What are the responsibilities and job description for the Instrument Reliability Leader position at Koch Fertilizer?
Koch Fertilizer Enid, LLC is now seeking an Instrument Reliability Leader. The position offers opportunity for growth into the areas of functional safety and SIS, as well as regulatory process control and DCS. This role will work cross functionally with Koch Fertilizer Plants and be responsible for the optimization of the performance of instrument and controls systems.
Our Team
Koch Fertilizer Enid has about 300 employees that help with operations of developing ammonia for different fertilizer products. You will concentrate on leading a team of about 4-5 individuals who are focused on field instrumentation, valves, and field instrument systems up to and including control system hardware.
What You Will Do
- Supervise and develop a team of instrument engineers to increase team and individual capability
- Facilitate instrument reliability interaction and support with process controls, maintenance and operations staff
- Identify and correct site instrument bad actors
- Develop plans and strategies for increasing the instrument reliability of the plant
- Drive improvements through plant turnarounds, reliability strategies, and projects
- Proactively and deliberately advance the Principle Based Management (PBM®) culture
- Understanding and communicating instrument measures and scorecards
- Maintain and develop site mechanical integrity procedures for instrumentation
- Participate in work scope reviews and audits for unit shutdowns and normal operations
- Support capital projects to ensure site requirements are met for instrumentation selection, design, installation and commissioning
- Participate in the change management work process
- Participate in PSM/RMP compliance audits
- Provide representation on company cross-site instrument teams for knowledge sharing and program development
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- 5 years of reliability engineering or maintenance experience
- Ability to travel up to 10% of the time
What Will Put You Ahead
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering
- TÜV Functional safety certification
- Supervisory experience within a chemical, refining or petrochemical environment
- Experience in DCS, SIS instrumentation maintenance or design
- Digital asset/data management experience
- Experience working with Process Safety regulations (i.e., 29 CFR 1910.119 and 40 CFR 68)
- Experience with Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), management of change (MOC), and pre-startup safety reviews (PSSR)
- Root cause failure analysis (RCFA) investigation experience
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.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf
#LI-MD1
