Job Description

Plant Maintenance Supervisor - (2200009R)
Description



We invite you to 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, 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. Visit compassminerals.com for more information about the company and its products.
Amherst: 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
Compass Minerals is committed to creating a workplace that respects and values the diversity of the people and communities around us and where employees can thrive and deliver high-performing, sustainable organizational success. Our focus on diversity and inclusion is grounded in our company’s Core Values and is explicitly demonstrated in our Code of Ethics and Business Conduct.
We are committed to attracting, developing and retaining diverse employees with the necessary skills to shape an inclusive organization. We especially strive to hire, retain and promote employees with a diversity of attributes, backgrounds, experiences and skills, who think differently, have varying perspectives and can bring forward unique ideas and points of view.



Work Schedule: Monday through Friday typically day shift, will be required to cover off shift projects/plant shutdowns and on-call weekends


Supervisory Responsibilities:
Directly supervises 7 employees in the Maintenance Department. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: training, planning, assigning, and directing work; ensure work is completed on a safe and efficient manner.


Summary: Oversee the operation of Maintenance Department. Directs and coordinates activities of workers engaged in repair, maintenance, and installation of machines, tools, and equipment in a salt blending and packaging plant. Responsibility is to ensure safe work practices and procedures are followed as well as ensuring high productivity from this department. Quality standards and safe work practices are to be followed. Effective maintenance scheduling and employee development.


Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Supervises, develops the skills and directs/ delegates activities of the maintenance crew.
• Each tradesman has a wide range of skills and experience, effective supervision is vital to the success of the maintenance plan, execution of critical plant repairs and ultimately the reliability of the site.
• Assesses ongoing maintenance projects and job orders and determines work priorities
• Ensures safe working conditions and safe work procedures are understood and followed by crew
• Communicates equipment and job order status to appropriate people and departments
• Understand, present and enforce policies regarding safe work practices, production methods, quality standards, and preventative maintenance.
• Conduct monthly safety meetings and weekly tool box talks
• Troubleshoot equipment problems throughout areas of responsibility, determine maintenance needs, schedule repairs and oversee progress of same.
• Have input into developing maintenance budget.
• Evaluate productivity and other performance measures of employees and recommend possible improvements to work processes.
• To foster an environment of continuous improvement, complete projects that will strengthen the business.
• Optimize the preventive maintenance program
• Work with operators and Packaging Supervisors to make equipment modifications and to schedule equipment downtime for PM’s.
• Audit the Pm’s and repairs to ensure it meets maintenance standards and expectations holding the tradesmen responsible for their performance

Qualifications

Qualifications/ Competency:

Leadership/Influence - Builds an atmosphere of trust and respect resulting in employee participation that generates new ideas, meets business goals and improves business results. Establish challenging performance standards for self and/or others. Positively represents the Company at work and in the community. Leads by example. Respects and values differences and diversity within the Company. Actions support team/plant and company objectives.


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


Delegation - Delegates work assignments; Matches the responsibility to the person; Gives authority to work independently; Sets expectations and monitors delegated activities; Provides recognition for results.


Leadership - Exhibits confidence in self and others; Inspires and motivates others to perform well; Effectively influences actions and opinions of others; Accepts feedback from others; Gives appropriate recognition to others.


Judgement - 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.


Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently; Plans for additional resources; Sets goals and objectives; Organizes or schedules other people and their tasks; Develops realistic action plans.


Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; 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.


Resource Management (materials, budget/costs) - Effective use of assets, and resources to achieve maximum return and reduce costs while objectively evaluating the success of decisions.


Functional Excellence: Results demonstrate the job knowledge and skills required for this position. Good interpersonal skills are essential to be effective in meeting overall business goals.


Customer Focus (internal and external) - Knows who the customers are; anticipates and recognizes their needs and takes action to achieve customer satisfaction. Effectively balances customer expectations with company goals.


Productivity - Effectively prioritizes job duties, multi-tasks and uses time and resources effectively as demonstrated by results in key areas of accountability. Drives for results and persists despite obstacles and opposition as appropriate. Maintain a work ethic that will ensure the attainment of business objectives. Follows through on assignments in a timely manner.


Communication/Language Skills:
Communication is clear, concise, and balanced with genuine interest and listening skills. Make a concerted effort to seek the input of others through objective communication at all levels of the organization. Maintain professionalism and respect in communications with others.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, blue prints, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of employees within the organization. Ability to communicate with, direct, and correct the workforce


Mathematical Skills:
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, tolerances, alignment, clearances, torque, tensions, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra, geometry and trigonometry.


Adaptability/Flexibility /Reasoning Ability:
The ability to adapt to multiple demands and shifting priorities is essential in this position. Learning the evaporation plant process as well as all of the packaging equipment operations is necessary to excel in this position. Is cooperative and resilient to change, accepting new ideas, suggestions and imparting knowledge to others required to meet functional team/business objectives. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.


Environmental/Health/Safety:
Responsible for, complies with and supports the Company’s EH&S goals and objectives, regulations, policies, and procedures. Actively seeks ways to improve the development and administration of the site EH&S program using established safety systems - safety meetings, tool box talks, safety audits, IRS and follow up on all safety concerns.


Education and Experience:
Engineering Degree (4yr), or equivalent work experience and an Associate’s Degree (including technical training in industrial electricity and prior supervisory experience). Direct work experience maintaining industrial equipment, conveyors & packaging machines & equipment, piping, hydraulic systems, and other miscellaneous equipment. Knowledge of welding procedures & fabrication techniques is a plus.

Computer Skills:
Will be required to interface with a maintenance management software system. Competence in Excel and Word. Ability to learn new software programs. CAD would be a plus.


Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee is required to stand; walk; sit; climb or balance 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.


Work Environment:
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.

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.


Primary Location: CA-CA-Amherst
Work Locations: Amherst, NS CAN 327 Smith Road Amherst B4H 3Y4
Job: Operations
Organization: Salt
Schedule: Regular
Shift: Standard
Job Type: Full-time
Variable
Travel: No
Job Posting: Aug 12, 2022, 3:44:26 PM