Static Equipment Engineer

What you'll do

Job description

We are looking for a Technical Expert in Mechanical Maintenance with a strong mechanical background for an industrial organisation in Antwerp Left Bank.

In this role, you will provide technical support to the maintenance organisation and be responsible for improving the reliability, availability and maintainability of mechanical installations.

A key focus of this role is experience with valves. We are looking for someone with thorough knowledge of different types of valves and experience in their maintenance, analysis, faults and technical issues.

It is also important that you have experience carrying out complex damage and fault analyses and are able to thoroughly analyse technical problems, determine their causes and propose structural improvements.

Your responsibilities

• You provide specialist technical support to the maintenance teams within your area of expertise.

• You stay in touch with the daily activities and technical challenges of the operations teams.

• You ensure that maintenance procedures, work instructions and technical documentation remain up to date.

• You analyse technical deviations and faults and assess their potential long-term impact.

• You carry out complex technical damage analyses in response to recurring or critical problems and help determine the root cause.

• You formulate technical recommendations and develop structural improvements to prevent problems from recurring.

• You have strong expertise in valves and provide support on issues relating to valve selection, operation, maintenance, faults and reliability.

• You prepare strategy documents for key mechanical equipment.

• You optimise maintenance plans and maintenance records to improve reliability and efficiency.

• You investigate new maintenance techniques and introduce them where relevant.

• You initiate and develop improvement plans, projects and technical changes.

• You coordinate the implementation of improvements and monitor quality, planning and follow-up during the aftercare phase.

• You monitor engineering projects within your area of expertise and facilitate the handover of new or modified installations to the maintenance organisation.

• You analyse and report on the performance and condition of installations and components, including through Component Health Reports.

• You capture internal and external maintenance experience and translate lessons learned into tangible improvements.

• You play an active role in experience management and carry out technical analyses of component-related problems.

• You identify and address obsolescence issues within your technical discipline.

• You continuously update your technical knowledge and keep up with new techniques, standards and developments in the field.

Profile

• You have a technical qualification, preferably a professional bachelor's degree in a relevant technical field. An A2 qualification with relevant experience or demonstrably equivalent practical knowledge will also be considered.

• You have thorough mechanical knowledge in an industrial maintenance environment.

• You have several years' experience in mechanical maintenance.

• You have demonstrable experience with valves and understand the different types, applications, maintenance requirements and typical failure mechanisms.

• Experience with complex damage, fault and root cause analyses is important.

• You can approach technical problems analytically and translate complex technical information into clear conclusions and recommendations.

• You have strong analytical and synthesis skills and can prepare technical reports and recommendations.

• You are an effective communicator and work well with maintenance teams, engineering, operations and external partners.

• You are sociable, personable and able to communicate technical knowledge clearly.

What we offer

• A competitive salary package with numerous extra-legal benefits, including a company car and fuel card.

• Hospitalisation and group insurance.

• Tailored training and career development opportunities.

• Personal guidance from our Talent Manager.

• A challenging role in a stable and innovative environment.

• Fun and learning events and the opportunity to build a strong network of engineers.