Rotating Equipment Reliability Engineer

Koch Industries Inc.; Dodge City (KS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Flexible spending account

Life insurance

Job summary

Koch Fertilizer is seeking a Rotating Equipment Reliability Engineer to join our Dodge City, KS site. You will advance equipment reliability and operational excellence across the plant, applying PBM® to identify opportunities, troubleshoot issues, and improve asset performance.

You will work with a collaborative maintenance and reliability team, lead RCA investigations, and develop strategies to reduce failures, outages, and duration of maintenance work while ensuring quality execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field or 5+ years of maintenance experience in an industrial environment.
• Experience troubleshooting and maintaining rotating equipment.
• Ability to meet all physical requirements for outdoor work in varying conditions.

Responsibilities

• Proactively advance Koch PBM culture through daily actions and decisions.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve technical issues related to rotating equipment.
• Lead reliability projects from problem identification to design, implementation, and commissioning.
• Provide reliability expertise during design/implementation of new or upgraded assets.
• Monitor rotating equipment performance to predict and prevent failures.
• Develop strategies to improve plant reliability and equipment performance.
• Lead root cause analyses and ensure effective corrective actions are implemented.
• Collaborate with maintenance teams to prevent recurring failures and QA/QC outages.

Skills

Rotating equipment troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related

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)

Your Job

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.

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 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 Benefits

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. 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

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