Explosion Safety Consultant Latin America

Explosion Safety Consultant - Latin America

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 - Latin America 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, with a focus on Latin America. These include conducting dust hazard analysis, process hazard analysis, 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 / NFPA regulations and other country-specific 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 Explosion Protection Consultancy Manager based in the US.

Primary Responsibilities :

Main consultancy activities :

• Conducts Dust Hazard Analysis and / or ATEX Risk Assessments 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.
• Conducts hazardous area classifications.
• Conducts Process Hazard Analysis, such as HAZOP, LOPA, Bowtie and What-If? Studies.
• Analyzes consequences of a gas or dust explosions e.g. by working with third-party CFD explosion modelling consultants.
• Provides general guidance to customers such as advice on fire and explosion 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.
• Defines combustible dust and flammable gas testing needs required for explosion risk assessments.

Commercial activities :

Growth and process related activities :

Other activities :

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). Must speak English and Spanish fluently.

PREFERRED : Established knowledge of Fike products and services. Master's Degree or higher. Fluent in Portuguese.