Maintenance Technician

Start People Belgium; Kaprijke; On-site; EUR 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meal vouchers

Shift premiums

Night work premium

Direct contract possibility

Job summary

Start People Belgium is seeking a Maintenance Technician to join our client in Lembeke (East Flanders). You will maintain baking and packing lines, planning major stops with the technical team and ensuring safe startup after maintenance.

The role emphasizes hands-on mechanical work with electrical tasks, and offers a path to a direct contract. English is required; Dutch is not necessary. EU nationality or Belgian work permit is needed.

Qualifications

• Strong mechanical skills (about 70%) and good electrical knowledge (about 30%).
• A technical diploma is a plus, but solid hands-on experience counts just as much.
• Driven, reliable and proactive, able to work both independently and in a team.
• Good English; Dutch is not required.
• EU nationality or a valid Belgian work permit.

Responsibilities

• Carry out preventive and corrective maintenance on the baking and packing lines.
• Plan and execute major maintenance stops together with the technical team.
• Ensure reliability and safety when machines start up again.
• Find and solve mechanical and electrical problems.

Skills

Mechanical skills

Electrical knowledge

Hands-on

Education

Technical diploma

Job description

Are you a hands-on technician who loves keeping production lines running smoothly? Our client, a world-famous Belgian cookie producer, is looking for a Maintenance Technician to join its technical team in Lembeke (East Flanders). You will help keep its large baking and packing lines running, in a growing company with a long history.

What you will do

• Carry out preventive and corrective maintenance on the baking and packing lines
• Plan and execute major maintenance stops together with the technical team
• Ensure reliability and safety when machines start up again
• Find and solve mechanical and electrical problems

Your profile

• Strong mechanical skills (about 70%) and good electrical knowledge (about 30%)
• A technical diploma is a plus, but solid hands-on experience counts just as much
• Driven, reliable and proactive, able to work both independently and in a team
• Good English; Dutch is not required
• EU nationality or a valid Belgian work permit

What we offer

• Starting wage: €22.27 gross per hour
• Meal vouchers: €10 per working day
• Shift premiums, if applicable: 12.5% for shift work and 25% for night work
• Fixed day shift, starting at 7:30
• A stable job at an internationally known company, with the possibility of a direct contract