Senior Process Engineer
Company: Compass Minerals America Inc.
Location: Ogden
Posted on: March 9, 2023
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Job Description:
Description
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.
Summary:
This position functions with a high degree of autonomy and reports
to the Process Engineering Manager, while actively supporting
operational needs. The primary focus is utilization of process
engineering skills to support plant stability, optimization and
cost reduction in support of achieving the business goals.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited
to the following: (Management reserves the right to add or modify
the duties and responsibilities at any time.)
Support company EHS requirements and practices. Embrace cultural
values.
Ensure compliance with company standards, practices, and
procedures.
Learn plant processes, equipment, practices and utility systems in
order to study, analyze and interpret data.
Monitor, observe, analyze, troubleshoot, recommend and implement
changes to support improvements in process flow, uptime,
productivity, yield and cost reduction.
Respond to operations, maintenance and management requests to
analyze and troubleshoot urgent system issues.
Develop collaborative relationships and function with a team
approach to develop solutions, by involving appropriate members of
operations, maintenance, engineering, EHS, procurement and
accounting staff.
Develop understanding of the business and key cost drivers.
Update or create operating instructions, engineering drawings
(PFDs/P&IDs) and procedures.
Support Capex projects functioning in both project support and team
leader (small cap) roles providing scope development, conceptual
design and budget estimates.
Work with outside engineering firms, vendors, on site construction
contractors, and consultants.
Support MOC process and change implementation.
Deliverables:
Plant optimization as defined by improvements in: cost, throughput,
yield, reliability and energy efficiencies.
Projects meet or exceed environmental, health, safety and security
(EHS&S) objectives.
Proper scoping, budgeting and execution (on, or better than
schedule/budget) of assigned capital projects.
Develop appropriate written operation and maintenance
procedures.
Develop and maintain appropriate project documentation, reports,
studies, drawings and records.
Qualifications
Experience as a process engineer in a production plant or operation
with an understanding of unit process operations such as milling,
crushing, screening, and material handling (pumping, pneumatic
conveying, mechanical conveying, etc.) and packaging is highly
desirable. General understanding of relevant engineering
disciplines (civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical) as well
as process control, instrumentation, and automation. Ability to
effectively communicate and collaborate with all stakeholders
(operations, maintenance, purchasing, managers, EHS, and business
units). Ability to lead project execution teams including mentoring
and development of others.
Education and Experience:
A bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline (chemical
preferred).
Minimum of five (5) years direct experience in process engineering
(minerals or chemical industry preferred).
Experience in process engineering including the ability to
understand and create Process Flow Diagrams, Process and
Instrumentation Diagrams, process equipment specifications, and
creating process control narratives.
Familiar with Control Systems.
Experience leading small capital projects (
Proficient with capital analysis/justification to support business
needs.
Computer Skills:
To perform this job successfully, an individual should be PC
proficient and possess the ability to master required computer
skills required to function within the Engineering group. Must be
proficient in Windows, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Experience with
statistical analysis tools (Minitab) preferred.
Competency:
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate
the following competencies:
Interpersonal Skills:
Able to clearly communicate verbally on specifications for
equipment needs and on project scopes. Must be able to cover
content required to make good decisions in a concise manner.
Written Communication:
Able to clearly communicate in written form: project definition
engineering specifications, project scopes, preparation of Capital
Appropriation Request, and interoffice memos/emails.
Planning/Organizing:
Wide variety of complicated job tasks requiring coordinating
numerous processes/procedures. Develop measurable objectives to
support goal attainment; differentiate between urgent, important,
and not urgent action items; and engage in proactive planning.
Professionalism:
Approaches others in a tactful manner; Reacts well under pressure;
Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their
status or position; Follows through on project design, details,
tasks, financial and schedule commitments. Maintains a professional
attitude and maintains required confidentiality.
Quality:
Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve
and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance;
Monitors own work to ensure quality. Documents all issues promptly
and completely.
Language Skills :
The abilities listed are representative of the level of competency
the incumbent needs in order to effectively perform the essential
duties. These specific abilities may or may not be required for
this particular position.
Ability to read, analyze and interpret job related technical
information, Ability to write reports, business correspondence,
prepare procedure manuals. Ability to carry out pilot scale testing
including equipment installation, system testing, and sample
collection. Ability to work with construction contractors,
regulatory officials and outside engineering consultants.
Mathematical and Reasoning Ability and Skills :
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and
interpret graphs. Must be able to review engineering calculations,
engineering drawings, specifications, equipment sizing, piping
sizes, motor HP calculations and construction drawings for
soundness. This includes those prepared within the Engineering
group and those prepared by outside consultants. Ability to apply
common sense understanding to carry out detailed instructions and
to deal with problems involving multiple variables. Ability to
collect and accurately assemble data in a logical statistical
manner. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety
of concrete variables in situations where only limited
standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of
instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw
valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of
technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal
with several abstract and concrete variables.
Essential Job Functions:
The 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 of this job, the employee is regularly
required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and must have
the ability to talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required
to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch,
crawl, climb ladders and access platforms. The employee must
frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift
and/or move up to 25 pounds. Employee must be able to visit areas
of the operating plant. Specific vision abilities required by this
job include close vision.
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@compassminerals.com or call
913-344-9200. Learn more about equal employment opportunity laws at
dol.gov .
Job: Engineering
Primary Location: US-UT-Ogden
Work Locations: Ogden, UT USA 765 N. 10500 West Ogden 84404
Organization: Operations
Job Type: Full-time
Schedule: Regular
Shift: Standard
Day Job
Travel: Yes, 5 % of the Time
Req ID: 220000F1
Keywords: Compass Minerals America Inc., Ogden , Senior Process Engineer, Engineering , Ogden, Utah
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