Manufacturing Engineer
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At Compass Minerals, our teams are made of hardworking miners, scientists and explorers who are guided by our compass. Careers at Compass Minerals are challenging, rewarding and make a difference. Our people are essential â to their families, their communities and our success. They're Compass to the Core.Job Description - Manufacturing Engineer (2400006F)DescriptionWe 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, 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 for more information about the company and its products.SummaryThe Lyons Evaporation Plant produces salt products by solution mining and a mechanical evaporation process. Granulated food grade salt is conveyed to the Refinery Mill where the salt is cooled, screened, mixed with other ingredients, and/or compacted to manufacture a variety of products for food, animal feed, chemical, and industrial markets. These salt products are packaged, stored in a warehouse, and shipped in various forms. The basic function of this role is to provide engineering support and seek continuous improvement in health and safety, environmental compliance, quality, productivity, efficiency and maintenance aspects of the refinery mill, packaging and shipping departments of the Lyons Evaporation Plant.Essential Job Functions include, but are not limited to the following:Provide technical support and expertise for safe, compliant, efficient and profitable operations.Actively participate in Continuous Improvement Process (CIP), Management of Change (MOC), and Reliable Asset Management (RAM) activities.Work with operations and maintenance to improve overall equipment effectiveness (OEE = Availability X Utilization).Identify maintenance requirements and set standards for equipment purchase, operation and maintenance.Analyze production data to identify and prioritize improvement opportunities.Develop and monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPI).Work with operations and maintenance to optimize Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) and Preventative Maintenance plans (PM's).Develop ideas and seek new technologies to continuously improve the plant.Prepare and submit capital appropriation requests, including well developed and technically correct scope, engineering design, project costs and schedule, and operational and financial analysis.Manage projects from conception through justification, design, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning.Participate in the development of budgets, forecasts and strategic plans.Manage compliance with the facility's air permit and assist with other environmental compliance tasks.Complete required monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual environmental reports and inspections.Perform other related duties as required.QualificationsTo perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.Computer SkillsCompetent windows-based computer skills, especially spreadsheet skills, required. Statistical software and CAD experience preferred.Engineering, Mathematical and Reasoning Ability SkillsAbility to apply engineering concepts such as basic physics, mechanics of materials, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics.Proficient in basic computational and statistical practices.Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.Communication/Language SkillsSkill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships. Ability to effectively communicate on specifications for equipment needs. Ability to write routine reports, develop standard operating procedures for operators to follow, and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before management. Fluency in Spanish is a plus.Education and/or ExperienceBachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Industrial, Mechanical or Agricultural Engineering or related engineering field required.Education or experience in food processing and/or bulk materials handling preferred.Experience preferred, but not required.Physical RequirementsThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.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. 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. To request reasonable accommodations, email careers@ or call 913-###-####. Learn more about equal employment opportunity laws at dol.gov.Primary LocationLyons, KS USA 1662 Avenue N Lyons 67554JobOrganizationOrganization: OperationsScheduleSchedule: RegularShiftShift: StandardJob TypeJob Type: Full-timeDay Job#J-18808-Ljbffr