Project Technician
Job role
Build, overhaul, and install smart sorting machines for the food processing industry.Job description
What will you be doing?
As a Project Technician at OptiServe in Maarheeze, you and a colleague will be responsible for our workshop and the complete process surrounding our optical sorting machines. You will work independently on building, overhauling, and installing our self-developed machines, both in the workshop and on-site at customer locations. You ensure that everything is technically sound before a system is commissioned.
In addition to the hands-on work, this role also includes engineering tasks. You contribute ideas for technical solutions and work on modifications and improvements for our machines. Knowledge of or experience with AutoCAD, Inventor, or Creo is considered a strong plus.
No two days are the same: one day you may be fully assembling a machine, the next you could be overhauling an existing system or preparing an installation for transport and delivery. You enjoy a hands-on approach, think in solutions, and are confident making independent decisions.
Required knowledge, skills and competencies
Your responsibilities:
- Building and assembling machines (mechanical, electrical, and control systems)
- Installation and commissioning at customer sites
- Performing service and maintenance work on-site
- Advising, instructing, and training users
- Overhauling and refurbishing existing sorting machines
- Contributing ideas for technical solutions and implementing machine improvements
- Preparing documentation such as test reports, schematics, and change records
- Preparing machines for transport
- Performing Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT)
- Working both in the workshop and at customer sites (NL, BE, DE, occasionally elsewhere in Europe or worldwide)
Where will you be working?
OptiServe is a growing company specialising in the production and maintenance of optical sorting machines for the food and non-food industries. Our self-developed “Xcalibur” sorting machine is our pride and joy.
You will work at our headquarters in Maarheeze, where you will collaborate in small teams on innovative projects and be given a high level of responsibility from day one.
What can you expect?
- Salary: between €2,700 – €3,900 (depending on experience)
- Contract: one-year contract with the prospect of a permanent position
- Working hours: 08:00 – 16:30 (flexibility negotiable)
- Variety: working both in the workshop and at customer locations
- Time off: 25 vacation days based on full-time employment
- Benefits: solid pension scheme (PMT) and employment conditions according to the Metal & Engineering collective labour agreement
- Team & culture: small and enthusiastic team with short communication lines and strong technical expertise
Who are you?
You are a practical and independent technician who enjoys building, troubleshooting, and delivering high-quality work. You take responsibility for projects and the workshop, communicate easily with colleagues, and naturally think in solutions. Working independently and taking initiative come naturally to you.
- MBO degree in mechatronics, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or automotive engineering
- Experience with machine building, overhauls, or service work
- Broad technical skills (mechanical and electrical)
- Good command of English, both spoken and written. German is a strong plus.
- Able to work independently while also collaborating well with colleagues
- Forklift certificate is a plus (or willingness to obtain one)
- Willingness to travel occasionally
Questions and applications
Are you our new enthusiastic colleague? Then send your CV and optionally a short motivation letter as soon as possible to Antoine van Kasteren via info@optiserve.nl.
Your application will be handled carefully, personally, and confidentially.
