Explosion Safety Consultant – Remote Position

Explosion Safety Consultant

Fike Corporation, a rapidly growing international manufacturer of pressure relief, explosion protection, fire suppression and detection equipment, has an opportunity for an Explosion Safety Consultant position. Fike is a privately held business located in Blue Springs, MO with over 400 employees locally & over 1,200 employees worldwide. This is a remote position.

Summary:

The Explosion Safety Consultant will be responsible for conducting explosion safety consultancy projects throughout the Americas. These include conducting risk assessments and hazardous area classification, issuing recommendations to eliminate and mitigate the risks of dust and gas explosions, and providing related guidance to customers, assuring compliance to ATEX directives & IEC guidelines with an awareness of DSEAR and NFPA regulations and other standards. Additionally to these tasks, the Explosion Safety Consultant will work in conjunction with the commercial team to expand business development activities. The Explosion Safety Consultant will report to the Global Consulting Manager and to the Explosion Protection Consultancy Manager based in the US.

Primary Responsibilities:

Main consultancy activities:

Conducts explosion risk assessments. 

Conducts hazardous area classifications.

Creates Explosive Protective Documents that identify fire, flash-fire, and explosion hazards and describes measures to be taken to eliminate and mitigate the risk of explosions and/or fire.

Should have process engineering knowledge and experience with Process Hazard Analysis (PHA)

Provides general guidance to customers such as advice on prevention and mitigation equipment selection, appropriate training, working procedures, and maintenance.

Provides detailed written and verbal communication of results along with recommendations of expectations to the customer as well as coordination with the commercial person responsible in order for the technical findings to be presented appropriately.

Commercial activities:

Supports commercial opportunities where Fike consultancy services have been requested by customers.

Develops and continuously improves reproducible sets of site visit processes, procedures, and deliverables to each customer based on the Fike consultancy service provided. 

Growth and process related activities:

Develops training materials and provides training to develop internal knowledge on the Fike consultancy offering. 

Develops presentation and training material exhibiting Fike consultancy in conjunction with product management in order to support the commercial teams with public presentation, webinars, site visits, and customer requests that require technical expertise.

Supports product management and marketing to drive lead generation for the Fike consultancy offering.

Identifies and develops best practices with supporting templates and documents to efficiently service Fike customers.

Other activities:

Maintains professional and technical knowledge and stays up to date on changes within codes and standards.

Shares insights and knowledge within the Fike consultancy and commercial departments.

Maintains the confidentiality of all information processed. 

Performs related duties as assigned. Regular and consistent attendance is required.

Essential Skills:

Strategic Planning. Analytical. Presentation. Research. Project Management. Critical Thinking. Technical Understanding. Decision Making. Relationship Building. Leadership. Self-Motivation. Problem Solving. Customer Service Focused. Effective Written and Verbal Communication. Independent Judgement. 

Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, talk, hear, see, sit and, use hands. Must be able to travel domestically and internationally regularly. 

Job Qualifications:

REQUIRED: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience. Three years or more of experience in the explosion protection industry. Proven track record in conducting explosion safety consulting activities. Ability to work collaboratively. Must be able to travel domestically and internationally to meet with customers, distributors, industry experts, and Fike personnel. Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and Google Suite. Knowledge of the applicable codes and standards (EN/ISO, NFPA, FM, ATEX, VDI). English, German and French speaker.

PREFERRED: Established knowledge of Fike products and services.

Working at Fike

At Fike, our people are our strength. In order to fulfill our greatest potential, we are committed to attracting, growing and retaining a diverse and inclusive workforce. Better, Together as oneFike! 

Fike is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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