Salt mining and food ingredient manufacturer with 175+ years of operations
Morton Salt operates a capital-intensive mining and food manufacturing business anchored in salt extraction, processing, and food ingredients. The tech stack reflects a traditional manufacturing backbone (SAP, OSI PI for process control, AutoCAD for mine design) paired with modern cloud and analytics tools (Azure, AWS, Power BI, OneStream). Hiring velocity is accelerating across manufacturing and engineering roles, with a pronounced focus on preventive maintenance and safety compliance—indicating operational pressure to reduce unplanned downtime and align with regulatory requirements.
Morton Salt manufactures salt and food ingredients at scale, operating mines and processing facilities across North America. The company serves food manufacturers, chemical producers, and consumer markets with products ranging from table salt to specialized industrial and food-service grades. With over 1,000 employees across the United States, Canada, and the Bahamas, Morton Salt maintains a manufacturing-heavy organization structured around production, maintenance, and supply-chain operations. Current priorities center on equipment reliability, safety compliance, and plant efficiency—core concerns for any multi-facility mining and processing operation.
Morton Salt operates SAP for enterprise resource planning, OSI PI for process control and asset monitoring, AutoCAD for mine planning, and Azure/AWS for cloud infrastructure. Financial and analytics work runs on OneStream, Power BI, and Excel; workforce management uses UKG and Dayforce.
Morton Salt is headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas. Operations and hiring span the United States, Canada, and the Bahamas, reflecting a distributed mining and manufacturing footprint across North America.
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