Journeyperson Instrumentation and Control Technician

Journeyperson Instrumentation and Control Technician - (2400001N)

Description

**EXPLORE THE POTENTIAL OF BEING PART OF SOMETHING CLEARLY ESSENTIAL**

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

Compass Minerals’ Amherst Mechanical Evaporation Plant produces and packages a variety of salt products. Almost 50% of the salt manufactured at the plant is food-grade salt distributed for use in commercial food production and for table salt used in homes across Canada. In addition, the plant produces and packages salt for water conditioning, agriculture, fishery, deicing and even pool salt.

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.

**Summary**:
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.

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**How will you contribute to the team?**
- Maintenance of plant instrumentation-controlled equipment
- Reliability improvement of plant instrumentation-controlled equipment
- Working on the instrument components of various projects as required
- Maintenance of instrumentation equipment and troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting and maintaining the plant control network

**You bring to the role**:

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

**Qualifications**:
**What you’ll like about us?**
- **Well Compensated**: We offer a competitive compensation package.
- **Rest and Relaxation**:Paid vacation day.
- **Benefits**:Medical, dental, vision, disability, employee assistance program, and much more.
- **Prepare for your Future**:Defined Contribution Pension Plan with company contributions and opportunity 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 committed 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.

Primary Location: CA-NS-Amherst

Job: Craftworker

Organization: Operations

Schedule: Regular

Shift: Standard

Day Job

Travel: No

Job Posting: Apr 4, 2024, 12:26:58 PM