Fault Technician (m/x/f)

This company is specialized in the production of poultry-based high-quality proteins and fats for aquafeed, pet food, and livestock feeds. In their fully dedicated poultry facility, they employ state-of-the-art technology and in-house developed patented production processes to meet the expectations of their clients: highly functional, tailor-made, and reliable sustainable protein sources.

Details of the role:

The Fault Technician is responsible for the proper functioning of the machinery park. He/she has a good understanding of the electrical and mechanical components of production machines within the meat sector, such as grinders, presses, conveyors, weighing devices, etc. The technician understands the workload of the machinery park and, based on this insight, ensures the smooth execution of preventive and corrective maintenance work on-site.

Responsibilities of the role:
•First point of contact for technical problems in production.
•Assesses the severity of the intervention and ensure the quickest possible resolution to minimize downtime.
•Checks frequently occurring interventions and propose improvements to the technical manager to prevent these interventions.
•For larger interventions or repairs, the technician seeks the help of an external maintenance team with whom contractual agreements exist.
•Coordinates the maintenance tasks: plan the tasks to be performed, assign them to the executing maintenance technician in case of external repair or maintenance, explain the task, monitor the work, and check the final result.
•Performs common and recurring maintenance tasks independently.
•Ensures the implementation of the preventive maintenance plan, analyze the feedback, and coordinate the resulting maintenance tasks.
•Be reachable by phone for production staff during production hours. If necessary, he/she can provide support, either internally or through external companies.
•The technician reports the tasks performed, both corrective and preventive, to the technical manager daily.
•Interventions that result in at least 1 hour of downtime are reported immediately.
•All interventions are summarized and reported at the end of the day, either via email or a written report, to the technical manager.
•The technician reports the completed preventive maintenance tasks weekly to the technical manager by submitting the completed preventive maintenance sheets.
•The technician updates the status of completed maintenance tasks in the task sheet and accurately and fully adds any tasks to be performed.
•The technician creates the weekly planning sheet and posts it so that the maintenance technicians are well informed about their tasks.

Background/experience:

•A Bachelor's Degree in a technical field like electrical engineering, electricity,...
•Proven experience in a food company (preferably meats like chicken, beef…)
•Must definitely have a very solid knowledge of industrial electricity.
•Must be able to work in the electrical cabinet.
•A broad interest in technology.
•A good knowledge of electrical control systems.
•Must understand PLC Siemens Step 7 and is able to perform actions in it.
•Proficient with office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.).
•Willing to work at night, on holidays, and on weekends.
•The candidate must have a strong stomach and can tolerate an environment with strong odors

•A Bachelor's Degree in a technical field like electrical engineering, electricity,...

The Offer:

•A full-time and permanent contract
•You will work in a shift system
•An attractive salary according to your experience and competences in a young, stable and well-equipped