment functionality and full production capacity. * Propose **operational improvements** to enhance work quality and eliminate risks or low-value-added tasks. * **Manage resources**: materials, spare parts, and daily consumables for the maintenance area; supplier quotations. **Reporting and Communication** * Generate **reports** for operational control, KPI tracking, and production monitoring. * Conduct **daily direct communication** with the **client**. * **Communicate with international plants** to share information, experiences, and safety-related topics. **Requirements** * Higher education degree or Technical Engineering qualification, preferably in industrial, mechanical, electrical, chemical, or water treatment fields. * Minimum 3 years’ experience in industrial facility or water treatment plant operations and maintenance. * Prior experience coordinating operational or maintenance teams. * **Basic English proficiency**, sufficient to understand technical documentation and conduct simple communication with international teams. * **Computer skills**, especially Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint). **Our Commitment to an Inclusive and Belonging Culture** Ecolab is committed to fair and equal treatment of all employees and applicants, and to promoting equal employment opportunity principles. We will recruit, hire, promote, transfer, and provide development opportunities based solely on individual qualifications and job performance, across all aspects of employment—including compensation, benefits, working conditions, and growth opportunities. Ecolab will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, marital status, age, or disability.
David Muñoz
Indeed · HR
David Muñoz
Indeed · HR
