Compass Minerals – Journeyperson Electrician (Nova Scotia)

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, the company is pursuing development of a sustainable lithium brine resource to support the North American battery market and is a minority owner of Fortress North America, a next-generation fire retardant company. Compass Minerals operates 12 production and packaging facilities with nearly 2,000 employees throughout the U.S., Canada and the U.K.

We are currently seeking a Journeyperson Electrican to join our Maintenance Team at our Amherst Evaporation Plant located in Amherst, Nova Scotia. This is not a fly in / fly out position.

The Amherst Plant is located in a fully established community of 10,000, situated on the Nova Scotia/New Brunswick border on the northeast end of the Cumberland Basin, an arm of the Bay of Fundy. Amherst is two hours from Halifax and less than an hour’s drive from Moncton, NB.  The plant employs 50 and has an annual capacity of 127,000 tons of food grade and water-softening salt, serving customers throughout the Maritimes, Quebec and the Eastern United States.

Job Description

This position, reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor, will be responsible for the; maintenance, repair and installation work of plant infrastructure. The positions will also be responsible for manning the various fixed plant services on site.

 How will you contribute to the team?

• Maintenance of plant electrical equipment
• Reliability improvement of plant electrical equipment
• Working on the electrical component of various projects as required
• Maintenance of electrical distribution equipment and troubleshooting of electrical distribution and mining equipment
• Troubleshooting and maintaining the plant control network
• Required to work on portable sub-station relocation as well as with HV and MV cabling splicing.

Qualifications

You bring to the role:

• High School Diploma, coupled with an Industrial Electrician License.
• Valid Driver’s License.
• Experience as an Electrician in the mining industry, or a similar heavy industrial environment.
• Experience on PLC systems.
• Experience on VFD & Electronic Soft Start Systems.
• Experience in Medium and High Voltage Systems.
• Red Seal Certified preferred or working towards obtaining a red seal instrumentation journeyperson for which company supports under apprentice program

What you’ll like about us:

• Well Compensated: We offer a competitive compensation package.
• Rest and Relaxation: Paid vacation days.
• Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, disability, employee assistance program, tuition reimbursement, and much more.
• Prepare for your Future: Defined Contribution Pension Plan with company contributions and Deferred Profit Sharing Program contributions.
• Shared Core Values: Our people must share five core value in everything we do  – high performance, value creation, collaboration, respect, and integrity.
• Safety: We are committed to creating a safe work environment and protecting our employees and customers.
• Environmentally Responsible: We are commited to safely carrying out our tasks in an environmentally responsible manner, ensuring pollution prevention, reduction of waste and minimizing the consumption of resources.
• Meaningful Work: What sets us apart is the work we do impact daily lives – and every employee contributes. We transform Earth’s resources that ultimately help keep people safe, feed the world and enrich lives, every day.
• Growth and Development: We see our development programs and helping our employees meet their personal growth goals as a key part of our business’s growth.

Compass Minerals is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive considerations for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Compass Minerals is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodations, contact careers@compassminerals.com or (519) 524-8351.