High-Priority Reliability Vibration Technician

Company: Confidential

Location: Rahway New Jersey

Type: Full-time

* This role serves as a technical expert in condition monitoring and reliability engineering, with a strong focus on vibration analysis and infrared thermography. * You will play a critical role in advancing asset reliability programs by diagnosing complex equipment issues and driving proactive maintenance strategies. * The position partners closely with Maintenance, Engineering, and Operations to improve equipment uptime, reduce lifecycle costs, and enhance overall system performance. * In addition to hands-on diagnostics, you will contribute to long-term reliability strategy and continuous improvement initiatives. This is a highly technical role requiring deep expertise, analytical thinking, and a proactive approach to failure prevention. * Perform advanced vibration analysis on rotating equipment including motors, pumps, fans, compressors, and gearboxes * Conduct infrared (IR) thermographic inspections across electrical, mechanical, and process systems * Diagnose complex failure modes (e.g., bearing failures, misalignment, imbalance, electrical anomalies) and recommend corrective actions * Lead and support root cause failure analysis (RCFA) and implement failure elimination strategies * Develop and refine predictive maintenance (PdM), condition-based monitoring, and reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) programs * Partner with engineering and operations teams to support capital projects, equipment upgrades, and reliability improvements * Mentor junior analysts and support training initiatives to promote reliability best practices Key Duties: * Manage other managers; manage by walking around (rounding); Staffs, trains, and is responsible for employee development * Client interface; * Payroll oversight; * Budgetary oversight on some services; * Oversees and coordinates projects * Manages work orders/CMMS * Manages mechanicals (i.e. HVAC) * Manages QA and Safety

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