Coordinator Maintenance & Engineering

As a Coordinator Maintenance & Engineering at Westfort in IJsselstein, make a difference in managing our technical operations. With robotics, fully automated production lines, and in-house energy generation, our technology is versatile and sustainable. You'll coordinate planning, monitor priorities, coordinate with engineers and contractors, and oversee implementation. This will help you reduce downtime, increase reliability, and help implement improvements faster.

As a Coordinator Maintenance & Engineering, you're the central point of contact between production, technicians, and suppliers. You translate reports into clear instructions, plan and prepare work, and ensure that tasks are completed safely and as agreed. In the event of malfunctions, you maintain an overview and ensure the right people are in the right place.

Some of your most important tasks:

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• coordinating six internal and several external technicians. Monitoring scheduling, priorities, material availability, and quality.
  
• resolve issues from the previous shift and respond quickly to issues during your shift. You monitor progress.
  
• developing and maintaining maintenance plans. Preparing Saturday work and coordinating parts with the technical warehouse.
  
• identify and develop improvement proposals. You justify choices and manage their implementation.
  
• participate in and support technical innovation projects.
  

You'll work day shifts with flexible start times between 6:00 AM and 6:00 PM. Once every three weeks, you'll participate in a Saturday shift (7:00 AM - 4:00 PM).

Westfort is a leading international Dutch family business with one of the most modern meat processing facilities in the world. Robotics, fully automated processes, and its own fermentation plant and energy generation make the technology challenging and sustainable. Approximately 1,600 colleagues work in a friendly, no-nonsense atmosphere in IJsselstein.

The Technical Department has two teams: Slaughterhouse and Meat Processing, managed by the Group Maintenance Manager. There is a Coordinator Maintenance & Engineering open for each team. Dutch is required in the Slaughterhouse. In Meat Processing, you will work in an international team where Dutch and English are spoken.

You have strong organizational and communication skills. You maintain an overview, set priorities, and seamlessly transition between the work floor and stakeholders. You think in terms of solutions and act decisively.

Furthermore, you should preferably bring the following:

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• MTS/MBO+ working and thinking level in a technical direction.
  
• experience in a production or process environment, preferably food.
  
• experience with coordination or management of technicians.
  
• good command of English and/ror Dutch. Willingness to learn Dutch if you don't yet have a good command.
  
• willingness to work on Saturdays once every three weeks.
  

Work in a technically challenging environment within a dedicated and professional team. With plenty of room for your ideas and ample opportunities for growth.

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• a salary tailored to your knowledge and experience.
  
• 8% holiday allowance.
  
• 2% year-end bonus
  
• 25% surcharge for working on the periodic Saturday day shift.
  
• 24 days of vacation with the option to purchase additional days
  
• good pension in accordance with the Meat Sector Collective Labor Agreement and
  
• travel expenses allowance.
  
• flexible working hours between 6am and 6pm
  
• a one-year contract with the intention of permanent employment.
  
• regular tastings of our (new) products.
  

Ample opportunities to develop your technical and leadership skills in a state-of-the-art factory with an entrepreneurial atmosphere. In an environment with every conceivable technology: electrical, control, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, refrigeration, and building-related systems.