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Compass Minerals America Inc. Mgr, Process Controls Engineering in Ogden, Utah
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. Compass Minerals operates 11 production and packaging facilities with more than 1,800 employees throughout the U.S., Canada and the U.K. Visit compassminerals.com for more information about the company and its products.
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.)
Manage and lead a team of controls engineers and PLC programmers, including workload prioritization, technical direction, mentoring, and performance management.
Provide technical oversight and review of program and system logic changes across multiple automation systems.
Guide development and integration of software solutions, including telemetry, analytics, and SQL Databases.
Support Operations and Maintenance personnel, including call-out duty for critical situations.
Work across IT and OT infrastructure to ensure communications, cybersecurity, and system reliability standards.
Provide management tools and operational data such as dashboards for utility usage, production, and downtime tracking.
Serve as escalation support for complex electrical, instrumentation, and process control issues.
Oversee site telemetry systems, including pump stations, PLC networks, and mobile automation assets.
Establish data capture and analytics strategies to support business-critical decisions.
Identify and prioritize legacy control system modernization projects with senior leadership.
Train and mentor staff to ensure skills remain current and site-relevant.
Manage controls and electrical engineering budgets for contracts and software programs.
Perform other related duties as required.
Minimum 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:
BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field, or equivalent industrial experience.
Minimum of 10 years of industrial controls and automation experience.
Experience leading or mentoring controls or automation personnel.
Strong PLC experience (Rockwell ControlLogix, FactoryTalk, and Rockwell Plant PAX preferred).
Experience with industrial networking and cybersecurity.
Experience with data historians and analytics platforms.
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 accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to sit, stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. 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. Learn more about equal employment opportunity laws at dol.gov (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/posters) . July 2025
Qualifications
Education
Preferred
- Bachelors or better
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