First Employee Rescue and Survival Equipment

Job characteristics

LocationDen HelderContract duration2 yearsHours per week - 38Monthly salary€3,169.00 - €3,826.00Salary levelCivil servant scale IBBAD 04 - Civil servant scale IBBAD 04LevelMBO 3Field of expertiseTechnology / productionVacancy number81207Employment typeTemporary appointment with a view to permanent employment​Group of positionsCivilian

What you will do

As a First Employee Rescue and Survival Equipment, you ensure that equipment on which navy personnel must be able to rely in distress is technically safe and deployable. You will inspect, maintain, repair, modify, and test, among other things, life rafts, life jackets, diving suits, and escape devices. Furthermore, you monitor the quality of work and guide colleagues in technical tasks. Your craftsmanship directly impacts the safety of people on board naval ships. Precisely when a rescue device is needed, it must function without a doubt.

You will work independently on various rescue and survival equipment of the Royal Netherlands Navy. You will perform maintenance and inspections in accordance with technical manuals, standards, and safety regulations, and assess whether completed work meets the set requirements.

In addition to your own technical work, you will instruct and guide colleagues, for example, during modifications or when technical problems arise. You will also conduct periodic inspections with technical specialists on ships and shore-based locations. You will meticulously record test and inspection data, ensuring that the technical condition and safety of the equipment remain demonstrable.

Result areas

• Inspect, repair, assemble, and test rescue and survival equipment to ensure it remains safe and demonstrably deployable.
• Inspect and modify life jackets, life rafts, inflatable boats, diving suits, and escape devices according to technical specifications.
• Register compositions, test data, expiry dates, and maintenance information to keep equipment data complete and up-to-date.
• Instruct and guide colleagues during maintenance and modifications, and help resolve technical problems during execution.
• Review the completed work of colleagues, thereby monitoring the technical quality and safety of the end result.
• Conduct periodic inspections with technical specialists on ships and shore installations and record findings for reporting.

What we ask

For this position, we are looking for someone who works with technical care and understands that the reliability of rescue and survival equipment is essential.

Must-haves

• You have MBO-3 (vocational education) working and thinking level in mechanical engineering, mechanical technology, or a comparable technical field.
• You have completed a vocational training program such as First Mechanic Industrial Maintenance, or possess demonstrably comparable technical knowledge and experience.
• You can carefully apply technical specifications, manuals, and work instructions.
• You have an eye for quality, occupational safety, and the environment during technical work.
• You can work independently and clearly instruct and guide colleagues.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with maintenance of rescue and survival equipment.
• Relevant certificates for rescue and survival equipment.
• A valid VCA certificate or the willingness to obtain one.

You are accurate, quality-oriented, and responsible. You work well in a team, communicate clearly, and use your technical insight to solve problems practically.

What you get

Salary levelCivil servant scale IBBAD 04 - Civil servant scale IBBAD 04Salary descriptionMonthly salary€3,169.00 - €3,826.00Employment typeTemporary appointment with a view to permanent employment​Contract duration2 yearsMaximum number of hours per week38

What else we offer

The Royal Netherlands Navy strongly emphasizes personal growth and career development, offering numerous opportunities for this. In addition to your salary, you receive an Individual Choice Budget (IKB). The IKB consists of money (16.33% of your gross annual salary) and time. With the IKB, you make the choices that suit you and can assemble a part of your employment conditions yourself. For example, you can choose to have a portion of your monthly income paid out when you wish. You can also convert this budget into additional vacation hours or spend it on tax-friendly purposes, such as an (electric) bicycle or laptop. It is also possible to temporarily reduce your working hours by a few hours per week.

We also believe it is important that you can combine working at Defense with your private life. Various leave arrangements (e.g., 75% paid parental leave) and attention to physical and mental health contribute to a good balance. For instance, you can make free use of our extensive sports facilities. In addition to a pension scheme with ABP, you receive a monthly commuting allowance or can opt for a public transport subscription with unlimited travel throughout the Netherlands under favorable conditions.

Specifics

The job interviews will take place in the period DATE to DATE inclusive.

More about the group of positions

The Directorate of Material Maintenance (DMI) is the organization of the Royal Netherlands Navy responsible for the maintenance, modifications, and technical support of naval ships and their systems. Military personnel and civilian employees work together here on the technical deployability of the fleet.

You will work in Den Helder at Technical Group Defense Special Products (TG DSP) within a technical team specializing in rescue and survival equipment, among other things. The work is primarily carried out at the Naval Base in Den Helder. For inspections, you will also work on naval ships and other locations. Where necessary, DMI supports units elsewhere in the Netherlands or abroad. Your technical work thus has direct significance for the safety and deployability of the Royal Netherlands Navy.

Organization Name

Ministry of Defence

Organization Description

Defense is committed to the interests, welfare, and freedom of the Netherlands. We are active daily at home and abroad. Our global deployment strengthens international cooperation and ensures that people can develop freely. Now and in the future.

Approximately 79 thousand people work directly and indirectly for peace and security at the Ministry of Defence. The ministry consists of the Materiel & IT Command (COMMIT), the Staff Directorate (the department), the Royal Netherlands Navy, the Royal Netherlands Army, the Royal Netherlands Air Force, the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee, and the Defense Support Command (DOSCO).

Defense is one of the largest employers in the Netherlands and exhibits similarities with a large company. The operational commands (sea, land, and air forces), the Marechaussee, DOSCO, and COMMIT function like operating companies.

Organization URL

www.defensie.nl

Department Name

Ministry of Defence

Department Description

The Royal Netherlands Navy is committed to peace and security at sea and from sea. In the Netherlands and abroad. Units of the fleet and marines, together with NATO allies, ensure deterrence. And if necessary, they fight to win. The navy also assists in disaster and crisis management operations.

Department URL

www.defensie.nl

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Location: Den Helder Level: MBO 338 hours per week €3,150 ~ €3,850 salary Technology / production First Employee Rescue and Survival Equipment This is where you will work

The Royal Netherlands Navy is committed to peace and security at sea and from sea. In the Netherlands and abroad. Units of the fleet and marines, together with NATO allies, ensure deterrence. And if necessary, they fight to win. The navy also assists in disaster and crisis management operations.

Defense is committed to the interests, welfare, and freedom of the Netherlands. We are active daily at home and abroad. Our global deployment strengthens international cooperation and ensures that people can develop freely. Now and in the future.

Approximately 79 thousand people work directly and indirectly for peace and security at the Ministry of Defence. The ministry consists of the Materiel & IT Command (COMMIT), the Staff Directorate (the department), the Royal Netherlands Navy, the Royal Netherlands Army, the Royal Netherlands Air Force, the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee, and the Defense Support Command (DOSCO).

Defense is one of the largest employers in the Netherlands and exhibits similarities with a large company. The operational commands (sea, land, and air forces), the Marechaussee, DOSCO, and COMMIT function like operating companies.

Specifics

The job interviews will take place in the period DATE to DATE inclusive.

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For more information about this vacancy:

Support AMT
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For more information about the application procedure:

Support AMT
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