Reliability Center Predictive Specialist

Linde; East Chicago (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Linde is seeking a Reliability Center Predictive Specialist in East Chicago, IN to manage predictive programs for rotating equipment, including compressors, turbines, and pumps. The role combines office work with field diagnostics and requires travel up to 15% to support site equipment health assessments.

Ideal candidates have an engineering background with rotating equipment maintenance experience and vibration/oil analysis certifications, plus strong CMMS and data interpretation skills.

Qualifications

• Associate Degree in Engineering or 5 years of rotating equipment experience.
• Category I vibration certification or equivalent experience.
• Familiarity with vibration data acquisition and diagnostic equipment.

Responsibilities

• Administer predictive programs and monitor rotating equipment health.
• Review vibration and oil analysis data to assess equipment health.
• Support field technicians with vibration instrumentation issues and data collection.
• Coordinate and report equipment deficiencies in CMMS; advise on corrective actions.
• Travel up to 15% domestically for field diagnostics and commissioning activities.

Skills

Rotating equipment

Vibration analysis

Oil analysis

CMMS (Infor EAM)

Field troubleshooting

Education

Associate Degree in Engineering

Category I Vibration Certification

Tools

Emerson CSI

Data collection software

Job description

Reliability Center Predictive Specialist

East Chicago, IN, United States

What you will enjoy doing:

• You will administer predictive programs and condition monitoring for rotating equipment, including centrifugal and reciprocating compressors, turbines, blowers, pumps, gearboxes, and motors; review and monitor rotating equipment condition, including vibration data, lube oil results, pressures, temperatures, flows, loads, and efficiencies to determine equipment health
• Manage Vibration & Oil Analysis Database Management; provide remote troubleshooting support to field technicians to resolve vibration instrumentation and CSI data collector issues; provide vibration data collection training to new employees
• Further, determine vibration point locations and develop data collection routes for new and existing equipment; perform hands‑on target pointing and installation of vibration systems on rotating equipment; perform field diagnostics and troubleshooting
• Report equipment deficiencies utilizing EAM (CMMS); consult with Regional Mechanical Maintenance Engineer on recommended corrective actions; collaborate with responsible Operations and Maintenance Personnel, Reliability Specialists, and Region Planners to prioritize repairs of identified equipment deficiencies
• Identify, justify, and purchase major predictive equipment spare parts
• Participate in RCA by providing relevant vibration and oil analysis history to support root cause analysis efforts
• Also, perform other duties related to this function to ensure the reliability of plant rotating equipment
• This position requires a combination of office work and field work, approximately 15% domestic travel, accessibility during off‑hours, and the ability to work on and around elevated fixed and rotating equipment

What makes you great:

• Associate Degree in Engineering with a minimum of two years of experience in rotating equipment, mechanical maintenance, or reliability engineering in an industrial manufacturing environment or non-degreed with a minimum of five years of rotating equipment maintenance experience in an industrial manufacturing environment
• You have a Category I Certification in vibration analysis; entry‑level knowledge of oil analysis; and knowledge of predictive maintenance methodologies and technologies
• Excellent verbal communication, team interaction, and presentation skills, with strong computer and standard software experience, including MS Office, E‑Mail, and CMMS
• Moreover, proficiency with vibration data acquisition software and diagnostic equipment; ability to interpret and analyze vibration and oil analysis data; and knowledge of rotating equipment fundamentals, including assembly fits and tolerance
• You are able to achieve Category II vibration and oil analysis certifications; Emerson/CSI MHM and data collector experience; vibration system installation and grounding experience; shop and field balancing experience; Infor EAM or similar CMMS experience; and experience with rotating equipment including compressors, turbines, gearboxes, blowers, pumps, chillers, and motors

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!

Whatever you seek to accomplish, and wherever you want those accomplishments to take you, a career at Linde provides limitless ways to achieve your potential, while making a positive impact in the world. Be Linde. Be Limitless.

At Linde, every day is an opportunity: an opportunity to learn, to grow, to share success, and to contribute to one of the world’s leading industrial gas and engineering companies. Seize the opportunity: take your next step with us and join our team.

In addition to competitive compensation we offer a wide range of medical options to suit everyone’s needs. Other benefits include; educational and professional development, employee discount program, 401K, pension plan, and life insurance, just to name a few.

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