Production Technician

Linde Corporate; Woodbridge Township (NJ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Linde Inc. in Keasbey, NJ is seeking a Production Technician to startup, operate, and maintain air separation plants and associated equipment.

You will troubleshoot shutdowns, perform preventative maintenance, calibrate analyzers, and ensure safe, compliant operation to meet daily customer requirements. The role requires mechanical maintenance experience, 3+ years in production operations, and the ability to read schematics and work with control systems.

Qualifications

• You must have a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Mechanical maintenance experience is required.
• 3+ years of production operations experience preferred.
• Proficiency with hand and power tools and testing equipment.
• Ability to read P&ID’s and schematics and work with control systems.

Responsibilities

• Startup, operate, and maintain air separation plants and related systems.
• Troubleshoot shutdowns and perform corrective maintenance to enable restarts.
• Coordinate and perform preventative maintenance and PM intervals.
• Operate units to supply products safely and economically.
• Monitor process performance and adjust for deviations.
• Read P&ID’s and electrical schematics; follow procedures.
• Calibrate analyzers and field instrumentation; troubleshoot controls.
• Perform lock-out/tag-out and oversee contractors.
• Maintain rotating equipment and mechanical systems.
• Plan projects to improve facility reliability.
• Communicate with cross-functional teams and departments.
• Support satellite pipeline stations and DigTix locates.

Skills

Mechanical maintenance

Production operations experience

Troubleshooting

Reading schematics

Industrial safety awareness

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Testing equipment

Instrumentation and controls

Job description

Linde Inc.

Production Technician

Keasbey, NJ, United States | req31681

What you will enjoy doing*

• You will startup, operate, and maintain the air separation plants and all associated tanks, controls, and truck fill systems.
• Troubleshoot plant shutdowns and perform corrective maintenance to allow plant restarts.
• Coordinate scheduling of planned maintenance and perform preventative maintenance on plant components.
• Operate units to continuously supply products at the appropriate quantities and qualities safely and economically, complying with all environmental regulations and daily customer requirements.
• Further, you will monitor process performance and makes appropriate adjustments to remedy deviations and align to the specified norm.
• Read and interpret P&ID's, Electrical Schematics, One Line Diagrams, Equipment Manuals and company procedures
• Perform calibration of analyzers, field instrumentation, and have the ability to troubleshoot control system problems.
• And you will perform lock-out tag-out, correctly and safely permit maintenance work, and oversee contractors as necessary.
• Safely troubleshoot, repair, and maintain all rotating equipment and associated mechanical systems including compressors, pumps, fans, and valves
• Prepare and execute projects to improve facility availability and reliability
• Manage maintenance deadlines and PM intervals
• And you will communicate with cross-functional groups and other business departments
• Support maintenance of 7 satellite pipeline meter stations and occasionally assist team with DigTix locates to ensure Linde pipeline is protected during outside utility construction.

What makes you great

• You have a high school diploma or equivalent required.
• Mechanical maintenance experience required.
• Three (3) or more years of production operations experience preferred in areas such as air separation or process operations, instrumentation and controls, industrial maintenance, compressors, mechanical or electrical systems, HVAC, or related military technical disciplines.
• You have a strong mechanical aptitude with proven troubleshooting and repair skills.
• Proficiency in the use of hand tools, power tools, and testing/measuring equipment.
• You have working knowledge of computers and typical computer programs (i.e. Excel, Word, Power Point)
• Ability to work in confined spaces, climb ladders and stairs, lift up to 50 pounds, and work at elevated heights.
• Ability to participate in an on-call rotation every fourth week. Some overtime, holiday, and after-hours work will be required. This position may also require providing turnaround support within the region. A company vehicle will be provided for work-related travel.

Why you will love working with us

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2025 sales of $34 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain, decarbonize and protect our planet. Linde serves a variety of end markets such as chemicals & energy, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, metals and mining. Linde's industrial gases and technologies are used in countless applications, enabling space exploration and launch technologies, delivering ultra-high-purity and specialty gases for semiconductor manufacturing, providing life-saving medical oxygen and enabling clean hydrogen production and carbon capture to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer growth, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.

What we offer you!

At Linde, the sky is not the limit. If you're looking to build a career where your work reaches beyond your job description and betters the people with whom you work, the communities we serve, and the world in which we all live, at Linde, your opportunities are limitless. Be Linde. Be Limitless. Linde offers competitive compensation and an outstanding benefits package. Enjoy access to health, dental, disability, and life insurance, paid holidays and vacation, 401(k) matching, pension benefits, an employee discount program, and opportunities for educational and professional growth. Additional compensation may vary depending on the position and organizational level. Build your future with us while making an impact every day! Pay commensurate with experience. Open to salary range $65,000 - 85,000

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other reason prohibited by applicable law. Linde Inc. acts responsibly towards its shareholders, business partners, employees, society and the environment in every one of its business areas, regions and locations across the globe. The company is committed to technologies and products that unite the goals of customer value and sustainable development. *The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Therefore employees assigned may be required to perform additional job tasks required by the manager.