Reliability Engineer

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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. Compass Minerals operates 12 production and packaging facilities with more than 1,800 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 a Reliability Engineer to join the Maintenance team at our underground salt mine located in Goderich, Ontario. This is an on-site position. No hybrid or remote work available.

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 Reliability Engineer role will appeal to engineering professionals that possess a diverse set of engineering skills in compliment with refine business acumen for developing short and long term capital business plans. They will possess a proven track record for delivering projects and increasing reliability that enable people and processes to deliver greater results in alignment to key business performance indicators. Your leadership style embraces team work and the sharing of ideas in an effort to identifying progressive projects to move the business and the people within it forward. You see your role as a professional service to the business and the people within it. The Reliability Engineer will manage small to medium capital projects from conception to implementation and develop strategies to implement equipment reliability through Reliable Asset Management (RAM) and Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM). The position will also act as the engineering support to the maintenance group as required.

- Reliability and CI (Continuous Improvement) initiatives site wide with a focus on overall OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) as it pertains to Equipment Availability, Productivity Performance and Quality.

- Lead ‘Fact Based’ and ‘Data Driven’ decision making through the active sponsorship and teaching of how to effectively utilize SPC (Statistical Process Control), FMEA (Failure Mode and Effect Analysis), RAM (Reliability Asset Management), RCM (Reliability Centered Maintenance), Root Cause Analysis (RCA) methodologies and tools.

- Assist the Maintenance Team’s understanding in how best to analyze and set go-forward maintenance strategies and their required action plans based on ‘key’ data captured within the CMMS (Enterprise 1 JD Edwards - Computerized Maintenance Management System).

- In partnership with the Maintenance Team review the current information being captured to ensure it is robust and meaningful enough to drive fact based decisions from.

- Set and monitor budgets and spending; review of major projects; prioritization of capital spend initiatives in alignment with key operations and commercialization initiatives.

- In partnership with cross functional operational leadership teams, prioritize and set strategic direction for capital project plans in alignment with key performance indicators of cost, quality, productivity, reliability, efficiency, safety and customer service.

- Take a lead role in ensuring initiatives are executed in an agile, efficient and prudent manner.

- Ensure project scope, costs and implementation strategies are achievable and in alignment with the stated objective of the project mandate.

- Create, educate and enforce engineering policies to ensure compliance to legal, corporate, quality, safety and environmental regulations.

- Investigate and provide solutions to complex technical problems.

- Perform other related duties as required

WHAT SHOULD YOU BRING TO THE ROLE?

- Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline (mechanical, chemical, electrical, civil) or Engineering Technologist diploma

- 4 years in a similar role.

- Refine budget management, presentation and negotiation skills.

- Consultative approach that engages participation and sharing of ideas at all levels within an organization.

- Effective at leading and supervising people in a technical environment.

- Ability to communicate effectively.

- Exceptional at engaging, leading and focusing cross functional business teams.

- Ambassador that is honest, fair, inclusive and direct in their approach to leading others.

- Able to navigate through competing priorities, while maintaining positive and intact relationships.

- Strong business acumen and understanding of production systems.

- Exceptional trouble shooting and root cause analysis skills.

WHAT WILL YOU LIKE ABOUT US?

- Compensation 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 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 may be required in order to support a 24/7 operation.

- This position is expected to work underground.

- If you do not live nearby, you will be required to relocate. A relocation assistance 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 careers@compassminerals.com.