Technical Handyman

Omschrijving

For our client, a founder-led startup in the emerging field of climate technology or the new "carbon economy", we are currently looking for a

TECHNICAL HANDYMAN

Our mission is to permanently sequester as much CO2 as possible and repurpose it into products that the world needs. Our technology is inspired by the natural process of CO2 mineralization, and accelerates it by a factor of a million. The technology has been developed over the past two decades, and is now ready to be scaled up. While sequestering CO2, we see a real opportunity to flip the CO2 equation of materials manufacturing, and we're committed to making that vision a reality. We are privately financed by supportive, long term oriented institutional and private investors.

We are a diverse team of doers with experience from the technology, industrial engineering, waste management, finance, and academia sectors. An equal opportunities employer that strives to hire the best talent at all levels, and we welcome talent from all backgrounds.

We believe in a constructive work environment that is respectful of the stakeholders who work with us, be it our own team, our collaborators, or our customers and partners.

OVERVIEW

We are looking to add to the team an outstanding, technically capable jack-of-all-trades for our R&D center in Rotterdam. This will be an important role to keep the operations, engineering and R&D teams running on schedule and smoothly. The person will be working closely with the engineers on a variety of key projects with the goal of enabling the team to go as fast as possible in its R&D and pilot plant construction and operation. The role will report directly to the general manager of the R&D center.

ROLE DESCRIPTION

• Help make sure our facility runs every day and is suitable for material production and analysis run smoothly. This includes having an overview of our inventory and securing spare parts for reparations and ongoing & upcoming maintenance work
• Repair mechanical and high-pressure, electronically controlled machinery
• lnstall similar machinery
• Conduct changes in the space (deconstruction and construction)
• Take care of running matters, like buying spare parts and office furniture
• Otherwise conduct maintenance work at the R&D center and support contractors
• Take care of unexpected and/or urgent technical or practical tasks in and tor the facility

Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands

YOUR PROFILE

You are a self-starter with a relentless drive and curiosity for solving technical and practical problems. You thrive in high-paced environments and enjoy completing things fast. You have at least 5 years of experience in a similar role and exhibit a highly collaborative attitude.

You find it easy to identify bottlenecks in a wide range of different kinds of problems and naturally take initiative to solve them yourself, or swiftly coordinate your team to solve the matter.

You have good communication skills and are fluent in English and Dutch.

WHAT WE OFFER

This is an opportunity to work in a high-paced, pioneering company, shaping the CO2 removal and CO2 negative materials industries. We are an equal opportunities employer with a commitment to an inclusive work environment. We offer a competitive compensation package that includes:
A market rate salary
An annual training and development budget An annual wellness budget
25 days of paid vacation
Up to 6 months of fully-paid parental leave (if applicable)

INTERESTED?
We look forward to your application below!