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Maintenance Technician - Troubleshooting & Maintenance

On-site in the Netherlands·Full-time·Added 15 days ago

Still open when we checked on 8 Oct

MSD

66 open roles

Overview

Job details

  • Full-time

    Per the ad.

Requirements

  • Dutch

    The ad asks for Dutch, or counts it in your favour.

Skills

This job advert was originally written in Dutch.

Requirements

What we're looking for

  • Completed technical MBO-3 or MBO-4 education, for example in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or Control Engineering.
  • Experience as a Maintenance Technician, Troubleshooting Technician, Technical Service Technician, or similar position.
  • Knowledge of mechanical and electrical installations.
  • Affinity with industrial automation and control engineering.
  • Proactive and solution-oriented working attitude.
  • Strong safety and quality awareness.
  • Good command of the Dutch language and sufficient knowledge of English to understand technical documentation and procedures.
  • Willingness to work in a 2-shift rotation and on-call service.
  • VCA and NEN3140 are a plus, or you are willing to obtain these certifications.

Nice to have

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Pay & benefits

What you'll get

  • Competitive salary depending on your knowledge and experience.
  • 3% year-end bonus and an annual bonus based on individual and company results.
  • At least 35.5 vacation days.
  • Travel allowance and a solid pension scheme.
  • A high-quality company restaurant with fresh and healthy daily options.
  • Excellent accessibility: the train station is located directly at our main entrance and there is ample parking availability.
  • A contribution to your personal gym membership to support your vitality.
  • A beautiful private park on the premises, ideal for a walk, a break, or a moment of relaxation.
  • Mental wellbeing support via Lyra Health for you and your family members.
  • Access to a separate prayer/meditation room.
  • Extensive career growth opportunities thanks to the size of the site and the presence of many disciplines and global departments represented in Boxmeer.
  • A workplace within an organization that is continuously growing and evolving.

Please send your inquiry along with the vacancy number and the title of the vacancy to this email address: RecruitmentNL@MSD.com. You can only apply via the website.

The role

Job Description

Are you a technical talent who gets energy from solving malfunctions, performing maintenance, and continuously improving installations? Do you like working in an environment where technology, quality, and innovation come together, and do you want to contribute to the production of vaccines that improve animal health worldwide? Then apply now for the role of:

What you'll do

  • Resolving, analyzing, and preventing technical malfunctions on production installations.
  • Performing preventive, corrective, and inspection maintenance.
  • Working on mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and automated systems.
  • Performing technical modifications and improvements to installations.
  • Contributing to increasing the reliability and availability of equipment.
  • Supporting maintenance, improvement, and investment projects.
  • Supervising contractors and external suppliers during work activities.
  • Working according to GMP, safety, and quality guidelines.
  • Correctly recording work, inspections, and maintenance activities in systems.
  • Actively contributing to the continuous improvement of processes and working methods.

About the role

As a Maintenance Technician, you are responsible for performing preventive, corrective, and inspection maintenance work on production installations, utilities, and supporting systems.

You analyze and resolve technical malfunctions and actively contribute to improving the reliability and availability of our installations. In doing so, you work with a wide range of technologies, including mechanics, electrical engineering, pneumatics, and industrial automation.

You are an important link within the operation and work closely with colleagues from Maintenance, Engineering, and Production to ensure that our processes continue to function safely, compliantly, and efficiently.

We offer

Working with us means working together with others to ensure the health of animals in an international working environment with great colleagues. You will get the chance to develop and show who you are. You can also count on good employment conditions, such as:

Required Skills

Electrical Repair, Equipment Reliability Improvement, HVAC Systems, Industrial Automation, Industrial Electrical Installations, Maintenance Processes, Mechanical Equipment Repair, Process Control Technology, Process Operations, Reading Schematics

Employee Status

Regular

Flexible Work Arrangements

Not Applicable

Job Posting End Date

11/26/2026

About MSD

Industry
Pharma
Founded
1891
Employees
50,000–100,000
Headquarters
Rahway, USA
Website
msd.es

In their own words

About the company & team

Our location in Boxmeer is one of the most important production and development sites within our global Animal Health network. Every day, hundreds of professionals work on the development and production of vaccines and veterinary medicines that contribute to animal health worldwide.

You will join the Maintenance & Reliability team. Within this department, Maintenance Technicians, Senior Technicians, Engineers, and Maintenance Planners work closely together to continuously improve the availability, reliability, and performance of our production installations.

The atmosphere within the team is professional, collegial, and focused on collaboration. Sharing knowledge, supporting one another, and continuous improvement are central to the way we work.

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