Instrumentation Technician

Reporting to the Instrumentation Maintenance Supervisor, your role will encompass both field and workshop maintenance tasks for instrumentation devices, alongside aiding in the deployment and operational support of industrial automation and control systems across the Bethune mine. Your duties will extend to, but are not limited to:

• Executing maintenance and service tasks for instrumentation as assigned.
• Upholding and actively contributing to the enhancement of KSPC Electrical Safe Work Practices and Procedures.
• Collaborating with the Reliability team to establish specifications, standards for control systems and instrumentation, and maintenance best practices.
• Participating in the planning, testing, quality control, commissioning, and initiation of instrumentation and control systems.
• Implementing safety protocols to significantly reduce risks to team members within your work domain.
• Offering technical advice and support on instrumentation issues.
• Delivering comprehensive reports on preventative and corrective maintenance tasks.
• Mentoring on the creation and refinement of work instructions (WIs) to ensure they are precise and current.

By living our common K+S values across all our locations in the world: We are optimistic about our future, collaborative in building it, and with our entrepreneurial spirit, we aim to dig deeper and reach higher. We remain agile in an ever-changing world. We are innovative, turning obstacles into opportunities – and we do it all in ways that are safe and sustainable, protecting future generations.

We are committed to being a company where every employee can contribute, grow and thrive, and where we reflect the diverse communities in which we live and work. We are working toward a truly inclusive environment, because we know that the amazing array of differences in our backgrounds, competencies, experiences, race, gender, age, beliefs, sexual orientation, identity and their intersections is key to the longevity, sustainability and growth of our organization.

In a career with K+S Potash Canada (KSPC), you can look forward to:

Good People and Great Culture

Be part of a team committed to building an innovative and diverse culture. KSPC is growing our business, delivering exciting new opportunities, and giving back to the communities where we live and work.

Challenge and Growth

We support your growth and potential through professional development, training, and a robust performance recognition program.

Valuable Compensation

Our total target compensation is competitive and benchmarked to the market. We have a Pay-for-Performance philosophy that includes two components: fixed (base) pay, and a short-term incentive (bonus) that rewards employees for their contributions towards corporate, team and individual successes.

Supporting Benefits

Our comprehensive, employer-paid benefits program includes Life, Disability, Health and Dental, as well as competitive Retirement benefits, Employee and Family Assistance Program, paid work time to help out in your community (volunteer with a sports team or a charitable organization of your choice) and more! We offer a Health Spending Account for extras, like more expensive glasses, or a Wellness Account that covers recreational items, like your park camping fees, hunting or fishing license, and your gym membership.

Our company values and recognizes the diversity of the workforce and encourages individuals with the equivalent combination of education and work experience. The ideal candidate will have:

• Certification as a Journeyperson Instrumentation Technician.
• 3+ years of experience performing maintenance in an industrial facility.
• Instrumentation Technologist Diploma would be considered an asset.
• Familiarity with ABB 800xa Control System & Profibus communication protocol would be considered an asset.
• Ability to read, comprehend, and generate detailed technical documentation, reports, and methodologies.
• Employs judgment in managing, organizing, and fulfilling tasks within established boundaries, with a focus on adaptability and resilience in changing circumstances.
• Proactively identifies and mitigates potential risks, is proficient in diagnosing and resolving issues as they occur, and demonstrates the ability to interpret data to derive meaningful conclusions.
• Applies logical and reasoned thinking to everyday problems, influences team members to meet quality control and safety standards, and works with a strong safety orientation.
• Provides training and support to less experienced colleagues, ensuring that procedures are both current and accurate, and overseeing the quality of team members' work to maintain high standards.
• Must be legally authorized to work in Canada

The position is based at our Bethune mine location.

Employment is subject to successfully completing KSPC’s pre-employment checks which may include criminal record check, education verification, functional fitness evaluation and drug and alcohol testing.

To ensure consideration for this role, please apply by February 17, 2025

We enrich life through the sustainable extraction and refinement of minerals to indispensable products and through our working environment, which is unique. Because it stands for everything that really matters in life: Trust, team spirit and meaningfulness for 11,000 employees at 50 locations on five continents. Welcome to K + S.