Buy-in CEO in Technical Installations for Livestock Housing in West Flanders

Il y a 2 jours

WestVlaanderen, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique Companions Temps plein 120 000 € - 200 000 € Contrat

A specialist in the technical fit-out of livestock housing, based in West Flanders, is looking for an entrepreneurial, hands-on Buy-in CEO. The company designs, installs, commissions and services the complete technical package inside a modern livestock housing: ventilation and climate control, feeding and drinking systems, heating, lighting, electrical installations, control panels and emission-reducing techniques. It is a small, highly specialised team with a strong reputation among professional farmers and a loyal customer base. Companions is acquiring the company and is looking for the entrepreneur who will take it from here.

Your Role

This is not a desk job. In the first year you will spend a substantial part of your time on site, in work clothes, learning the trade from the founder, who will transition during multiple months.

  • Own the technical heart of the business: validation of quotations, work preparation, planning, site supervision, and the customer relationships that come with it.
  • Learn and then own the commissioning of installations: setting ventilation parameters and running smoke tests to verify how the air moves through the house.
  • Scale the team and spread the technical knowledge across the team so the business no longer depends on one person.
  • Take full P&L responsibility, with a firm grip on project calculation and profitability.
  • Lead the integration of add-on acquisitions, supported by the Companions M&A team that sources and executes the deals.

Your Profile

  • Hands-on above all. You want to understand the work by doing it, you are comfortable on a construction site and in an animal house, and you are willing to start early when the job requires it. A candidate who wants to lead from behind a desk will not enjoy this role.
  • A technical (engineering) background. Electromechanical or electrical background, from education or from practice. You read a technical drawing, you understand air flow and you are not intimidated by a control panel. A degree matters less than demonstrable experience.
  • At least 4 years professional experience in technical project coordination, service, installation, site management or technical operations.
  • Entrepreneurial. You want to own a business, not manage a department, and you are prepared to invest your own money alongside Companions.
  • Fluent in Dutch, because your customers are Flemish farmers and your team works in Dutch.

What We Offer

  • Co-investment and a minority equity stake. You invest alongside Companions, which takes the majority, and share directly in the value you create. We will walk you through the numbers early in the process.
  • A company you lead en ...