Water treatment and specialty chemicals manufacturer serving industrial, food, and municipal markets
Hawkins operates a traditional chemical manufacturing business—formulation, blending, distribution—anchored in legacy enterprise systems (JD Edwards, Office suite, industrial control hardware like Allen-Bradley and Ignition). Hiring is accelerating across engineering, manufacturing, and ops roles, with a junior-heavy workforce, while active projects cluster around specification efficiency, compliance documentation, and control-system modernization. The pain-point list (audit compliance, inventory discrepancies, safety incidents, capital project execution) reflects typical mid-market manufacturing friction—operational visibility and process standardization gaps rather than product innovation.
Hawkins, Inc. manufactures and distributes water treatment chemicals, food-grade ingredients, and specialty industrial products. Founded in 1938, the company serves water treatment facilities, food and dairy producers, manufacturers, and research organizations across North America. The product portfolio spans potassium carbonate, chlorine, FCC-grade citrates, phosphates, and contract blending services. With 1,001–5,000 employees and headquarters in Roseville, Minnesota, Hawkins operates as a public company with three primary business segments: Water Treatment, Food & Health Sciences, and Industrial Solutions. Operations involve formulation, chemical blending, distribution logistics, and compliance-heavy processes tied to pharmaceutical and food-ingredient manufacturing standards.
Core stack: JD Edwards (ERP), Microsoft Office/Teams, AutoCAD/Visio, Allen-Bradley controllers, Ignition SCADA, HPLC and ICP-OES analytical instruments. No adopting or replacing initiatives currently visible.
Roseville, Minnesota. The company is a public chemical manufacturer founded in 1938 with 1,001–5,000 employees, hiring exclusively in the United States.
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