Reliability Vibration Technician

Role Overview

• Seeking a Reliability Vibration Technician to support a life sciences client based in Rahway, NJ.
• This role serves as a technical expert in condition monitoring and reliability engineering, with a strong focus on vibration analysis, vibration diagnostics, and condition monitoring.
• 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.

What You'll Do

• Perform advanced vibration analysis on rotating equipment including motors, pumps, fans, compressors, and gearboxes
• 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

Position Summary

• Back up to GM; 2nd in command;
• Supervises the account as the #2 manager and has full responsibility including supervision of other managers. Responsible for entire account when the Director of Facilities Ops is not present.
• Two scenarios for this position in Univ.:
• Has all facilities rolling up – Custodial / maintenance and grounds, and FM who reports to GM; very large integrated operation.
• Mega account – multiple managers of maintenance; PM function; other specific managers – unifying position.
• 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

Additional Information

• Career Growth- Opportunity to lead and build a relatively new predictive maintenance program.

• High level of ownership to establish processes and best practices.

• Large pharmaceutical campus with more than 65 buildings offering significant long-term career growth and internal mobility.

• Culture- Collaborative environment with multiple departments working together.

• Predictive maintenance team has significant autonomy to prioritize work and manage daily schedules.

• High level of trust and ownership.

• Minimum Education Requirement – Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum Management Experience – 5 years
• Minimum Functional Experience – 3 years work experience in facilities maintenance, plant operations or engineering services

What You Bring

• Vibration analysis certification or comparable demonstrated vibration-analysis experience is valued. Candidates with Category II or another relevant vibration credential will be considered, and strong hands-on experience may offset the absence of a higher-level certification. Category III or IV certification is advantageous but not required.
• Bachelor's or Associate's degree in Engineering or equivalent practical experience
• 5–10+ years of experience in reliability engineering, condition monitoring, or rotating equipment analysis
• Strong expertise in vibration analysis techniques (FFT, waveform, phase, resonance) and failure diagnostics
• Experience with predictive maintenance tools, vibration software, and CMMS systems
• Ability to work in regulated environments (pharma, life sciences, or similar) with strong documentation practices

Must Have

• 10+ years of predictive maintenance experience, preferably supporting predictive maintenance programs across multiple facilities or sites.
• Strong hands-on machine vibration analysis expertise, including the ability to interpret vibration data, diagnose root causes of equipment issues, and recommend corrective actions.
• Leadership experience leading or mentoring technicians, with the ability to serve as the predictive maintenance department lead and develop the team's vibration analysis capabilities.
• Experience leading or owning predictive maintenance programs, with the ability to organize work, establish best practices, and drive continuous improvement.

Nice to Have

• Category III or IV Vibration Analyst certification may be advantageous, but is not required.
• Experience in pharmaceutical or life sciences environments.
• Experience supporting large, multi-building campuses.
• Experience with integrated facilities management organizations.