Commercial explosives manufacturer serving mining, quarrying and construction
Austin Powder manufactures commercial explosives and blasting products for mining, quarrying, construction, pipeline and oil and gas work. Its stack is heavy on process control (Emerson DeltaV, Foundation Fieldbus, Rockwell Automation, Ignition, Aveva, WonderWare), and accelerating hiring tilts toward operations, engineering and manufacturing. Job posts point to plant turnarounds, equipment reliability and a commercial transformation tied to CRM adoption.
Austin Powder is a privately held explosives company headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, with roots in black powder production dating to 1833. It supplies commercial explosives, blasting and drilling services to mining, metals, quarrying, construction, pipeline and oil and gas customers. The company runs a network of manufacturing plants across more than 27 countries and falls in the 1,001–5,000 employee range. Plant operations rely on DCS, SCADA, HMI and CMMS systems, with Workday for HR and Docebo for training.
Austin Powder runs Emerson DeltaV, Foundation Fieldbus, Rockwell Automation, Allen-Bradley, Ignition, Aveva and WonderWare for plant control, plus SharePoint Online, Workday, Power BI, SolidWorks and Docebo.
Austin Powder is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, and operates manufacturing plants in more than 27 countries.
Yes. Hiring is accelerating in the United States, led by operations, engineering and manufacturing roles, mostly at mid-level, with smaller sales, logistics and finance openings.
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