Freelance Onderhoudstechnicus

For a food production customer on the Dutch border near Genk, we are searching for a freelance Onderhoudstechnicus to ensure their machines and production lines keep running. You’ll also improve existing equipment and develop new automation as their production evolves. It is a hands-on technical role working mainly with mid-voltage currents.

This is to work in a morning shift 6am – 14pm, onsite Monday to Friday. The production environment is ~8°C and their machines regularly come into contact with water, so you should be comfortable working in these conditions.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, troubleshoot and improve the machines and installations.
• Carry out preventive and corrective maintenance, analyse technical failures and solve them as quickly as possible.
• Set up and adjust production lines, monitor their performance and look for ways to make them run better.
• Adjust and sharpen knives on the production line.
• Work on electrical and mechanical components, cooling installations and other technical infrastructure.
• Help develop and implement new technical solutions and automation.

Profile

• Technical background in electromechanics, electricity, mechanics or a similar field.
• Strong electrical knowledge (mid-voltage).
• Experience working on BAADER equipment is a significant advantage
• Exposure to food production environments an advantage
• You enjoy figuring out why something does not work and, more importantly, how to make it work again.
• You are practical, technically curious and willing to keep learning.

SENIORITY: Medior/Senior

START DATE: ASAP – Nov/December

DURATION: 6 Months

EXTENSION: Yes

CONTRACT: Freelance

LOCATION: Limburg

HOMEWORKING: No

SHIFT: 5/6am – 14pm

HOURS PER WEEK: 40

LANGUAGES: Fluent Dutch and English