For over three decades, Lyons Salt has provided superior deicing and agricultural salts from our mine in Lyons, KS. Our thriving business stems from commitment to our customers and a respect for every product request to help them better serve their clients. As a member of the team at Lyons Salt, you are contributing to personalized, responsive service day or night. Lyons Salt is proud to operate under one umbrella with other iconic salt companies including Morton Salt, Windsor Salt, and more.
This position is responsible for leading and managing all systems to ensure facility compliance with all applicable Lyons Salt, Morton Salt, state, federal, local health and safety standards and regulations regarding safety and other training, environmental compliance, and product quality systems and compliance.
Safety & Compliance
- Promote a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with MSHA and company policies.
- Conduct safety inspections, audits, and risk assessments; investigate incidents and implement corrective actions.
- Ensure compliance with lockout/tagout, electrical safety, confined space, fall protection, and other safety policies and requirements.
Leadership & Supervision
- Supervise electricians, mechanics, maintenance technicians, and contractors.
- Assign, prioritize, and oversee maintenance work to ensure safe, timely, and quality completion.
- Coach, train, and develop employees while promoting accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
Electrical & Mechanical Maintenance
- Lead troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance of electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and control systems.
- Oversee power distribution, substations, transformers, motors, drives, PLCs, conveyors, hoists, pumps, and mobile equipment.
- Support preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs to maximize equipment reliability and uptime.
- Provide technical expertise for root cause analysis, equipment failures, and reliability improvements.
Planning & Project Coordination
- Coordinate daily and long-term maintenance activities, shutdowns, and special projects.
- Manage work orders, maintenance schedules, and backlog within the CMMS system.
- Partner with operations, engineering, contractors, and storeroom personnel to ensure resources are available and priorities are aligned.
- Execute maintenance and capital projects safely, on schedule, and within budget.
Continuous Improvement & Asset Reliability
- Utilize maintenance KPIs, downtime data, and equipment history to improve asset performance.
- Identify recurring equipment issues and implement corrective actions.
- Recommend improvements related to maintenance practices, equipment upgrades, inventory management, and cost control.
Administrative Responsibilities
- Maintain accurate maintenance records, reports, and work order documentation.
- Review maintenance performance metrics and communicate equipment status to site leadership.
- Provide regular updates on maintenance activities, project progress, and operational concerns.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- 5+ years of industrial maintenance experience, including at least 3 years in a supervisory or leadership role.
- Strong knowledge of industrial electrical systems, motor controls, PLCs, power distribution, and troubleshooting.
- 3-phase industrial power experience REQUIRED – 480V minimum; up to 12.47kV preferred.
- Medium and low voltage distribution and transformer experience required.
- Experience determining proper sizing and troubleshooting overcurrent protection devices (fuses, breakers, programmable breakers, etc) to minimize incident energy potential (arcflash hazard).
- Electrical motor drive experience – VFD’s, DC Drives, etc.
- Mechanical maintenance knowledge of hydraulics, conveyors, diesel equipment, welding, rigging, and rotating equipment.
- Ability to read electrical schematics, blueprints, technical manuals, and control diagrams REQUIRED.
- Strong leadership, communication, planning, and problem-solving skills REQUIRED.
- Proficiency with CMMS systems and Microsoft Office applications.
- Strong knowledge of MSHA or OSHA regulations and industrial safety practices.
Preferred Qualifications
- Journeyman or Master Electrician license.
- Electrical Engineering degree or related technical education.
- Allen-Bradley PLC experience.
- Ability to read PLC programs for troubleshooting strongly preferred.
- Experience with HMI’s.
- Networking experience – switches, ethernet, etc.
- Automation and robotic application experience.
- Experience splicing insulated, multiconductor, 3-phase, medium-voltage cable (2.3kV, 12.47kV).
At Lyons 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.