Automation Engineer/Maintenance Technician

As an Automation Engineer/Maintenance Technician, you will be part of a high-tech production environment in the Roeselare region, where you will play a key role in ensuring one department within the machine park runs optimally. You are the first technical point of contact for this installation and combine analytical insight with a hands-on approach to resolve breakdowns quickly and effectively.

In this role, you work in day shifts and have a lot of autonomy, while also receiving the right technical support when needed. You work in a modern, highly automated environment where minimizing downtime is paramount and where you switch daily between interventions, adjustments, preventive maintenance, and technical follow-up.

Your tasks and responsibilities:

• Locating, analyzing, and resolving electrical and mechanical faults on modern production machines.
• Performing technical interventions to limit downtime and monitor the continuity of the production process.
• Setting up, adjusting, and fine-tuning machines within your assigned department.
• Reading, interpreting, and applying electrical schematics and technical plans.
• Working with and having insight into PLC systems, frequency converters, servo control, network and bus systems.
• Detecting and resolving problems with AC/DC motors, sensors, safety relays, and related components.
• Also recognizing and helping to resolve hydraulic and pneumatic faults.
• Following up on daily actions, such as lubrication plans, visual inspections, and preparing planned interventions.
• Maintaining technical documentation correctly and clearly reporting findings to the technical manager.
• Thoroughly mastering the operation, control, and adjustment of the installations after your onboarding period.

For this position, we are looking for a technically strong candidate who ideally already has some experience within a manufacturing company and has a strong affinity with industrial automation and maintenance technology. You don't need to know everything perfectly yet, but you must have a sufficient foundation to quickly work independently in a complex production environment.

Your profile:

• Bachelor's thinking level in electromechanics, electrical engineering, or an equivalent technical background built up through experience.
• Experience within a production or industrial environment is a significant added value.
• Good knowledge of PLC systems: ability to understand, recognize, and logically analyze PLC structures.
• Strong knowledge of electrical and mechanical faults, with insight into cause-and-effect.
• Knowledge of AC/DC motors, sensors, frequency converters, network and bus systems, and technical components such as diodes and capacitors.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics and technical plans fluently.
• Basic knowledge or experience with hydraulics and pneumatics.
• You work in a structured, organized manner with great attention to safety and quality.
• You can set priorities and remain calm in acute problems or unexpected breakdowns.
• You can work independently as well as collaborate smoothly with colleagues and external technical partners.
• Good knowledge of Dutch and/or English.
• Willingness to work in day shifts.

We are looking for someone who is curious, eager to learn technically, and draws energy from solving diverse challenges in a modern production environment.

You can count on attractive remuneration, supplemented by a nice package of extra-legal benefits and a stable work environment where technology is central. You will be part of a family-owned company in full growth, with modern installations and a team of experienced colleagues who will support you from the start.

What you can expect:

• Salary in line with your experience and expertise.
• Meal vouchers.
• Eco-vouchers.
• Hospitalization insurance.
• Thorough internal training upon start.
• Working in a modern production environment with one of the most advanced installations in Europe.
• A varied technical role with a lot of autonomy and room to further develop your expertise.

• You will join a modern family-owned company in full expansion with one of the most modern production installations in Europe.
• We provide attractive remuneration supplemented with extra-legal benefits.
• As the cherry on top, you can enjoy a team of experienced, motivated colleagues.
• In addition, thorough internal training will be provided upon starting.
• Easy accessibility with ample parking facilities and modern amenities.
• If you are someone who enjoys variety and needs technical challenges, then you are undoubtedly in the best place here.