A challenging job in a fast-growing company with a family character? That is what you will find at Westvlees!
With more than 50 years of experience, Westvlees has become an established name in the food sector. With the most advanced technologies we provide products of excellent taste and quality. These products are very diverse: from carcasses to cordon bleu, from carrés to royal crowns, winter or summer products, it doesn't matter, we have it!
Westvlees is a proud pillar within Belgian Pork Group, a leading network of 8 Belgian sites that together process 420,000 tons of high-quality pork annually – a large part of which is exported to over 50 countries worldwide.
But behind these numbers lies something far more important: a warm, family-oriented work culture, driven by passionate professionals who love their craft. Do you want to be part of this family? Good news: to ensure our modern production facilities run efficiently and smoothly, we are looking for a motivated Maintenance Technician!
🧩 What will you do?
You are responsible for starting up, repairing, and maintaining the machines in our highly automated pre-packaging department, including robots and the automated warehouse.
You take care of both corrective and preventive maintenance of the machinery.
You check and inspect the proper functioning of production installations and ancillary equipment.
You actively participate in the preventive maintenance program by inspecting all installations and performing maintenance where necessary.
You get excited about troubleshooting and look for sustainable, long-term solutions.
You are flexible and have no problem starting early in the morning.
🎯 What do you bring?
You are passionate about technology and hold a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
You have thorough knowledge of electricity and are willing to get hands-on mechanically. Electrical diagrams hold no secrets for you.
You work strictly according to safety rules and respect equipment maintenance standards.
You are motivated, eager to learn, and have strong logical thinking skills.
You can determine the required materials based on instructions and technical files.
🎁 What can you expect from us?
A motivating compensation package, tailored to your experience and skills.
A varied and challenging set of tasks within a driven team where everyone’s contribution matters and new challenges are tackled daily.
Working at Westvlees means working in a growing company with motivated employees and a family atmosphere, where opportunities for growth based on effort and acquired knowledge are plentiful.
Internal training so you can quickly integrate into the production process.
A fantastic company restaurant with steak and fries on the menu every Thursday.
A padel court where you can play with your colleagues after work.
👋 Ready to take the next step?
We would love to meet you! Apply today and, who knows, we may soon welcome you to the Westvlees family. Direct applications lead to the fastest results. Do you have any additional questions? Please contact Marijn Moyaert at +32(0)496 52 59 06 or hrm@westvlees.com!