Service Engineer - Yachts
For the expansion of our service hub in La Ciotat, France, we are looking for a Service Engineer. As a Service Engineer Yachts, you will be responsible for independently performing service, maintenance work on electrical installations on board luxury superyachts. You will also have a strong focus on complex automation issues on board ships.

Vocational Education
40 hours
France - La Ciotat
Professional
Service and Commissioning
What are you going to do ?
The Service Engineer works at the service hub in La Ciotat*. Two colleagues currently work at this location, an Electrical Production Supervisor and a Service Engineer. The working area is worldwide, but mainly France, Spain and Italy.In this position you will be deployed for service and refit work. You must be able to analyse issues independently - and sometimes as part of a team - identify the problem and come up with an appropriate solution.
* Alewijnse will provide support for temporary or permanent relocation to the La Ciotat region. Think housing, language classes, moving.
What you will do:
- You independently install and perform service, maintenance and commissioning work on various types of ships, but mainly super yachts;
- You think actively about problems or deviations that occur during the service assignments and projects;
- You make summaries and reports on the work done;
- You do preventive and corrective maintenance;
- Experience in the use of diagnostic instruments, equipment, (e.g. megger meter, etc.);
- Able to follow systematic procedures for solving problems while thinking critically and adapting to new challenges;
- Able to clearly and accurately document findings and results of problem solving for internal reporting;
- Ability to prepare concise and useful reports on root cause, possible solutions and next steps;
- Able to work comfortably in dynamic environments and adapt to changing priorities.
What do we offer ?
In our maritime and industrial world, there are unique projects in which you can grow and develop yourself as a professional. At Alewijnse, we show that hard work is rewarded! If you contribute with passion and dedication, you can count on:
- A nice salary depending on your knowledge and experience;
- Personal opportunities for training and development;
- Opportunities to develop yourself even further as a professional;
There is more! WeConnect ensures that we stay connected and continuously improve together. Moreover, you can enjoy extras such as our own web shop and much more! Apply and find out what your future at Alewijnse has to offer!
Who are you ?
You are a team player, reliable, committed and always focused on building lasting relationships. You strive for cooperation, have a positive mindset and are creative. You get energy from working with your colleagues or independently to provide the most beautiful technical solutions and you are able to work under pressure. You have a proactive, results-oriented and open attitude.What do you need:
- You’ve completed education MBO -4 electrical engineering or maritime school;
- You are substantively strong in automation issues and electrical engineering;
- You have good communication skills in English;
- You have persuasiveness, a focus on results and autonomy;
- You have several years of experience with electrical engineering, preferably on board ships;
- It is an advantage if you have several years of experience in automation (PLC, SCADA and alarm systems), preferably on a ship.
About Alewijnse ?
At Alewijnse, you are part of an innovative and passionate team. Every day we strive to become a little better. With more than 130 years of experience, we have built up a wealth of knowledge. We actively use this rich experience to continuously realise the best solutions, not only for our company and colleagues, but also for our customers in both the maritime and industrial sectors. This makes us not only a powerful technology partner for our customers, but also a challenging employer for you.At Alewijnse, we are happy to take you on a journey through different projects in the various segments. As an employee at Alewijnse, you will have the opportunity to work together with your team on our diverse and unique projects, thus being involved from A to Z. We do this together with the Netherlands' major yacht and shipbuilders and industrial customers. In the field of system integration, we as a team are fully responsible for these special projects.
Would you like to know more about working at Alewijnse? Read the inspiring stories of your future colleagues here and find out how you can contribute to our cool projects!
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