Maintenance Superintendent

About the role

Linde Inc. is seeking a Maintenance Superintendent for their facility in East Chicago, IN. This position leads daily maintenance operations for Air Separation and Liquid Hydrogen production facilities.

Responsibilities

• Leads daily maintenance operations for Air Separation and Liquid Hydrogen production facilities
• Manages CMMS processes, maintenance backlog, and work execution workflow
• Develops and manages preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance programs
• Directs planned and unplanned shutdowns while coordinating with various teams
• Provides technical troubleshooting support, conducts root cause failure analyses, and implements corrective actions
• Manages maintenance budgets, contractor performance, and spare parts inventory
• Collaborates with site leadership and subject matter experts to align maintenance priorities and support long-term asset integrity
• Supports both office and field operations, including equipment inspections, climbing ladders, working at elevated heights, entering confined spaces, responding to off-hours maintenance needs, and traveling overnight up to 10%

Requirements

• 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
• 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
• 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

Qualifications

• Associates or Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field
• At least 5+ years of industrial maintenance/reliability experience or 10+ years of progressive industrial maintenance and reliability experience
• More than 3 years of supervisory experience leading maintenance personnel
• 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
• 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
• 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

Skills

• CMMS Platforms (Infor EAM, ProCal, or similar)
• Microsoft Office
• Maintenance Scheduling Tools (MS Project or Primavera)
• Rotating and Fixed Equipment Knowledge
• Preventive, Predictive, and Reliability-Centered Maintenance Programs
• Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Actions
• Project Management, Organizational, Communication, Influencing, and Stakeholder Management Skills
• Environmental, Health, and Safety Compliance Requirements

Benefits

Linde offers competitive compensation and an outstanding benefits package, including 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.

Pay

Competitive compensation package is offered.

Schedule

Flexible schedule to accommodate both office and field operations.

Additional Information

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2025 sales of $34 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies, and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain, decarbonize, and protect our planet. Linde serves a variety of end markets such as chemicals & energy, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, metals and mining. Linde’s industrial gases and technologies are used in countless applications, enabling space exploration and launch technologies, delivering ultra-high-purity and specialty gases for semiconductor manufacturing, providing life-saving medical oxygen, and enabling clean hydrogen production and carbon capture to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer growth, efficiency improvements, and emissions reductions. Linde is committed to technologies and products that unite the goals of customer value and sustainable development. Linde acts responsibly towards its shareholders, business partners, employees, society, and the environment in every one of its business areas, regions, and locations across the globe.