Maintenance Technician

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, and responsibilities may vary depending on area of assignment and qualification level.)

• Follows established safety and housekeeping rules and reports, and/or, corrects unsafe conditions
• Reads and correctly interprets information contained in equipment and vendor manuals.
• Repairs, assembles and/or disassembles small gear boxes, pumps, transmissions and other machinery in accordance with manufacturers specifications and recommendations.
• Welds mild steel. Performs flat and vertical welds.
• Uses cutting torch to accomplish freehand cutting of metals and/or heating of parts.
• Provides valve/bearing maintenance inclusive of packing, lubricating and replacement/repair.
• Performs basic pipe fitting as applied to threaded and welded joints.
• Performs basic layout, equipment rigging, some minor machinist duties & most commonly used power tools.
• Perform routine inspections
• Create work orders for maintenance work required in the plant
• Performs other functions as directed by the supervisor
• Ability to work rotating shifts, including days, nights, weekends, and/or holidays 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:

• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent, additional technical training may be required at various levels
• Previous experience or education demonstrating the ability to maintain equipment for proper operation, experience in large processing or mining operations preferred
• Prior work experience maintaining industrial equipment, conveyors & packaging systems, pumps, piping, boilers, heat exchangers, hydraulic systems, evaporators, crystallizers, thickeners, and other similar equipment preferred
• Experience with JD Edwards, SAP, IFS, or similar is preferred

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 essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to touch, handle, or feel. The employee is regularly required to 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. July 2025