Summer Jobs in Amherst, NS

Summer Student Labourer-(2500001J)

Description

Explore the potential of being part of something Clearly Essential!

Compass Minerals (NYSE : CMP) is a leading global provider of essential minerals focused on safely delivering where and when it matters to help solve nature’s challenges for customers and communities. The company’s salt products help keep roadways safe during winter weather and are used in numerous other consumer, industrial, chemical and agricultural applications. Its plant nutrition products help improve the quality and yield of crops while supporting sustainable agriculture. Additionally, it is working to develop a long-term fire-retardant business. Compass Minerals operates 12 production and packaging facilities with nearly 2,000 employees throughout the U.S., Canada and the U.K. Visit for more information about the company and its products.

We are currently hiring four (4) Summer Student Labourers, to join the team at ourEvaporation Plant in Amherst, Nova Scotia.

Employment will be between May 5 to September 5, 2025. Students  must be enrolled in an accredited post-secondary education institution. Dates may vary based on school schedules.

Compass Minerals’ Amherst Mechanical Evaporation Plant produces and packages a variety of salt products. Almost 50% of the salt manufactured at the plant is food-grade salt distributed for use in commercial food production and for table salt used in homes across Canada. In addition, the plant produces and packages salt for water conditioning, agriculture, fishery, deicing and even pool salt.

The Amherst Plant is located in a fully established community of 10,000, situated on the Nova Scotia / New Brunswick border on the northeast end of the Cumberland Basin, an arm of the Bay of Fundy. Amherst is two hours from Halifax and less than an hour’s drive from Moncton, NB.

How will you contribute to the team?

To perform this role successfully, the candidate will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following :

• General labour (i.e. cleaning, painting and janitorial duties)
• Operate packaging equipment
• Forklift and other heavy equipment operation
• Loading bulk trucks
• Dust collection duties
• Sanitation related inspections and cleaning
• Must be able to work at heights and confined spaces.
• Varied Shifts and hours will be required, Days, Afternoons, Midnights.

Qualifications

what should you bring to the role?

Compass Minerals Canada Corp. is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are 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 .

Primary Location

CA-CA-Amherst

Work Locations

Amherst, NS CAN327 Smith Road AmherstB4H 3Y4

Craftworker

Organization

Operations

Schedule

Regular

Shift

Temporary Work

Job Type

Full-timeVariable

Job Posting

Mar 20, 2025, 11 : 18 : 16 AM