Pugwash: An Ideal Place to Live, an Ideal Place to Work

Whether you use salt to season your food, de-ice your driveway, or disinfect your pool water, there's a good chance it was mined, manufactured and delivered by the Canadian Salt Company. We are experts at extracting and processing this amazing mineral, efficiently and safely, for both consumer and industrial markets. And it all begins at our salt mines, one of which is in Pugwash, a vibrant village on the North Shore of Nova Scotia. If you're looking for an ideal area in which to live, Pugwash is hard to beat. Mild winters, warm summers, fine beaches, top golf courses, and stunning fall colours make Pugwash an attractive place for all tastes. And if you're looking for an ideal employer to provide you with a great career, the Canadian Salt Company is unbeatable. We offer terrific employment opportunities in an environment where everyone's contributions are recognized, respected and rewarded. So what are you waiting for? Come start your new career with us in the beautiful village of Pugwash.

We are currently recruiting for the following position. If you have the specified qualifications, we certainly want to hear from you!

Electrical Engineer

Job Summary:

You will work within the maintenance department, operations and engineering personnel to oversee the maintenance of all electrical equipment Underground, Rock salt Mill, Evaporated Plant and Marine Terminal.  You will also provide comprehensive review and analysis of failure and preventive-maintenance activity and formulate continuously improving strategies for asset preservation to support consistent operation.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain an update of the electrical maintenance program and procedures
• Work closely with reliability engineer to develop and implement a sustainable reliability program, focusing on short and long term issues
• Ensure the monitor of work processes to achieve business objectives
• Maintain volt distribution system to surface hosting equipment, and underground equipment, as well as surface and underground crushing and conveying equipment
• Maintain PLC Logic Controllers in the underground, surface milling and fine salt plant
• Maintain power supply and instrumentation for Fine Salt evaporation process and packaging equipment
• Maintain the Underground communication system
• Maintain a control/monitoring system for primary and secondary ventilation
• Act as a Plant Fire chief, responsible for the maintenance of the property's fire suppression system both underground and on surface
• Supervise unionized employees, and relief maintenance foreman or maintenance superintendent as required
• Act as a technical resource for engineers and craft personnel
• Train technical team members, technicians and craft personnel

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will possess:

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering
• Immediate eligibility for P.Eng. registration in province of Nova Scotia
• 3 to 5 years of relevant experience
• supervisory experience and contractors
• Strong analysis skills
• Well organized, and demonstrated leadership
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and decision-making skills
• Capacity of maintaining a good working relationship with unionized employees
• Ability to work alone as well as part of a team

The Canadian Salt Company Ltd is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to protecting the privacy of your personal information. Information will be used for recruitment and employment purposes only. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

To apply, please send your resume, quoting competition number EE1103-CB,before November 30, 2009, to human-resources@windsorsalt.com