Fixed Equipment Reliability Engineer

Koch Ag & Energy Solutions, LLC; Duncombe (IA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Retirement benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Koch Fertilizer Fort Dodge, LLC is seeking a Fixed Equipment Reliability Engineer to join our team in Duncombe, IA. You will lead reliability improvements for fixed equipment, perform root cause analyses, and drive collaboration with maintenance, operations, and other engineering disciplines to address equipment challenges.

The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in engineering or 5+ years of reliability/industrial manufacturing experience, with familiarity in RBI, FFS, API codes, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (any discipline) or 5+ years of relevant reliability/industrial manufacturing experience in lieu of degree.
• Experience with Word, Excel, Outlook is required.

Responsibilities

• Advance Koch’s company culture and management principles.
• Collaborate with maintenance, operations, and other engineering disciplines to address equipment challenges.
• Complete workorders and small projects from development through commissioning, including front-end engineering and change management.

Skills

Problem solving

Detail oriented

Effective communication

5+ years reliability experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering (any discipline)

Tools

Excel

Meridium

API RBI

PowerBI

SEEQ

Job description

Your Job

Koch Fertilizer Fort Dodge, LLC is seeking a

Koch Fertilizer Fort Dodge, LLC is seeking a Fixed Equipment Reliability Engineer to join our team in Duncombe, IA.

Our Team

Koch Fertilizer is an entrepreneurial company pursuing a self-motivated individual to be a part of the reliability team driving collaboration and customer service to both internal and external partners. The ideal candidate will have a demonstrated ability to solve problems, be detail-oriented and well organized, and an effective communicator.

What You Will Do

• 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
• Support capital projects related to fixed equipment, including scope development, materials selection, engineering design review, and construction oversight
• Serve on cross site tech teams to ensure Koch’s internal fixed equipment engineering practices are competitive and up to date with industry practices

Who You Are (Basic 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.

What Will Put You Ahead (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

This position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

As a Koch Company, Koch Ag & Energy Solutions (KAES) is a global provider of value-added solutions for the agriculture, turf and ornamental, energy and chemical markets. From agriculture to energy, KAES makes things grow better with plant nutrient and biological technologies. Our team of innovators unleash their potential while developing the technologies that feed and power the world.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• flexible spending and health savings accounts
• life insurance
• ADD
• disability
• retirement
• paid vacation/time off
• educational assistance
• may also include infertility assistance
• paid parental leave
• adoption assistance

Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).