Rotating Equipment Reliability Engineer

About the role

The Rotating Equipment Reliability Engineer will play a critical part in advancing equipment reliability and operational excellence at Koch Fertilizer's Dodge City, KS site. Leveraging technical expertise and Principle Based Management (PBM®), the engineer will identify opportunities, troubleshoot issues, and drive long-term value through improved asset performance.

Responsibilities

• Proactively advance and model Koch’s Principle Based Management (PBM®) culture through daily actions and decision-making
• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve technical issues related to rotating equipment
• Lead and execute reliability projects from problem identification through design, implementation, and commissioning
• Provide reliability expertise during the design and implementation of new and upgraded assets
• Monitor rotating equipment performance to predict and prevent failures, including leveraging emerging wireless technologies
• Develop and implement strategies to improve overall plant reliability and equipment performance
• Lead root cause analysis (RCA) investigations and ensure effective implementation of corrective actions and lessons learned
• Collaborate with maintenance teams and fleetwide machinery experts to eliminate recurring failures
• Develop and oversee scope of work for maintenance outages and turnarounds, ensuring quality execution (QA/QC)

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related engineering field OR 5+ years of maintenance experience in an industrial environment
• Experience troubleshooting and maintaining rotating equipment
• Willing and able to meet all physical requirements: Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions, bending, kneeling, lifting up to 50 pounds, climbing straight ladders, and working at heights in excess of 100 feet
• Ability to wear industrial chemical plant uniforms and PPE as required

Qualifications

• Reliability engineering experience in a nitrogen fertilizer production facility
• Machinery Lubrication Analyst (MLA) Level 2 Certification
• ISO Category II Vibration Analyst Certification
• Experience working with Mechanical Integrity Programs
• Experience in industrial chemical manufacturing
• Experience with Maximo or similar CMMS systems

Skills

• Technical expertise in rotating equipment maintenance and troubleshooting
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Effective communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Knowledge of emerging wireless technologies and their applications in equipment monitoring

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Retailer retirement plan
• Paid vacation/time off
• Education assistance
• Infertility assistance
• Paid parental leave and adoption assistance