Controls & Automation Manager

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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 innumerousother consumer industrialchemicaland agricultural applications. Its plant nutrition products help improve the quality and yield of crops while supporting sustainable agriculture. Compass Mineralsoperates11production and packaging facilities with more than 1800 employees throughout the the U.K. Visit more information about the company and its products.

We are seeking a Controls & Automation Manager to join our team in Ogden UT. This role is responsible for leading controls engineering and automation initiatives while supporting operational reliability modernization cybersecurity and process optimization across site systems. The ideal candidate will provide technical leadership mentor engineering staff and drive continuous improvement through advanced automation and analytics solutions.

Why Join Compass Minerals

We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package including:

• Relocation assistance providedfor qualified candidates
• Benefits starting Day 1
• 11 paid holidays 1 floating holiday
• 3 weeks PTO
• 1 week sick time(subject to applicable state and local laws)
• 401(k) with company match
• Employee Education Reimbursement Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Bonus opportunities for eligible positions

Compensation

Pay Range: $126000 - $165000 annually depending on experience qualifications and geographic location.

Position qualifies for bonus opportunity.

Key Responsibilities

• 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.

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

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering or related field or equivalent industrial experience.
• Minimum of 7 - 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

This role requires work in underground mining environments and hoisting systems including exposure to hot humid dusty conditions. Candidates must be able to wear PPE navigate mine environments work indoors and outdoors in varying conditions and occasionally lift up to 50 pounds.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Compass Minerals is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. The company is 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.

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