Senior Rotating Equipment Specialist — Field Reliability

Linde; Deer Park (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

401(k) matching

Pension benefits

Employee discount program

Educational and professional growth

Job summary

Linde in Deer Park, Texas seeks a senior maintenance specialist for rotating equipment to lead planning, execution, and optimization of mechanical maintenance across facilities.

Responsibilities include guiding internal teams and contractors, supporting reliability programs with data analysis and root-cause investigations, and traveling up to 50% to support sites while maintaining safe, cost-efficient operations.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience installing, troubleshooting, inspecting, maintaining, repairing, and overhauling rotating equipment in an industrial manufacturing environment.
• Strong expertise in troubleshooting, root-cause failure analysis, work planning, cost estimating, and developing overhaul strategies.
• Knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance practices for rotating and reciprocating equipment.
• Proficiency with precision measurement tools for inspections and maintenance of rotating equipment.
• CMMS experience and MS Office proficiency; ability to manage multiple priorities and lead contractor activities.
• Excellent documentation, communication, and teamwork abilities.
• Advanced technical education with vibration analysis and balancing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, coordinate, and execute major installations, inspections, repairs, and overhauls of rotating equipment.
• Lead maintenance personnel and contractors in safe, efficient execution of mechanical maintenance and projects.
• Provide onsite and remote technical support, troubleshooting, and engineering recommendations.
• Support reliability programs through data analysis, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Drive timely resolution of critical mechanical issues balancing safety, reliability, and cost.
• Develop and standardize maintenance documentation and processes for rotating equipment.
• Collaborate with operations, maintenance, engineering, reliability, and contractor teams to ensure cost-effective operation.
• Travel approximately 50% domestically to support facilities and provide off-hours coverage.

Skills

Rotating equipment

Troubleshooting

Maintenance planning

Root-cause analysis

Equipment inspection

Communication

Team leadership

Education

Associate degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology

Machinist or millwright apprenticeship

Vibration analysis & dynamic balancing

Tools

CMMS (EAM preferred)

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project)

Job description

Linde in Deer Park, Texas seeks a senior maintenance specialist for rotating equipment to lead planning, execution, and optimization of mechanical maintenance across facilities.

Responsibilities include guiding internal teams and contractors, supporting reliability programs with data analysis and root-cause investigations, and traveling up to 50% to support sites while maintaining safe, cost-efficient operations.