Rotating Equipment Reliability Engineer

Rotating Equipment Reliability Engineer

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.

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.

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)

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

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

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

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.

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.