Lead Facility Technician – Critical Utilities & GMP

Sire Search; Breda; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Sire Search is seeking a Lead Facility Technician at our Breda, Netherlands site. You will support safe, reliable, and compliant operation of critical utility and facility systems in a highly automated pharmaceutical setting.

You will coach technicians, coordinate maintenance with contractors and vendors, troubleshoot complex issues, and help drive reliability and continuous improvement. Strong communication and hands-on technical skills are essential.

Qualifications

• MBO or HBO level technical education or equivalent experience.
• Experience in utilities, facilities, maintenance, or industrial installations.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities.
• Hands-on technical mindset.
• Experience coordinating maintenance activities, contractors, projects, or technical teams.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to coach, guide, and support technical colleagues.
• Good English communication skills.
• Willingness to participate in an on-call rotation.
• Experience in a GMP environment is an advantage.
• Knowledge of SAP PM or CMMS is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and prioritize maintenance activities for utility systems and facility infrastructure
• Provide technical guidance, coaching, and support to technicians and contractors
• Troubleshoot complex utility and facility related technical issues
• Collaborate with Facilities and Engineering teams, operations, contractors, and external vendors
• Support HVAC, refrigeration, compressed air, chilled water, boiler, and building automation systems
• Drive equipment reliability and continuous improvement initiatives
• Help ensure maintenance activities are completed safely, efficiently, and compliantly
• Participate in the on call rotation for critical utility systems

Skills

Communication skills

Hands-on mindset

Troubleshooting

Maintenance coordination

On-call readiness

GMP knowledge (advantage)

SAP PM / CMMS knowledge (advantage)

Education

MBO/HBO level technical education

Job description

Sire Search is seeking a Lead Facility Technician at our Breda, Netherlands site. You will support safe, reliable, and compliant operation of critical utility and facility systems in a highly automated pharmaceutical setting.

You will coach technicians, coordinate maintenance with contractors and vendors, troubleshoot complex issues, and help drive reliability and continuous improvement. Strong communication and hands-on technical skills are essential.