Lead Mine Engineer - Franklin, United States - Compass Minerals America Inc.

Description

**Description**

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Compass Minerals (NYSE: CMP) is a leading global provider of essential minerals focused on safely delivering where and when it matters to help solve natures challenges for customers and communities. The companys 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 next-generation, long-term fire-retardant business that offers more innovative and environmentally friendly products in the fight against wildfires. 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.

**Summary:**

The person in this position will oversee the development of mine planning & strategies by designing and planning cases that optimize product quality, value and risk, mine fleet requirements, and estimates for capital and operating costs suitable for inclusion into mining studies and life of mine plans.

**Essential Job Functions include, but are not limited to the following:**

_(Management reserves the right to add or modify the duties and responsibilities at any time.)_

+ Develop and communicate mine plans and strategies to support evaluation and management decision making.

+ Communicate and manage significant risk in the development and implementation of the mine plan including geotechnical risk.

+ Apply evaluation techniques including risk assessment and value optimization.

+ Demonstrate ownership and be the custodian of key mining systems and processes including ventilation design and production scheduling.

+ Manage work of mine engineer, production & maintenance coordinator, and quality analyst.

+ Perform other related duties as required.

**Qualifications**

To 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.

**Education and/or Experience** :

+ Bachelors degree in mining engineering or other relevant discipline.

+ 4 years experience, with 2 years of management experience with experience in functions managed.

**Physical Requirements:**

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.

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 or call Learn more about equal employment opportunity laws at .

**Job:** Engineering

**Primary Location:** US-LA-Franklin

**Work Locations:** Cote Blanche, LA USA 1382 Cote Blanche Island Franklin 70538

**Organization:** Operations

**Job Type:** Full-time

**Schedule:** Regular

**Shift:** Standard

Day Job

**Req ID:** K