Chemical Specialist

General information

Name

ProWash Chemical Specialist

Ref #

1234

Date

Friday, August 1, 2025

City

La Grange

State

Illinois

Country

United States

Business Entity

Brady Industries

Work Hours

Mon-Fri 7:00am-5:00pm

Function

Service Center

Description & Requirements

Job Description

We are in search of a Chemical Specialist to join our growing team. The focus of this position, you will interact directly with customers in the Food Service, Laundry and Food Processing industries. Responsibilities include assisting in promoting product and system solutions, train both customers and co- workers on the proper use and procedures of products/equipment and provide prompt, personal and reliable services to meet customer needs. You will assist/lead installing laundry, ware wash and Food processing dispensing systems. You will develop relationships with customers as well as your Co-Workers on the sales team to create a seamless organization for the customer. You will be responsible for assigned customers to service "route" on a regularly scheduled basis.

Responsibilities Include:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Install, maintain and repair dispensing equipment as well as demonstrate safe equipment use, ensuring that the equipment is fully operational.
• Install commercial dish machines as required
• Independently understand your customer's cleaning needs in order to proactively identify solutions that best meet customer expectations.
• Perform skilled mechanical/electrical work to troubleshoot, diagnose, maintain, repair, modify, and install machinery, equipment, physical structures, pipe, and electrical systems
• Follow specifications, blueprints, manuals, and schematic drawings. These duties shall be performed using hand tools, power tools, industrial equipment, measuring and testing instruments
• Working knowledge and understanding of HAZMAT, MSDS, EPA, and OSHA requirements.
• Know and explain the hazards associated with specific types of products, equipment and tools.
• Use appropriate tools for the job and comply with all company safety polices. Wear all the appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required or necessary, know proper reporting of an accident or emergency.
• Always operate all equipment and/or machinery correctly and safely
• Assist outside vendors and/or contractors by providing information or lending assistance for work conducted at specified locations

The Ideal Candidate Will Have:

Competencies

• Communication Proficiency
• Organizational Skills
• Customer/Client Focus
• Project Management
• Technical Capacity
• Problem Solving/Analysis
• Collaboration Skills
• Working with Various tools

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. Exposure to a combination of normal office type environments, shop environments and customer locations.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items over 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time or part-time position, Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Occasional early or late hours may be required as job duties demand as well as being on-call including nights and weekends as needed.

Travel

Significant local travel on a daily basis and occasional overnight travel may be necessary..

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Compensation & Benefits

The pay range for this role is $28.00-$36.00 an hour. This range represents what the company reasonably expects to pay an associate for this role based on current market data, internal equity, and other business factors. The actual compensation offered may vary depending on factors such as relevant experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other considerations. In addition to base pay, BradyPLUS offers a comprehensive benefits package to support the health and well-being of our associates and their families. Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, Employee Assistance Programs (EAP), 401(k) Retirement and more.

About BradyPLUS:

BradyPLUS is a leading national distributor of solutions for JanSan, Foodservice and Industrial Packaging. We deliver the right SUPPLIES + SUPPORT to ensure businesses are more successful every day. We offer premium brands, expert advice, and exceptional customer experiences. Our 6,000 associates across 180+ locations have a passion for delivering innovative solutions for the business challenges of today and tomorrow. Together, we serve thousands of customers nationwide in end markets including education, government, healthcare, hospitality, restaurants, building services, food packaging & processing, and grocery. We strive to be the best employer we can. We value people, we embrace change and we reach higher. Join us and see what the BUZZ is about! To learn more visit us at www.BradyPLUS.com.

BradyPLUS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This means that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, marital status or civil union status, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or any other characteristic protected by law. We also provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities.

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