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Koch Industries

Private conglomerate in energy and materials

Reliability Engineer

Mechanical Maintenance and Reliability EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeKingsburg, CA, USA$90k - $120kIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in an engineering field is required.
  • At least 3 years of experience in an industrial or manufacturing maintenance and reliability environment is required.
  • Experience facilitating Root Cause Analysis and Reliability Centered Maintenance methods is required.
  • Experience and understanding of reliability systems, methods, and growth is required.
  • Experience analyzing data and taking action based on it is required.

Responsibilities

  • Lead Root Cause Analysis and Root Cause Failure Analysis hands-on, working with departments to identify, advance, and implement solutions that improve equipment reliability.
  • Monitor and evaluate asset bad-actor lists and develop solutions to systematically eliminate bad actors.
  • Study equipment failures and implement solutions, documenting them in reports to management.
  • Manage reliability data, including Overall Equipment Effectiveness, work-order failure-code analysis, the asset hierarchy, bills of materials, and the technical library.
  • Provide feedback on training and continually improve work practices associated with the Computerized Maintenance Management System.
  • Optimize Preventive and Predictive Maintenance Programs by defining, developing, monitoring, and refining maintenance plans for current and new equipment.
  • Facilitate equipment criticality strategy formulation and ranking sessions, conduct Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, and ensure predictive maintenance technologies are correctly applied to glass manufacturing assets, including oil analysis, vibration analysis, thermography, ultrasonic testing, and online and offline motor testing.
  • Implement changes to maintenance plans based on failure modes, historical data, reliability principles, and best practices.
  • Provide troubleshooting, problem-solving, and technical support for operations and maintenance.
  • Identify and implement projects to increase asset, resource, and facility reliability.

Desired Qualifications

  • Continuous improvement experience or certifications are preferred.
  • Experience coaching and mentoring stakeholders in predictive and Reliability Centered Maintenance capabilities is preferred.
  • Demonstrated experience establishing and growing a Reliability Centered Maintenance culture is preferred.
  • Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional certification is preferred.
  • Experience in the glass or ceramics industry is preferred.
  • Knowledge and implementation experience with predictive technologies, including vibration, infrared, ultrasound, and machinery lubrication, is preferred.

About the Company

Koch Industries

Private conglomerate in energy and materials

Koch Industries is a large, private, diversified conglomerate that operates in energy, chemical processing, and manufacturing. It started from an innovation that turned heavy crude oil into gasoline and grew through long‑term investments rather than short‑term market moves. The company generates value by refining fuels and producing chemical products, and it operates Georgia-Pacific, a major maker of paper and building products. Its business model relies on reinvesting most earnings back into the company to fund steady, long‑term growth rather than paying out frequent dividends or seeking quick profits. Koch differentiates itself from many competitors by staying privately owned, which reduces pressure from public markets and enables longer‑range planning. The company’s goal is to build scale and durability across its holdings by sustainable, multi‑decade growth rather than rapid, episodic gains.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Growth Equity (Non-Venture Capital)
Total funding
$985.2M
Headquarters
Wichita, KS
Founded
1940

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