Mechanical Technician

Fluxys; Sint-Pieters-Leeuw; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meal vouchers

Insurance cover

Pension plan

Paid holidays

Teleworking option

Job summary

Fluxys, an international energy infrastructure group, is seeking a Mechanical Technician at the Sint-Pieters-Leeuw Intervention Centre to monitor the gas transmission system and perform inline inspection pigging operations. The role requires technical aptitude, problem-solving, and collaboration within a team.

You will be responsible for switching operations, assembling/disassembling facilities, and maintaining equipment, with duties extending across Belgium and potential telework depending on

Qualifications

• Secondary technical diploma or strong interest in technical projects.
• Technically minded with problem-solving mindset.
• Self-motivated, disciplined team player with responsibility.
• Willingness to learn driving licences and safety rules.

Responsibilities

• Perform switching operations on facilities to enable pigging operations.
• Assemble and disassemble the temporary facility for inline inspection.
• Support the team in monitoring tools that travel through the pipe.
• Maintain, repair and adjust equipment and facilities.
• Conduct tightness tests (air, nitrogen, gas) on equipment.
• Handle administrative follow-up and report work done.
• Prepare pigging operations: schedules, equipment bookings, on-site assembly.
• Base of operations at Sint-Pieters-Leeuw; work across Belgium sites.

Skills

MS Office skills

Strong communication

Stress resistance

Teamwork

Safety focus

Problem solving

Education

Secondary technical diploma

Job description

Fluxys is an international energy infrastructure group with 1,300 employees active in gas transmission & storage and liquefied natural gas terminalling.

As a purpose-led company, we’re committed to fast-track the shift to a carbon neutral world. We explore new technologies and invest in infrastructure to accommodate hydrogen, biomethane, CO2 and other molecules for a climate neutral future.

The main objective of the Intervention Centre (in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw) is to ensure the continuity and integrity of the network. To this end, our teams are available 24 hours a day to carry out all kinds of scheduled and unscheduled interventions on the transmission facilities, including adjustments and repairs. The Intervention Centre complies with ISO 9001 quality standard and SCC (VCA) in all its activities: welded structures, mechanical worksite, logistics and warehouse. Our Intervention Centre at our field office in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw is looking for a (m/f/x) Mechanical Technician

Job purpose

Working with your colleagues, you will monitor the integrity of the Fluxys natural gas transmission system by carrying out pigging operations to inspect the internal condition of our pipelines

Your responsibilities

• You will carry out the necessary switching operations on various facilities across the entire natural gas transmission grid in order to be able to carry out pigging operations
• Together with your colleagues, you will assemble and disassemble the temporary facility in preparation for the inline inspection
• You will support the team in monitoring the tools that go through the pipe
• You will be responsible for the maintenance, repair and adjustment of the equipment and facilities
• You will be responsible for tightness tests (air, nitrogen, gas) on the equipment
• You will handle administrative follow-up for your work and you will be responsible for reporting the work carried out
• Ultimately, you will handle the preparatory work for pigging operations, such as drawing up assembly schedules, booking and ordering the necessary equipment and handling assembly on site
• Though the Sint-Pieters-Leeuw Intervention Centre will serve as your base of operations, you will work on sites throughout Belgium

About you

• You have a secondary school diploma in a technical subject (such as mechanics or electromechanics) or are very interested in the technical side of projects
• You are technically minded and are not afraid to roll up your sleeves. You are a natural problem solver
• You are a self-motivating, disciplined team member with a great team spirit and sense of responsibility
• You have MS Office skills, strong communication skills, stress resistance enabling you to act quickly in crisis situations, a focus on safety, fluent Dutch and good French and English, or you are willing to improve quickly
• This position also requires the following:
  • You must live no more than 60 km from the Intervention Centre in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
  • A category B driving licence and a willingness to obtain a category CE licence (training organised by Fluxys)

Why should you apply?

We offer a very attractive package of extra-legal benefits including a.o.: collective premiums, meal vouchers, hospitalisation and outpatient care insurance for the whole family, 33 holidays, intervention of 30% on your energy bill, pension plan, as well as the possibility of teleworking (depending on the role).

But above all:

• Contribute and innovate towards a carbon-neutral world
• Develop and shape a brilliant career in a fast-growing international group
• Showcase your strong appetite to contribute towards an array of dynamic projects that challenge your intellect