Maintenance Mechanic

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• Properly lubricates assigned plant/shop equipment as per routine schedule.
• Provides a basic assessment of general equipment condition and reports perceived problems to the proper authority.
• Performs cutting of plate, bolts, etc., through proper use of cutting torch, and basic welding as required.
• Communicate issues clearly and concisely.
• Demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness; look for ways to improve and promote quality; monitor own work to ensure quality.
• Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain mobile mining equipment in an underground salt mine; Caterpillar, Komatsu, John Deere, Genie, Joy, Oldenburg, Fletcher equipment, etc.
• Repair and maintain stationary equipment: conveyor systems, crushers, feeders, screens and other mine infrastructure.
• Properly identify and demonstrate the basic use of common mechanical shop tools and equipment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent or Completion of Apprenticeship Program or Technical Trade School and 5 years’ Experience in Maintenance Field or industrial environment.
• Basic knowledge of mobile electrical principles and lighting with the ability to apply this knowledge in identifying, troubleshooting and resolving issues.
• Basic knowledge of hydraulic hose parts and uses with the ability to build and install hydraulic hoses on mobile equipment or fixed assets requiring hydraulic hosing.
• Can identify damaged hoses or hose fittings.
• Basic knowledge and experience in welding and fabrication of structures and chute work.
• Basic knowledge and experience in repairing and maintaining stationary equipment: Conveyor systems, crushers, feeders, screens and other mine infrastructure.
• Ability to comply with company and MSHA rules and regulations.
• Ability to work in team environments.
• Knowledge and experience in repair and maintenance of diesel equipment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Applications; ability to learn new software programs.

Competencies

• Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in group problem solving situations.
• Judgment - Displays willingness to make decisions; Exhibits sound and accurate judgment; Supports and explains reasoning for decisions; Includes appropriate people in decision-making process; Makes timely decisions.
• Safety and Security - Observes and promotes safety. Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly.
• Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.

Physical Demands

• Frequent exposure to wet and/or humid conditions, dust, working at heights/high altitudes and extreme heat.
• Frequent exposure to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles.
• Frequent exposure to high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; risk of electrical shock; explosives and vibration.
• Regularly exposed to noise levels in the work environment that are usually loud.

Work Environment

• Employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles.
• Employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; risk of electrical shock; explosives and vibration.
• Employee must be able to work shift rotation, wear full body harness when applicable, walk on uneven ground and perform repetitive motion.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Compass Minerals is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are firmly committed to making all employment-related decisions without regard to race, ancestry, ethnicity, color, religious creed or belief, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity, and pregnancy and breastfeeding), age, military or veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by law. Learn more about equal employment opportunity laws at dol.gov.