Fixed Equipment Reliability Engineer

About the role

The ideal candidate will have a demonstrated ability to solve problems, be detail-oriented and well organized, and an effective communicator. Koch Fertilizer is seeking a Fixed Equipment Reliability Engineer to join their team in Duncombe, IA. The company is an entrepreneurial firm that values innovation and rewards individual contributions.

Responsibilities

• Advance Koch’s company culture, Principle Based Management™
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including maintenance, operations, and other engineering disciplines to identify and address equipment-related challenges
• Complete workorders and small projects that require engineering. This includes managing all phases of the workorder or project including project development, front-end engineering, detailed design, Management of Change and other safety reviews, construction, and commissioning
• Lead root cause analyses to identify the underlying causes of high impact equipment failures and recommend corrective actions to the site leadership team
• Collect and analyze reliability metrics to identify bad actors
• Develop and implement reliability programs to eliminate fixed equipment threats
• Conduct fitness-for-service (FFS) and risk-based inspection (RBI) analysis to ensure equipment is operated in compliance with industry standards and regulations
• Serve on cross-site tech teams to ensure Koch’s internal fixed equipment engineering practices are competitive and up to date with industry practices

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (any discipline) OR 5+ years of relevant reliability or industrial manufacturing experience in lieu of Bachelor's degree
• Experience using Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

• Working knowledge of relevant fixed equipment codes and standards such as ASME, API, and NBIC
• Relevant certifications such as API 510, API 570, API 653, API 580, or API 581 are desirable
• Experience leveraging analytical tools such as Excel, Meridium, API RBI, PowerBI, SEEQ for data-driven decision-making
• Experience with inspection techniques, NDE methods, and fitness-for-service assessments

Pay

This position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship.

Schedule

Details on the schedule are not specified in the job posting.