Maintenance Technician

As a Maintenance Technician, you’ll be the person production turns to when a line goes down. You’ll join the technical team at a distinctive dairy processing facility in the northeastern Netherlands, housed in a converted farmhouse, where fresh dairy products are produced around the clock. Working in a three-shift rotation, you’ll combine fast, independent fault-finding with hands-on preventive maintenance to keep production running smoothly. You’ll start each shift with a handover from your colleagues, then move fluidly between troubleshooting a packaging line, servicing a filling machine, or completing an inspection round. During day shifts, you’ll get extra support from the wider maintenance team. It’s varied, hands-on work in an environment where reliability genuinely matters.

Description

For you, technology means more than pressing reset and trying again — you dig for the root cause. You keep an overview under pressure and communicate easily with both production and technical colleagues. You’re equally comfortable working independently and pitching in as part of a team, and you enjoy the mix of troubleshooting and hands-on maintenance.

Other requirements:

• Red Seal Millwright, Electrician, or Mechatronics Technician qualification, or an equivalent National Diploma in a related technical field
• Background in mechatronics, electrical engineering, or mechanical engineering
• Minimum of two years’ relevant work experience in a technical or maintenance role
• Working knowledge of control and automation systems
• Familiarity with electrical safety standards, or willingness to obtain relevant certification
• Willingness to work in a three-shift rotation, including occasional weekend stand-by duty

Requirements

• Analysing and independently resolving technical faults on production and packaging lines
• Carrying out preventive maintenance on machines and equipment
• Conducting inspection rounds to monitor installation performance
• Maintaining production lines and technical installations
• Contributing ideas for technical improvements to equipment and processes
• Participating in a rotating weekend stand-by service, approximately once every six weeks

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 €4.000 – €5.000 gross per month (based on experience)
• 8% 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
• 25 vacation days per year (full-time basis)
• Training and development opportunities

About the client

Our client operates as part of an international agri-food company specializing in the production and processing of fresh dairy, cheese, cream, milk powder and other food products. As a family-owned business with over 135 years of history and nearly 5,000 employees, the organization delivers tailored dairy and food solutions to retail, foodservice and industrial customers worldwide. The Coevorden site focuses on daily fresh dairy production for the Dutch retail market, contributing to a sustainable and fully integrated dairy value chain from farm to consumer.