Technician Instrumentation
Working in a critical utilities plant means everything depends on accurate measurement and control. For our client, we are looking for an Instrumentation Technician who ensures systems remain safe, stable, and reliable. You will operate in a dynamic industrial environment where precision and responsibility are key.
Description
As an Instrumentation Technician, you are responsible for maintaining and troubleshooting measurement and control systems within a utilities plant. You ensure that faults are resolved quickly and that installations continue to operate safely and efficiently.
You work on both preventive and corrective maintenance and play a key role in supporting production continuity.
Your responsibilities include:
- Performing maintenance on instrumentation and control systems
- Troubleshooting electrical and instrumentation faults
- Working with systems such as Honeywell and Siemens PLCs
- Calibrating instruments and performing measurements (gas, oxygen, thermocouples)
- Carrying out seal testing and calibration activities
- Adjusting, isolating, and disconnecting valves
- Installing temporary bypasses and overbridges
- Identifying and “punching” technical issues for follow-up
- Supervising and guiding contractors on-site
- Ensuring safe work execution (Permit to Work, LMRA, ATEX)
- Reporting work accurately in SAP
You work closely with production, engineering, and planning to continuously improve maintenance execution and plant reliability.
Requirements
You are hands-on, safety-driven, and comfortable working in a complex industrial environment where accuracy matters.
You bring:
- A Red Seal in Electrical or Instrumentation Technician (or equivalent)
- Several years of experience in an E&I maintenance environment
- Experience with Honeywell systems and Siemens PLCs
- Strong knowledge of measurement and control systems
- Experience with calibration, sensors, and instrumentation
- Knowledge of gas detection, oxygen measurements, and thermocouples
- Experience working in ATEX environments
- Ability to troubleshoot electrical and instrumentation faults
- Experience supervising contractors
- Strong safety awareness and sense of responsibility
- Willingness to work on-call shifts
What we offer
At Employ IR, we provide you with the space and freedom for your own initiative and development. We believe it is important that you can apply your expertise within our organization. There is plenty of room to develop yourself and advance your career. Additionally, we offer:
- Salary between €4.357 – €5.000 gross per month, depending on experience.
- Employ IR covers work-related and relocation costs.
- 8% holiday allowance on top of your annual salary.
- 25 vacation days per year.
- Company car (also available for private use).
- A solid pension scheme for a secure future.
- Opportunities for career growth and additional courses.
- A stimulating work environment focused on team spirit, safety, and innovation.
About the client
Our client operates within a large-scale industrial utilities environment supporting continuous production processes. The organisation is known for its strong safety culture, technical complexity, and focus on operational excellence.
More information
About Employ IR
Employ IR connects skilled South African professionals with leading technical employers in the Netherlands. We guide you through the entire relocation and placement process, ensuring a smooth transition into your new role and environment.
Interested?
Are you ready to bring your engineering expertise to high-impact infrastructure projects in the Netherlands? Apply now for this vacancy.
Know someone else who might be a good fit? Feel free to share this vacancy.
Apply for the position of Technician Instrumentation
Fill in your details and leave your CV if you like. We aim to contact you within 1 working day to discuss your wishes.
We could not send your application. Please try again or contact us.
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions about working in the Netherlands, your relocation or the process at Employ IR? Below are the questions we receive most often. Can't find your question? Please feel free to contact us.
View all frequently asked questionsHow does health insurance work in the Netherlands?
In the Netherlands, you are required to have health insurance, which covers essential services such as doctor visits, hospital care and medications. Health insurance costs about €150 per month. Employ IR offers independent experts to help you choose a health insurer, and the government ensures that all insurers offer the same basic coverage. There is an annual deductible, but most basic care is covered. For a referral to a specialist, you first visit your family doctor. Additional insurance is also available for extras such as dentistry or physical therapy. The system is accessible and guarantees quality care for everyone.
How long does the relocation process take?
After you sign your contract with Employ IR, the process usually takes about 6-8 weeks before you are in the Netherlands. However, this depends on factors beyond our control, such as the workload at the IND (Immigration and Naturalization Service).
What documents do I need to move to the Netherlands?
Everyone participating in the relocation process needs a passport and an unabridged birth certificate (with apostille). If you are married and want to bring your partner to the Netherlands, you also need a marriage certificate (with apostille). If you are in a long-term relationship but not married, you and your partner must both provide a declaration of marital impediment (with apostille). The unabridged birth certificates, marriage certificates and declarations of impediment to marriage can be obtained from the Department of Home Affairs. Apostilles can be obtained from DIRCO.
Can I use my South African driver's license in the Netherlands?
Yes, if you have applied for the 30% ruling, you can use your South African driver's license for the first six months. It is important that you convert your South African driver's license to a Dutch driver's license at your municipality after your 30% ruling has been approved. If you do not convert your driving license within the first six months, it will become invalid and you will have to take a driving test again in the Netherlands.
How much does it cost to move to the Netherlands through Employ IR?
In short, very little.
More comprehensive: Employ IR covers all costs related to your move, except for expenses incurred in South Africa, such as for your personal documents and other personal items.
What Employ IR arranges
We arrange your entire move to the Netherlands and take care of the process for you. With our years of experience in visa procedures, we handle your visa application quickly and carefully, including applications for your partner and children. We arrange your housing, transport with a company car, Dutch lessons and the application for the 30% ruling. We also take care of the details from start to finish: from personally welcoming you at the airport to helping you register with a GP and sports clubs, apply for child benefit and much more. Your relocation manager guides you personally throughout the process.
What you arrange and pay for yourself
Employ IR pays the estate agent and covers the costs of finding your home; you pay the monthly rent yourself. You also arrange your own personal documents in South Africa and private insurance, including health insurance, which is compulsory in the Netherlands.