Maintenance Technician

Join the team of Elestor as Maintenance Technician! Read further and apply.

Elestor is a fast growing scale-up with a award winning product. We are fueled by multi-milion euro investments, as well as by strategic adoption of our innovative technology in commercial settings.

We reduced the cost of storing electricity to an absolute minimum. Our batteries are made in accordance a simple strategy. We are using low cost and abundant active materials such as hydrogen and bromine. We use a compact cell. And we have a patented pressurized system design.

We are located at Industrial Park Kleefse Waard in Arnhem. A hotspot when it comes to the energy transition and we contribute to accelerating it. We have the technology to play a decisive role in realizing a 100% clean electricity supply. If you want to contribute to the energy transition, Kleefse Waard is the perfect place!Job DescriptionFirst things first! It is important that you are willing to move to Arnhem. Elestor is a renowned company and is willing to help you with a work visa. If you are not willing to move, we ask you not to apply.As Maintenance Technician you will plan, prepare and execute the maintenance for the Elestor R&D and production facilities. You will be responsible for preventive and corrective maintenance for the R&D test stands and support general maintenance activities for installations around Elestor's laboratory, production facility and pilot test field. You report to the Team Leader System Engineering.Plan and perform preventive maintenance of advanced R&D test facilities for the development of flow batteries (test fixtures);Perform troubleshooting and corrective maintenance of test fixtures in case of non-performance;Responsible for performing work within available budgets, proactively identifying needs for additional budget or investment;Maintain inventories of critical spare parts;Support the selection of new equipment (pumps, sensors, tubing and piping, valves) to improve test stand capacity, capability or reliability.Job RequirementsMinimum MTS/MBO level 4 or equivalent, preferably in mechanics or mechatronics;At least 3 years of work experience in maintenance of plant equipment (e.g., laboratory facilities, residential heating/cooling, air conditioning, industrialutilities);Good knowledge of piping systems, valves, instruments and pumps;You understand the role of equipment reliability and have a strong drive to improve plant uptime using a framework of activity improvement tactics;Knowledge and/or experience of industrial automation, electrical installations or experience working with industrial gases (hydrogen, nitrogen) and/or toxic chemicals;Able to communicate clearly in English on technical topics.