Technical Specialist / Mechanic

Job Characteristics

LocationAmersfoort | Leusden | Vredepeel | OirschotContract duration1 yearHours per week - 38Monthly salary€2,976.00 - €3,924.00Salary levelCivil servant scale IBBAD 04 - Civil servant scale IBBAD 06LevelMBO 3; MBO 2; MBO 4Field of expertiseTechnology / ProductionJob number75624Employment Type​Temporary appointment with a view to permanent appointment​Job groupCivilian

Job Description

Wrenching on unique equipment: Your next technical challenge
Are you looking for a job where you work with your hands on important equipment and go beyond the standard APK (MOT) inspection? With us, you get the unique opportunity to work with technology you'll never encounter in a regular garage. Whether it's combat vehicles, complex electronic networks, or powerful marine equipment; you ensure everything is 100% operational for the safety of our units.

Who are we?

You are part of the Land Materiel Logistics Command (MatlogCo), the expert center within the armed forces for the (complex) maintenance of all land systems.

What this job offers you
With us, your growth and control over your own work are central. We believe in your craftsmanship and offer you the space to truly become a specialist. You can expect this from us:

• Complete freedom in your profession: You determine the best method and the order of your repairs yourself. We fully trust your technical insight.
• Continuous learning at our expense: Whether it's specific maintenance training for brand-new equipment or additional courses; we pay for and facilitate your training so that your knowledge always remains up-to-date.
• Direct results and variety: You advise colleagues and clients directly on substantive issues, allowing you to see the impact of your work immediately. Thanks to varied assignments and potential mobile jobs on location, no day is the same.
• A close-knit and collegial team: You work in a professional maintenance crew where collaboration, short lines of communication, and a pleasant working atmosphere are paramount. Meaningful work goes hand in hand with a good work-life balance here.

Your role: Choose the direction that suits you
Within our teams, we are looking for reinforcement in various technical areas. Depending on your background and interests, you can focus on one of the following directions:

• Vehicle Mechanic / Vehicle Technology: You independently perform preventive, corrective, and modification maintenance on impressive land systems and advanced vehicles such as the Boxer, Fennek, or Bushmaster. You diagnose faults with modern diagnostic equipment and conduct test drives to ensure deployability.
• Electronics Mechanic: You are the expert for complex ground-based systems and electronic networks. You think in systems, perform analyses, and resolve complex faults directly at the source.
• Marine Equipment Mechanic: You are the specialist who keeps our ships and materiel logistics systems sailing and running. You perform both mechanical and electrical repairs and only declare the equipment ready after a successful test voyage.
• Armament Mechanic: You focus on the specialized maintenance, modifications, and reliability of the weapon systems and underlying components of our robust equipment.

In every role, you are also the indispensable link with the warehouse for your parts and ensure that your own tools and documentation are always in top condition.

Job Requirements

What you bring
You are a technical talent with a proactive attitude, an analytical mind, and a passion for complex equipment. Additionally, you recognize yourself in the following:

• Education: You have a completed MBO 2 or 3 education in a relevant technical field (e.g., Automotive Technology, EBAT, Vehicle Technology, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent).
• Technical foundation: You have experience or affinity with applied techniques such as hydraulics, welding, electronics, fuel injection systems, or machine maintenance.
• Communicative and eager to learn: You easily liaise with colleagues or clients and are willing to continue growing through courses. Specific certifications such as a Boating License or a certificate as a Master Craftsman / F-gas mechanic are a plus (or you are willing to obtain them).

Ready to take control of unique technical systems and directly contribute to global safety? Apply now and discover how we can optimally utilize your technical expertise!

Employment Conditions

Salary levelCivil servant scale IBBAD 04 - Civil servant scale IBBAD 06Salary descriptionThe salary is based on a 38-hour work week.Monthly salary€2,976.00 - €3,924.00Employment TypeTemporary appointment with a view to permanent appointment​Contract duration1 year Maximum hours per week38

Other Employment Conditions

The Ministry of Defence has good secondary employment conditions. From 2025, defence employees will no longer receive holiday pay and year-end bonus as separate payments, but will accrue this monthly through the Individual Choice Budget (IKB). The IKB for defence employees amounts to a total of 16.33 percent of the salary. With the IKB, defence employees can decide for themselves when, on what, and how much budget they spend on time, money, or tax facilities. This can be up to the maximum of the monthly accrued budget.

The IKB can be used for:

• A maximum of 15 percent of the salary can be used monthly for the exchange of the commuting allowance;
• The monthly difference between the allowance for the costs of own transport for commuting and the tax maximum;
• A bicycle for personal use, including bicycle accessories and bicycle insurance;
• A computer that can also be used for work or study, including computer accessories and computer insurance;
• A battery or electrical parts for a bicycle;
• The payment of union membership fees.
• The Ministry of Defence expects to further expand the possibilities of the IKB in the future.
• Secondary employment conditions include, among others, up to 75% paid parental leave (under conditions), study facilities, extensive sports facilities, an additional leave arrangement for seniors, and a commuting allowance.

Special Provisions

A security screening (VGB) is part of the application process.

It is mandatory for you, as a civilian applicant, to have Dutch nationality. Being able to present a Certificate of Conduct (VOG) is a requirement for appointment. In addition, a security screening and reference check may be part of the selection procedure. This involves a background check on, among other things, criminal records and financial matters, which takes an average of 8 weeks.

Selection process:
If we receive sufficient applications from suitable candidates, we will close the vacancy earlier.

Your application documents will be destroyed no later than three months after the completion of the selection procedure. This period is longer than the standard period prescribed by the GDPR. This longer period is necessary in case an internal candidate initiates an objection and/or appeal procedure.

More About the Job Group

Organization Name

Ministry of Defence

Organization Description

Defence 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 79,000 people work directly and indirectly for the Ministry of Defence to ensure peace and security. The ministry consists of the Materiel & IT Command (COMMIT), the Staff (the department), the Royal Netherlands Navy, the Royal Netherlands Army, the Royal Netherlands Air Force, the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee, and the Defence Support Command (DOSCO).

Defence is one of the largest employers in the Netherlands and exhibits similarities to a large company. The operational commands (navy, army, and air force), the Marechaussee, the DOSCO, and the COMMIT function like operating companies.

Organization URL

www.defensie.nl

Department Name

Royal Netherlands Army

Department Description

The Royal Netherlands Army contributes to freedom, security, and prosperity in the Netherlands and beyond on the ground. The Army does this with professional and well-trained soldiers. Under the most challenging conditions, they conduct combat operations worldwide, provide humanitarian aid, or support disaster relief. In addition to professional soldiers, many non-military employees, the so-called civilian positions, work for the Army. As a civilian at the Army, you support the soldiers with your expertise. In this way, you contribute to global peace and security.

Department URL

www.werkenbijdefensie.nl

Contact Persons

For more information about this vacancy:

For more information about the application procedure:

Laura Montes Martinez
[email protected]
0610134953

Location: Amersfoort | Leusden | Vredepeel | Oirschot Level: MBO 3; MBO 2; MBO 438 hours per week €3,000 ~ €3,900 salary Technology / Production Technical Specialist / Mechanic