Rotating Equipment Reliability Engineer

Flint Hills Resources; Dodge City (KS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Koch Fertilizer in Dodge City, KS is seeking a Rotating Equipment Reliability Engineer to advance equipment reliability and operational excellence across the site. You will apply PBM to identify opportunities, troubleshoot issues, and drive long-term asset performance with collaboration from operations and experts.

Responsibilities include leading reliability projects, monitoring equipment performance, and conducting root cause analyses to prevent recurring failures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field, or 5+ years industrial maintenance experience.
• Experience troubleshooting rotating equipment and maintaining assets.
• Willingness to meet outdoor work and PPE requirements.

Responsibilities

• Advance PBM culture through daily actions and decision-making.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve issues with rotating equipment.
• Lead reliability projects from identification to implementation and commissioning.
• Provide reliability expertise in the design and upgrade of assets.
• Monitor performance to predict failures and leverage wireless tech.
• Develop strategies to improve plant reliability and equipment performance.
• Lead RCA investigations and implement corrective actions.
• Collaborate with maintenance teams to eliminate recurring failures.
• Oversee scope of work for outages and turnarounds, ensuring QA/QC.

Skills

Rotating equipment troubleshooting

Industrial maintenance

PBM knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field

5+ years of maintenance experience in an industrial environment

Tools

Maximo CMMS

Job description

Koch Fertilizer is seeking a Rotating Equipment Reliability Engineer to join our Dodge City, KS team. In this role, you will play a critical part in advancing equipment reliability and operational excellence across the site. You will leverage your technical expertise and apply Principle Based Management (PBM®) to identify opportunities, troubleshoot issues, and drive long-term value through improved asset performance.

Our Team

You will be part of a collaborative maintenance and reliability team working closely with operations and fleetwide subject matter experts to enhance equipment performance, reduce failures, and support continuous improvement initiatives.

What You Will Do

• 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)

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• 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.
• Ability to climb straight ladders. Some work may require heights in excess of 100 feet.
• Wearing industrial chemical plant uniforms and PPE as required.

What Will Put You Ahead

• 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

This position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship.

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Hiring Philosophy

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Who We Are

As a Koch Ag & Energy Solutions company, Koch Fertilizer delivers a full line of fertilizers designed to boost crop performance and help growers reach their yields. Our team also brings logistical expertise and a wide range of invaluable services, from delivered freight and logistics capabilities to online shipment tracking.

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 goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region.

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.

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