Maintenance Technician – Grinding Machines
Do you enjoy working on technically challenging equipment in a heavy industrial environment? Are you motivated by solving faults, performing preventive maintenance, and continuously improving equipment reliability? As a Maintenance Technician – Grinding Machines, you will play a key role in maintaining specialised grinding equipment across multiple production plants. Every day brings a new technical challenge, making this the ideal role for an experienced maintenance professional looking for variety and development.
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 €4.357 – €5.000 gross per month (depending on experience)
- Employ IR covers all work-related expenses and your relocation to the Netherlands
- 8% holiday allowance on top of your annual salary
- Company vehicle, also available for private use
- 25 vacation days per year
- A solid pension scheme
- A safe, stable, and supportive working environment
- Excellent training and development opportunities through the client
Job description
As a Maintenance Technician – Grinding Machines, you are responsible for maintaining specialised grinding machines across multiple production plants on one of the largest industrial steel production sites in the Netherlands. Your work is essential to keeping production running safely and efficiently.
Your responsibilities include:
- Performing preventive and corrective maintenance on industrial grinding machines
- Diagnosing and resolving mechanical and electrical faults
- Carrying out inspections at various production facilities across the site
- Identifying recurring failures and proposing technical improvements
- Performing workshop overhauls when no field maintenance is scheduled
- Coordinating maintenance activities with production departments, maintenance managers, and external contractors
- Participating in the on-call (standby) service rotation
- Ensuring all work is carried out according to the highest safety and quality standards
Your working day starts between 06:00 and 08:00 with a daily team meeting. Together with your colleagues, you review the previous day’s work, discuss safety topics, determine priorities, and plan the day’s activities. Depending on the assignment, you’ll work in different team sizes and across multiple production plants, giving you exposure to a wide variety of industrial equipment and technologies. No two days are ever the same.
What you bring
You are a proactive maintenance professional who enjoys working in a technically challenging industrial environment. You have a strong safety mindset and take pride in solving complex technical issues while continuously looking for ways to improve equipment reliability.
You bring:
- A completed Red Seal Millwright, Mechanical Fitter, or similar technical qualification
- Several years of maintenance experience in an industrial environment
- Experience with preventive and corrective maintenance
- Strong mechanical knowledge with basic electrical troubleshooting skills
- Good communication skills in English and Afrikaans, Dutch is an advantage
- A high level of safety awareness
- The ability to work independently as well as within a multidisciplinary team
- Willingness to participate in an on-call (standby) rotation
About the client
Our client is a large-scale industrial steel manufacturer operating one of Europe’s most advanced integrated steel production sites. The organization produces high-quality steel used across industries such as automotive, construction, and energy. With thousands of employees and a strong focus on innovation and sustainability, our client combines heavy industry operations with engineering, maintenance, and technological development.
More information
About Employ IR:
Employ IR is a leading recruitment agency specializing in connecting talented professionals from South Africa with top technical companies in the Netherlands. With a focus on long-term relationships and a commitment to personal development, we ensure that our employees thrive in their careers while contributing to groundbreaking projects.
