Job Description

Koch Fertilizer Canada, ULC is looking for an energetic, highly motivated individual to join the Upgrades Production team to contribute to the organization\'s value creation capabilities. This role offers a fast-paced working environment and opportunities for career development within our growing organization!The Plant Engineer is responsible for coordinating with other subject matter capabilities within the facility to ensure the equipment in their area of responsibility is operated and maintained to achieve long-term reliability and value. The plant engineer will be the direct contact with the operations team and work with the process engineering team to best operate the equipment/plants.What You Will Do

• Lead efforts to return equipment to service in the production areas in an efficient manner and without repeat failures.
• Be accountable for work required to maintain assets in your assigned area in an economical manner.
• Work with Operations team members to develop and maintain a risk register for assets showing indications of failure and prioritize repair options based on risk and consequence of failure.
• Develop cost effective repair options with assistance from functional experts to resolve rotating, instrument, electrical and fixed equipment issues.
• Compile evergreen list of planned maintenance activities arising from PMs, PdMs, MI and EH&S programs, and prioritize these for the Area Supervisor.
• Champion asset improvement efforts to reduce failures and improve quality of repairs.
• Support and lead unplanned outage efforts to ensure troubleshooting completed to understand cause of outage, appropriate scope defined and work completed.
• Facilitate investigations on uplanned events involving equipment failures to understand causes and recommendations to address.
• Be the management of change owner for modifications related to reliability or maintainability of equipment.
• Be a key member of PHA, SECOMA, PSSR and other cross-functional teams.
• Aid in the update and management of equipment information. including spare parts, drawings, specification sheets, etc.
• Work effectively under pressure and when dealing with critical safety and environmental issues
• Work with safe work practices and ability to identify and mitigate process and personnel safety and hazards
• Excellent troubleshooting skills with a proven track record of success
• Demonstrate initiative, ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Use strong analytical, critical, economic thinking, problem solving and customer service skills in daily work
• Multitask in a fast-paced environment

Work Conditions and Physical Requirements :

• Ability to work in an industrial manufacturing environment
• Availability for flexible hours based on job
• Manual dexterity required to use desktop computer and peripherals
• Ability to work outdoors in all types of weather
• Ability to climb stairs, ladders, and work at heights.
• Tolerance to occasional exposure to fumes or airborne particles and toxic/caustic chemicals with appropriate PPE
• Unassisted physical mobility in and around plant and equipment
• Ability to sit, stand, kneel as necessary
• Ability to travel to and enter site to access equipment
• 5% travel, including air

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience in an engineering or technical role relating to tactical and strategic field operations and maintenance in a chemical or related manufacturing setting
• B.Sc Degree in mechanical or chemical from an accredited post-secondary institution
• Knowledge of reliability based programs to improve equipment availability.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and experience with a CMMS
• Capabilities or knowledge of operational and/or maintenance craft practices
• Valid class five driver\'s license

What Will Put You Ahead

• P. Eng designation, or eligibility for registration in the province of Manitoba as a Professional Engineer through APEGM
• Previous experience in Fertilizer/chemical industry

Koch Fertilizer Canada, ULC Offers a full extended benefits package including health and dental coverage, pension and subsidized investment options, as well as nationally-competitive wages in an environment that is committed to success!We are an equal opportunity employer. If you require accommodation or assistance at any time during the application or selection processes, please submit a request by following the directions located in the FAQ section at the bottom of the kochcareers.com webpage.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.Who We AreAs 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 agricultureto 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 powerthe 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.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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