Horticultural Maintenance Technician

Certhon Build B.V.; Poeldijk; On-site; EUR 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

40-hour work week

Paid overtime

Vacation days (25) and ADV (13)

Growth opportunities

Team activities and social events

Job summary

Certhon Build B.V. is seeking a Horticultural Maintenance Technician to maintain installations in greenhouses, climate rooms, energy rooms, and water rooms at customer facilities. You will perform inspections, replacements, and preventive and corrective maintenance, traveling to various sites across the Netherlands.

You will work independently while collaborating with colleagues, use our ERP system for work orders, and benefit from training, a company van with tools, and a structured schedule.

Qualifications

• Background in electrical engineering is preferred, but not required if eager to learn.
• Must be willing to travel and be on the road.
• Good communication skills in Dutch.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring a safe and reliable operation of installations.
• Performing preventive and corrective maintenance.
• Conducting inspections on climate systems and irrigation systems.
• Carrying out repairs and modifications.
• Processing work orders and information in our ERP system.

Skills

Electrical knowledge

Driver's license (B)

Dutch communications

Independent worker

Team collaboration

Tools

ERP system

Job description

Whether you’re performing maintenance on electrical, water, or climate‑control installations, you ensure that systems continue to operate at their best and deliver reliable service to our customers.

What You'll Be Doing

As a Horticultural Maintenance Technician you carry out maintenance on installations in greenhouses, climate rooms, energy rooms, and water rooms at our customers’ facilities. You perform inspections and replace components when necessary.

Your Main Responsibilities

• Ensuring a safe and reliable operation of installations;
• Performing preventive and corrective maintenance;
• Conducting inspections on climate systems and irrigation systems;
• Carrying out repairs and modifications;
• Processing work orders and information in our ERP system.

With a strong focus on quality and service, you work together with colleagues to deliver reliable installations and satisfied customers.

Why Certhon Is The Right Place For You

• You will receive training to carry out your tasks safely and effectively;
• You’ll get your own Certhon van equipped with all the necessary tools;
• Your working area is the Netherlands, and abroad in consultation;
• Your tasks are scheduled in advance, ensuring clear and consistent working hours.

Who are you?

• You are technically skilled, solution‑oriented, and feel at home in an environment where you can work independently while still being able to consult with colleagues;
• You have a background in electrical engineering. A diploma is not required, as long as you are eager to learn and willing to dive into our systems;
• You like being on the road;
• You hold a category B driver’s license;
• You have good communication skills and can make yourself understood in Dutch.

What We Offer You

• A fun and varied job where you work with high‑quality technology;
• A 40-hour work week, with paid overtime and compensation for breakdown service shifts.;
• 25 vacation days and 13 ADV days, based on a 40-hour workweek;
• Opportunities for growth through courses and training aligned with your role;
• Besides working hard, you’ll also enjoy fun activities with your colleagues, such as company outings, sports activities, and Friday afternoon drinks with snacks and beer.

Curious about the other perks of working at Certhon? Check out our benefits page!

Grow as one.

Help build the future of food production

At Certhon, we combine technology, innovation,

and a strong passion to shape the future of food production: 'Growing anything, anywhere. For everyone.' Together with our team of over 150 colleagues, we develop solutions that deliver fresh, locally grown products anywhere in the world.

From state-of-the‑art indoor farms and high‑tech greenhouses in unexpected locations to fully autonomous harvesting robots, our high-tech innovations address today’s and tomorrow’s challenges. Through creativity and technology, we make food production smarter, more sustainable, and more efficient. Do you want to work on groundbreaking projects that make an impact? Join Certhon and grow with us in a world full of possibilities!

Got Excited?

Contact Ilse Zwinkels at 0174 225 080, or send a WhatsApp to [phone]. Feel free to drop by for a coffee and see firsthand what we’re all about. Will we see you soon?

Growing anything, anywhere. For everyone. That’s the plan. New possibilities, better results, and higher yields. Because when you combine smart technology and plant science with the drive to tackle the most complex challenges, you harvest results.

At Certhon, we develop and provide turnkey, tailor‑made concepts for the most high-tech horticultural projects worldwide. Founded in 1896 as a family business, we are now a partner of DENSO, a leading mobility solutions provider.