Explosion Safety Consultant – Remote

Explosion Safety Consultant – Remote

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.

Job 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 ensuring compliance to NFPA regulations and other standards. Additionally to these tasks, the Explosion Safety Consultant will take and lead initiatives in conjunction with the commercial functions to expand the Fike Explosion Safety Consultancy business. 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:

1. Conducts explosion risk assessments.
2. Conducts hazardous area classifications.
3. Creates Dust Hazard Analyses 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.
4. Provides general guidance to customers such as advice on prevention and mitigation equipment selection, appropriate training, working procedures, and maintenance.
5. 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:

1. Generates leads, opportunities, and projects for the consultancy department.
2. Supports commercial opportunities where Fike consultancy services have been requested by customers.
3. Identifies opportunities with new or existing customers to provide consultative services within hazardous explosive dust and gaseous environments.
4. 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:

1. Develops training materials and provides training to develop internal knowledge on the Fike consultancy offering.
2. 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.
3. Supports product management and marketing to drive lead generation for the Fike consultancy offering.
4. Takes and leads initiatives in conjunction with the commercial functions to define and prioritize strategic initiatives and to manage the implementation of growth strategies that achieve revenue and profitability goals.
5. Identifies and develops best practices with supporting templates and documents to efficiently service Fike customers.

Other activities:

1. Maintains professional and technical knowledge and stays up to date on changes within codes and standards.
2. Shares insights and knowledge within the Fike consultancy and commercial departments.
3. Acts as the Fike representative in NFPA committees as needed.
4. Maintains the confidentiality of all information processed.

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

Essential Skills:

Subject Matter Expertise. 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. Five 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). 

PREFERRED: Established knowledge of Fike products and services. Master’s degree in Engineering or related field. Bi-lingual.

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! Plus, at Fike, we offer benefits and perks to help make you smile and feel like family. 

Check out our competitive benefits package which includes:

• Three Weeks Paid Time Off (PTO) pro-rated the first year & Paid Holidays
• Medical Plans with FSA & HSA, Vision & Dental Plan
• Paid Life and Long-term Disability Insurance
• 401(k) and Roth 401(k) Plan with Company Match Fully Vested on Day One!
• Profit Sharing Bonus Program
• Education Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• On-Site Fitness Center & Award Winning Wellness Program
• Reimbursement for Safety Shoes & Glasses
• Service awards & Recognition Program
• Company Picnic, Quarterly Events and Holiday Lunch
• Free Coffee/Tea, Lunch Utensils, Lunch Room Mini-mart, Free Parking

Refer to Req ID 3146. Please visit our website at www.fike.com to fill out an application. 

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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