Are you an expert in processes within dairy, meat or beverage processing facilities and looking for a role where your technical expertise truly drives results?
At Ecolab, you will be a key partner to food manufacturers seeking solutions for improved hygiene, reduced water consumption, and more efficient sanitation processes.

We are a long-term partner to food production plants, helping them operate more safely, efficiently, and sustainably. To deliver truly tailored solutions to our customers, we are looking for someone who understands food production from the inside.

How you'll make an impact:

After comprehensive training on our technologies and portfolio, you will take responsibility for key customers in Hungary

Technical & Manufacturing Responsibilities

• Regular visits to production plants, process analysis, and identification of opportunities to improve hygiene, sanitation, and efficiency.

• Direct discussions on the shop floor with supervisors, operators, technology teams, and management.

• Designing tailored solutions that enhance food safety, reduce water consumption, and optimize hygiene processes.

• Providing technical support to customers and collaborating with our internal expert teams (Technical Support, Product Management).

Commercial Responsibilities

• Managing key customer accounts and developing long-term partnerships.

• Leading commercial negotiations, preparing proposals, and negotiating terms and conditions.

• Managing the business plan, budget, and growth targets.

• Cooperating with local partners, including their training and professional guidance.

• Monitoring the market, industry trends, and customer needs.

Qualifications:

This role requires someone who feels confident directly on the production floor, can communicate effectively with supervisors, operators, and management, and is able to identify opportunities to improve hygiene, processes, and resource efficiency—especially water consumption and sanitation practices.

We are seeking a senior professional who:

• Holds a degree in agriculture, food hygiene, food technology, chemical technology, or a related field,

• Has proven experience in the dairy , meat or beverage processing industry, ideally in a role such as technologist, production manager, process engineer, or manufacturing manager,

• Understands production processes, sanitation, hygiene standards, and the full operation from raw material intake to product dispatch,

• Has experience proposing technical solutions, negotiating commercial terms, and B2B sales of services or products into manufacturing environments.

• University degree in food science, chemistry, agriculture, food hygiene, or a related field.

• Minimum 5 years of experience in food manufacturing (dairies, meat processing plants, beverage plants F&B processing) or in technical B2B sales to manufacturing environments.

• Strong knowledge of production processes, hygiene standards, and sanitation.

• Ability to communicate across all organizational levels—from operators to top management.

• Strong technical mindset, with the ability to design solutions and lead professional discussions.

• Fluency in Hungary and English.

• Independence, entrepreneurial mindset, and the ability to build long-term relationships

Our Commitment to a Culture of Inclusion & Belonging
Ecolab is committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants and furthering the principles of Equal Opportunity to Employment. We will 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. Ecolab 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, or disability.