Reliability Vibration Technician

Reliability Vibration Technician

Location: Rahway, NJ, United States
Employment Type: Direct hire

Role Overview

We are seeking a Reliability Vibration Technician to support a life sciences client in Rahway, New Jersey. This technical role focuses on condition monitoring, vibration analysis, infrared thermography, and reliability improvement.

The technician will support asset reliability programs by diagnosing equipment issues, developing proactive maintenance strategies, improving equipment uptime, reducing lifecycle costs, and enhancing system performance. The role collaborates with Maintenance, Engineering, and Operations teams and contributes to reliability strategy and continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Perform advanced vibration analysis on rotating equipment, including motors, pumps, fans, compressors, and gearboxes.
• Conduct infrared thermographic inspections of electrical, mechanical, and process systems.
• Diagnose failure modes such as bearing failures, misalignment, imbalance, and electrical anomalies.
• Recommend corrective actions and support failure-prevention strategies.
• Lead and support root cause failure analysis (RCFA).
• Develop and refine predictive maintenance (PdM), condition-based monitoring, and reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) programs.
• Partner with Engineering and Operations on capital projects, equipment upgrades, and reliability improvements.
• Mentor junior analysts and support training initiatives.
• Work in regulated pharmaceutical, life sciences, or similar environments with strong documentation practices.

Qualifications

• ISO Category I, II, III, or IV Vibration Analysis certification required.
• Category III or IV certification preferred.
• Candidates with Category I or II certification may be considered with approximately 10–15 years of strong predictive maintenance and vibration analysis experience.
• Infrared Thermography Level I, II, or III certification, or equivalent experience, preferred but not required.
• Bachelor’s or associate degree in Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5–10+ years of experience in reliability engineering, condition monitoring, or rotating equipment analysis.
• Strong knowledge of FFT, waveform, phase, resonance, and failure diagnostics.
• Experience with predictive maintenance tools, infrared and vibration software, and CMMS systems.

Additional Account and Facilities Management Duties

In addition to the reliability responsibilities above, this role may include:

• Serving as backup to the General Manager and acting as second-in-command.
• Supervising the account and assuming responsibility when the Director of Facilities Operations is absent.
• Managing other managers and overseeing integrated custodial, maintenance, grounds, facilities management, preventive maintenance, and engineering operations.
• Staffing, training, and supporting employee development.
• Managing client interfaces.
• Overseeing payroll and selected service budgets.
• Coordinating projects and managing work orders through a CMMS.
• Overseeing mechanical systems, including HVAC.
• Managing quality assurance and safety.

About the Employer

The employer is a certified minority-owned company providing food, facilities management, and integrated services to corporations, healthcare facilities, schools, universities, and aviation lounges.