Hydrite

Who We Are

We are family run, privately held, and our 1,000 employees remain our biggest asset. Hydrite fosters a culture of excellence, innovation, and collaboration while prioritizing the well-being and development of our employees. Our culture is rooted in safety, sustainability, and a commitment to delivering exceptional chemical solutions to our diverse customer base. 

Building Blocks

Our Hydrite Building Blocks – People, Integrity, Responsible Growth, Quality, and Innovation – are our values that demonstrate what we hold fundamental to our culture and critical to our success. We recently received Manufacturer of the Year, as well as Top Workplace for 2023!

Our Mission

Hydrite's mission is to empower employees to be accountable and responsible for their efforts and attitudes to guarantee 100% customer satisfaction. With each employee fully supporting our mission, we are able to give you the technical expertise, innovative science, and personal attention you deserve.

Intern/Co-op Program

Hydrite has historically offered a variety of opportunities for college students to work alongside leaders and gain valuable hands-on experience. In 2022, Hydrite's program consisted of 29 students from 18 universities.

Rotational/Development Program

Our recently announced “In Development” Program is designed to develop comprehensive operations and engineering leadership skill sets. The program will grow future operations and engineering leaders by providing structured rotational opportunities, training, mentoring, and experiential development. Each participant will rotate between sites and departments over a three to five year period with opportunities to further involvement in the summer intern program, networking events, and development.

Community Involvement

Hydrite is proud to be a fifth-year corporate partner at Cristo Ray Jesuit Highschool and their work-study program. The students gain invaluable experience in a professional work environment that will help them make decisions for the future. We have also partnered with Marquette High School for over 25 years by offering students a 12-week paid internship at our Technology Center in Milwaukee, through the DISCOVER program.

Community Impact

Hydrite partners with over 50 non-profit organizations across all of our locations. Our 4 pillars of giving are education, environment, local needs, and children's needs & development. Aligning with Vision 2025, we hope to reach at least 50% participation company-wide at our monthly volunteer events.

Our Focus

Hydrite has a long-standing partnership with Feeding America Eastern WI. In 2022, we became the title sponsor of the Bobby Portis PB&J challenge. Given our continued focus on solving local hunger, we've introduced 3 new programs in 2023: Hunger Task Force Fridays at the farm, Hydrite Helps Holiday Hunger, and Steals for Meals. In collaboration with 6 local professional baseball teams near our locations, Hydrite will be donating $100 per steal to local food banks for a total of $42,000.

Month of Giving

Month of Giving is a time in which we will both celebrate the work we all have done through the Hydrite Helps program and double-down on our commitment to making the areas in which we work a better place. During the Month of Giving, all of our locations will hold multiple volunteer events, a kick-off celebration, and a food drive.

Benefits

Our employer provided benefits include medical, dental, life, and vision insurance that employees are eligible for on the first of the month following their start date. Hydrite also offers benefits such as HSA, FSA & limited flex accounts, early retiree benefits, tuition reimbursement, generous PTO, profit sharing & 401K employer contribution up to 10%, gym reimbursements, fitness incentives, employer referral bonus, and more!

Development

Hydrite supports the continuous development of all employees and encourages them to pursue educational and training opportunities that enhance their skills, knowledge, and abilities in their current job to prepare them for future opportunities throughout the company. In 2022, Hydrite provided 20 employees with tuition reimbursement for external education.

Hydrite Health

We are committed to focus on employee's individual well-being by providing many resources such as our Wellness 360 Program, gym reimbursements, health risk assessments, tobacco cessation, financial planning education & assistance, flu shots, dietitian, and a best-in-class employee assistance program.

Sustainability

With a focus on our people, our environment, our customers, and our community, we are committed to empowering our employees to make the world a better place. Hydrite's sustainability efforts are focused on energy conservation, water conservation, waste reduction, and recycling. In 2022, saved an excess of 130,000 gallons of water, and avoided over 21,000 pounds of packaging waste.

Technology

We continue to invest in our world class technology Center with many new instrument, application, and automation capabilities, innovation platforms, and product development. Providing these enhanced capabilities allows our chemists to rapidly develop 30 new products annually and provide customized technical support for our customers.

Safety

Hydrite has a strong safety culture that permeates every aspect of their operations. Safety is our top priority, and we are committed to ensuring the well-being of our employees, customers, and communities. While implementing rigorous safety protocols, providing comprehensive training, and maintaining strict compliance with regulations, we continuously foster a culture of improvement where safety is ingrained in every decision and action.