Electrical Engineer

Morton Salt is an iconic company with a strong heritage and a bright future. Since 1848, we have been improving lives and enhancing everyday moments – at home, at work and virtually everywhere in between.  We help unlock the flavors in food, make roads and sidewalks safer, improve the water in baths, pools, and homes, and keep businesses and industries running. We are a dedicated team who constantly strives to do better together, and we are passionate about building a sustainable future for our company, the communities in which we operate, and the world around us. By joining our team, you will contribute to producing and delivering every form of salt that enhances everyday life.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute electrical capital and expense projects from design through installation, commissioning, and closeout.
• Provide engineering support for underground and surface mine electrical distribution systems and infrastructure.
• Support electrical systems including switchgear, transformers, motor control centers (MCCs), motors, variable frequency drives (VFDs), and related mining equipment.
• Develop and review electrical drawings, one-line diagrams, schematics, equipment specifications, and technical documentation.
• Support electrical power studies, including short-circuit, protective-device coordination, load-flow, and arc-flash analysis.
• Support PLCs, instrumentation, controls, and automation systems used in mining operations.
• Partner with Operations and Maintenance to troubleshoot electrical failures, perform root-cause analysis, and improve equipment reliability.
• Provide engineering support for underground equipment installation, testing, startup, and commissioning.
• Identify opportunities to improve electrical safety, reliability, energy efficiency, and mine productivity.
• Prepare project scopes, cost estimates, schedules, and capital funding requests.
• Coordinate contractors, vendors, and internal resources performing electrical project work.
• Ensure electrical projects and installations meet applicable safety, regulatory, and engineering requirements.
  

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities 

Required

Work Environment 

Field work will include underground and surface industrial environment where potential dust, high temperatures, and other industrial and mine related hazards may be encountered.  High work will be needed for measurement and monitoring activities.

At Morton Salt, we work best when we work as a team, when we treat one another with dignity and respect, and value the unique contributions of others. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, national origin, sex, religion, color, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.