Maintenance technician (f/x/m)

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 Maintenance Technician is responsible for the proper functioning of the machinery park. He/she has a good understanding of the mechanical and electrical 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 (mechanical and electrical).
•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 mechanical or electrical engineering.
•Proven experience in a food company (preferably meats like chicken, beef…)
•Good mechanical and electrical knowledge and being able to apply it.
•Must be able to read and interpret PLC control Siemens step 7.
•Experience with TIG welding, for example: if a screw is loose, be able to tighten it back by welding.
•The focus here will probably be more on bearing changes and motors
•Knowledge of hydraulics is a plus.
•Proficient with office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.).
•Willing to work at night, on holidays, and 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 mechanical or electrical engineering.

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