Maintenance Superintendent East Chicago, IN, United States | req31682
What you will enjoy doing*- You will led daily maintenance operations for Air Separation and Liquid Hydrogen production facilities, planning, prioritizing, scheduling, and directing maintenance activities to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient equipment performance
- Managed CMMS processes, maintenance backlog, and work execution workflow, including work order creation, prioritization, scheduling, tracking, and closure
- Optimized maintenance and reliability programs through preventive/predictive maintenance, workforce development, resource planning, KPI analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Further, you will direct planned and unplanned shutdowns while coordinating with operations, engineering, contractors, procurement, and leadership teams to minimize downtime and maintain production objectives
- Provided technical troubleshooting support, led root cause failure analyses, and implemented corrective actions to improve equipment reliability and eliminate recurring failures
- Managed maintenance budgets, contractor performance, and spare parts inventory to control costs, maximize asset availability, and support operational goals
- And you will collaborate closely with site leadership and subject matter experts to align maintenance priorities, drive productivity improvements, and support long-term asset integrity across rotating equipment, fixed equipment, electrical systems, instrumentation, and site infrastructure
- Supported both office and field operations, including equipment inspections, climbing ladders, working at elevated heights from scaffolding and man-lifts, entering confined spaces, responding to off-hours maintenance needs, and traveling overnight up to 10% while working in varying weather conditions
What makes you great - You have an Associate degree in Engineering with more than five (5+) years of industrial maintenance/reliability experience, or ten (10)+ years of progressive industrial maintenance and reliability experience; Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Engineering Technology preferred
- More than three (3+) years of supervisory experience leading maintenance personnel, mentoring teams, and driving performance in an industrial environment
- Strong knowledge of rotating and fixed equipment, including compressors, pumps, cooling towers, piping systems, heat exchangers, control valves, instrumentation, motors, electrical distribution systems, and associated maintenance practices
- You have experience developing and managing preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance programs, including predictive technologies such as vibration and oil analysis
- Proven ability to lead maintenance operations, turnarounds, shutdowns, work processes, backlog management, and long-term asset reliability strategies
- Experience conducting root cause analyses (RCA), implementing corrective actions, trending operational performance, and driving continuous improvement initiatives
- You have strong project management, organizational, communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities in a matrix organization
- Experience managing maintenance budgets, contractors, suppliers, and environmental, health, and safety compliance requirements, including knowledge of applicable regulations and standards such as NFPA 70E
- Proficiency with CMMS platforms (Infor EAM, ProCal, or similar), Microsoft Office, and maintenance scheduling tools such as MS Project or Primavera.
- Experience in the chemical, air separation, or similar industrial manufacturing industries and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification preferred.
What we offer you! 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!
Have we inspired you? Let's talk about it We are looking forward to receiving your complete application.
*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.
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