Maintenance Technician – Poultry Processing Facility
As a Maintenance Technician, you’ll be at the heart of one of our client’s key production sites — a modern poultry processing facility in the northern Netherlands. This is where high-quality chicken products are prepared for supermarkets and food service across the country. And none of it would be possible without a skilled technical team keeping the equipment running smoothly. That’s where you come in.
You’ll carry out preventive maintenance, resolve urgent faults, and support a continuous improvement mindset on the shop floor. With new machines being added and growing production volumes, your work will be both varied and technically challenging. You’ll see the direct impact of your expertise, every single day.
It’s dynamic, hands-on work — and if you thrive in a fast-paced, essential industry, this could be the perfect next step in your career abroad.
What We Offer
At Employ IR, we believe in giving you the freedom and support to build a meaningful career abroad. We create an environment where you can use your skills to the fullest while growing personally and professionally. We offer:
- Base salary between €4.200 – €4.400 gross per month (based on experience)
- 33% holiday allowance on top of your annual salary
- Work-related expenses fully covered, including relocation to the Netherlands
- Company vehicle (also available for private use)
- Solid pension contribution
- A safe, stable and supportive working environment
- A high degree of freedom and flexibility, including the possibility to work from home
- 25 vacation days days per year (full-time basis)
About the Team
You will be part of the technical team on-site at our client’s poultry processing facility in Nijkerk. The team consists of about five technicians and a team leader, working in rotating shifts to keep production running safely and reliably.
The environment is informal and energetic. While the facility is a slaughterhouse, it is clean, structured, and highly automated. This role requires comfort with the production context, as well as the motivation to contribute to a process that feeds thousands every day.
Your Activities Include
- Performing planned and preventive maintenance on production equipment and utilities
- Troubleshooting and resolving mechanical and electrical faults
- Working with control and automation systems (including PLC-driven technology)
- Minimising unplanned downtime and improving reliability
- Supporting day-shift operations on Saturdays on a rotating basis
- Ensuring a safe and hygienic technical environment in line with food industry standards
- Who You Are
You enjoy technical challenges and working in a team that values hands-on expertise. You take pride in solving problems and keeping vital systems running. You’re flexible, self-driven, and ready to contribute to a production site that never stands still.
You Bring
- A Red Seal Millwright, Electrician or similar
- Practical experience with both mechanical and electrical systems
- Preferably, experience in the food processing or manufacturing industry
- Familiarity with PLCs and automated control systems
- A proactive mindset with the ability to work independently
- Willingness to work in a chilled environment (approx. 2°C)
- Comfort working in a slaughterhouse setting (fully compliant with hygiene regulations)
- Proficiency in Dutch, or willingness to learn
Interested?
Ready to take the next step in your technical career — and help keep food production moving?
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