Job title: Maintenance technician – automation and production - dayshift
Job type: Permanent
Emp type: Full-time
Industry: Engineering
Salary type: Annual
Salary: negotiable
Location: Nieuwkoop, ZH
Job published: 12-05-2026
Job ID: 34257
Contact name: Wenjie Yang
+31 10 899 83 33: +31108998333
Contact email: wenjie.yang@resolvoengineering.com

Job Description

Are you the kind of technician who likes solving technical issues before they become real problems? Do you enjoy working with automated systems, conveyors, packaging lines, sensors, and modern production technology?

 

For an innovative food production company, we are looking for a maintenance technician who feels at home in an automation-driven manufacturing environment. You will play a key role in keeping production lines running safely, efficiently, and without interruption.

This is a hands-on technical role with a lot of variety, responsibility, and opportunities to improve production processes.

 

Your role

As a maintenance technician, you are responsible for maintaining and troubleshooting automated production and packaging lines within a modern food manufacturing environment.

You work closely with operators, production staff, and fellow technicians to ensure the production process runs smoothly and according to strict quality and hygiene standards.

 

Besides resolving breakdowns, you also focus on preventive maintenance and continuous improvement of technical systems.

You enjoy working in an environment where automation, efficiency, and teamwork are essential.

 

What will you do?

  • Perform maintenance on automated production and packaging machines
  • Troubleshoot electrical, pneumatic, and mechanical malfunctions
  • Minimize downtime by responding quickly to technical breakdowns
  • Carry out preventive maintenance and inspections
  • Work with conveyors, motors, sensors, drives, and automated systems
  • Support optimization and improvement projects within production
  • Collaborate closely with operators and production teams
  • Monitor technical performance and identify recurring issues
  • Ensure machines meet safety, hygiene, and operational standards

 

What are we looking for?

You are practical, technically skilled, and enjoy working in a fast-moving industrial environment where reliability is critical.

  • MBO education in mechatronics, electrical engineering, industrial maintenance, or similar
  • Experience as a maintenance technician within food, packaging, or manufacturing environments
  • Knowledge of automation systems and industrial production equipment
  • Experience with troubleshooting electrical and mechanical systems
  • Familiar with sensors, conveyors, motors, pneumatic systems, and control technology
  • Understanding of hygiene and safety procedures within production environments is a plus
  • Flexible, proactive, and solution-oriented mindset
  • Able to work independently as well as in a team
  • Good communication skills in English; Dutch is a plus

 

What do you get in return?

You will join a modern production company where technology and teamwork are highly valued, and where you can truly contribute to operational performance.

  • Salary up to €4,600 gross per month depending on experience
  • 13th month bonus
  • Day shift position
  • Modern and automated production environment
  • Stable and growing organization within the food industry
  • Informal working atmosphere with short communication lines
  • Plenty of opportunities for technical development and training
  • Opportunity to work with advanced automation and production systems
  • Strong focus on innovation, process improvement, and teamwork

 

About the company

You will work for a modern food production company where automation, quality, and continuity are central to daily operations. The organization invests heavily in technology and continuously improves its production processes to maintain high standards in efficiency, food safety, and product quality.

The technical department is an essential part of the operation and works closely with production to ensure optimal machine performance and minimal downtime.

 

Location

Nieuwkoop

Unfortunately, this company cannot provide visa and/or sponsorship support.

 

More information

For more information about this vacancy and other opportunities, please contact:

📞 +31 10 899 8333
📧 wenjie.yang@resolvoengineering.com

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