Maintenance Expert

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Maintenance Expert for new Utilities & Buildings Team (day shift - 40 h)

Consumers all over the world enjoy Leerdammer cheese every day. Therefore, it is of great importance that our cheese production always keeps running.

However, without steam, compressed air, cooling, and energy, our cheese production stands still. Because we are bringing the management and maintenance of these crucial facilities in-house at our production location in Schoonrewoerd, a new Utilities & Buildings team is being formed within our existing Maintenance organization. Within this team, there is still room for a Preventive Technician.

As an experienced Maintenance Expert, you will ensure optimal availability of our Utilities within the Schoonrewoerd plant. In this role, you are the mechanical and electrical engineering expert for, among other things, our steam, cooling, and compressed air systems, as well as building-related installations such as our electrical installations and the fire alarm and sprinkler systems. A versatile and broad position for which specific mechanical engineering knowledge is required.

Through the analysis of malfunctions, you are able to identify root causes. You translate your findings into sustainable improvement plans for maintenance, reliability, and availability. Additionally, you make an active contribution to technical projects, CAPEX proposals, and the implementation of new or modified installations. The principle of 'Good Maintenance Practices' is leading in your work. You focus on maintenance costs and hold safety and quality in high regard, actively driving towards them.

You work closely with our Production and Maintenance departments, but also with suppliers and project teams. You know how to provide technical guidance and coaching to your colleagues, and you play a role in training Mechanics and Interns.

The new Utilities & Buildings team to be set up consists of a total of 7 people: a U&B Team Leader, a Maintenance Planner, an Energy Coordinator, a Preventive Technician, two Service Technicians, and a Maintenance Expert. In your role as Maintenance Expert, you report to the Team Lead Utilities & Buildings.

To be eligible for this position, you possess the following characteristics:

• You have an HBO (higher professional education) working and thinking level obtained through education and/or experience

• You have at least 5 years of relevant work experience as a mechanic, maintenance technician, or expert in the field of Utilities such as cooling, steam, HVAC, and compressed air technology, and knowledge and experience with electrical installations

• You have an affinity with a production environment and preferably experience in food or dairy

• You are practical, analytical, and communicative, and have experience with project-based working

• You have sound knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies to ensure that major disruptions are prevented

• You have experience in guiding and coaching (new) mechanics

• You have experience with SAP PM or equivalent

• You have a highly developed awareness of safety and quality

• You have a good command of the Dutch and English languages

• Working in day shift

• A local and down-to-earth production company with the advantages of an international parent company;

• An environment where an A-brand is produced, including the corresponding investments being made in the factory

• Plenty of opportunities for training and education

• A position with the possibility to - as soon as possible - develop further and grow within our national or international organization

• A salary according to our job architecture and good secondary employment conditions including a non-contributory pension, 8% holiday allowance, 8% year-end bonus, vitality allowance, 256 vacation hours, laptop, and mobile phone