Soft Rock Engineering and Capital Manager

Explore the potential of being part of something Clearly Essential!

Compass Minerals (NYSE: CMP) is a leading global provider of essential minerals focused on safely delivering where and when it matters to help solve nature's challenges for customers and communities. The company's salt products help keep roadways safe during winter weather and are used in numerous other consumer, industrial, chemical and agricultural applications. Its plant nutrition products help improve the quality and yield of crops while supporting sustainable agriculture. Additionally, it is working to develop a long-term fire-retardant business. Compass Minerals operates 12 production and packaging facilities with nearly 2,000 employees throughout the U.S., Canada and the U.K. Visit compassminerals.com for more information about the company and its products.

We are currently hiring an Engineering and Capital Manager to join the team at our Underground Salt Mine in Goderich, Ontario.

Compass Minerals' Goderich Salt Mine, located 1,800 feet under Lake Huron, is the largest underground salt mine in the world. The mine is as deep as the CN Tower in Toronto is tall. The rock salt produced at the mine is used to keep citizens in North America safe as they travel through winter snow and ice. The salt is shipped to hundreds of communities around the Great Lakes and along the St. Lawrence Seaway. Some of the salt is trucked to the Compass Minerals plant less than 4 kilometers away, to be packaged for distribution and sale at retailers in North America. The salt is also sold in bulk to manufacturers that make plastics, detergents, disinfectants and other important products. Goderich is named Canada's Prettiest Town and is best known for its stunning sunsets. Goderich is a lakeside community of 8,000 people located approximately 1.5 hours from London and Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario.

How will you contribute to the team?

The Engineering and Capital Manager will oversee capital project engineering, support operations projects, technical support of maintenance and equipment reliability, and achievement of Operational Excellence goals at the Goderich Mine facility. The role will directly oversee the Goderich Mine engineering team and will serve as a member of the Goderich Mine site leadership team. The Engineering and Capital Manager will function with a high degree of autonomy and report directly to the Site VP Operations .

Leads the Engineering and Operations Support Team

• Know the status of all engineering project activities and keep others informed without performing all of the work personally. The ability to identify and anticipate problems, extract information, and manage multiple capital projects at once is important.
• Lead the engineering support of continuous improvement and operational excellence.
• Develop, manage and mentor Engineering and Operations Support Department staff.
• Work with engineers on multiple capital projects ensuring that scope, schedule, technical correctness and budge goals are met.

Project Engineering

• Manager multiple capital projects ensuring that critical path and budget goals are met
• Oversee the preparation of appropriate capital requests, including well developed and technically correct scope, engineering design, project costs, project schedule and operational and financial analysis.
• Develop and help to manage capital project engineering and construction contracts.
• Ensure that the projects are designed, specified, purchased and installed correctly and safely.
• Implement construction/installation strategies that coordinate with the mine production plan.
• Ensure that the finished capital project meets the requirements of all project stakeholders including all of the requirements of the production facility in which it is installed.
• Establish and/o work with the Management of Change (MOC) processes and effective commissioning processes.

Process Engineering and Productivity

• Identify the key production processes at the Goderich Mine which generate the highest levels of expense or impede the production process and devise appropriate process and production engineering solutions.
• Develop and maintain short term and long term site plans.
• Work with Operations to develop engineering solutions for production bottlenecks and problems.
• Provide engineering resources to support productivity measurements and methods to achieve productivity improvements and Operational Excellence Goals.

Maintenance and Reliability

• Respond to both Site Operations and Maintenance Manager requests to implement process and safety improvements.
• Work closely with Maintenance Department to support Reliable Asset Management (RAM) objective
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiencies/reliability in facility equipment.
• Lead Site Team to set standards for equipment purchases.
• Work closely with Production and Maintenance to set standards for equipment purchases.

• Perform other related duties as required .

what should you bring to the role?

• An accredited degree in Mechanical, Civil, or Mine Engineering is highly preferred
• Other engineering degrees may be considered in candidates with a strong background in mining or other heavy industrial environment or with significant technical process experience.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in chemical and/or mining environment leading mining engineering capital projects, process engineering, facility engineering, etc. preferred.
• Experience with lean manufacturing/six sigma a plus.
• Registered Professional Engineer Required .
• Complete proficiency with Microsoft Office programs (Project, Word, Excel etc.) is required.
• Experience with AutoCAD, MS Project, Computerized Maintenance Management System ( CMMS) systems is required.
• Other mining or heavy industrial related software experiences a plus.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
• While performing the duties, the employee may frequently be exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles and outside weather conditions. The employee may occasionally be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; toxic or caustic chemicals and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment may typically be moderate to loud. When and where required, all work environment exposures are reduced to acceptable occupational levels through the distribution and usage of personnel protective equipment.

What will you like about us?

• C ompensation and Benefits : We offer a competitive compensation package along with medical, dental, vision, disability, employee assistance program, tuition reimbursement, and much more.
• Rest and Relaxation: Paid vacation, paid sick and personal floating days.
• Prepare for your Future: Defined Contribution Pension Plan with company match and contribution.
• Shared Core Values : Our employees share five Core Values in all we do: Integrity, Respect, Collaboration, Value Creation and High Performance.
• Safety : We are committed to creating a safe and inclusive work environment as we strive toward Zero Harm for our employees, customers and communities.
• Meaningful Work : What sets us apart is the work we do impacts daily lives - and every employee contributes. We responsibly transform Earth's natural resources to deliver products that help keep people safe, feed the world and enrich lives.
• Growth and Development: Our development programs help our employees meet their personal growth goals and are a key driver in our company's growth.

what is the work schedule

• This is a Monday-Friday position. Overtime as required.
• This position may be expected to work underground.
• If you do not live nearby, you will be required to relocate. A relocation package is available to those that qualify.

Compass Minerals Canada Corp. is an equal opportunity employer committed to inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection processes and work environment. We will accommodate the needs of applicants under the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. Please advise the Human Resources Department to ensure your accessibility needs are accommodated throughout this process. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially. To request reasonable accommodations, email [redacted] .