Service Technician (m/f/d) for Fire Protection Equipment on Ships (Maintenance and Service Technician - Mechanical Engineering)

VIKING LIFE-SAVING EQUIPMENT GmbH is the world market leader in the manufacture, supply, and service of life rafts and rescue boats, evacuation systems, as well as fire protection equipment and an extensive range of safety equipment for the maritime industry.

Our company is a subsidiary of VIKING LIFE-SAVING EQUIPMENT A/S in Esbjerg/Denmark, which was founded in 1960 and now employs over 3,700 people worldwide. Through a unique network of more than 76 branches and 288 certified service stations, VIKING offers a global and cost-efficient service.

VIKING LIFE-SAVING EQUIPMENT A/S owns eight of its own production sites in Denmark, Norway, Bulgaria, Thailand, China, and Greece, as well as several of its own training centers.

At our locations in Hamburg and Stadland near Bremerhaven, we are looking for a dedicated

Service Technician (m/f/d) for fire protection equipment on ships and offshore platforms

to support our team in full-time, effective immediately.

Your Tasks

• Carrying out maintenance and servicing work on fire protection systems on ships (extinguishing systems, fire extinguishers, as well as fire and smoke detection systems)
• Maintenance of Personal Protective Equipment such as life jackets, survival, fire protection, and chemical protection suits on board ships
• Carrying out repairs of fire protection systems and equipment on ships
• Support in the workshop (cleaning and testing breathing apparatus, filling and pressurizing CO² and N² cylinders, filling CO² bottles)
• Creation of inspection reports and certificates

What You Bring to the Table

• Successfully completed vocational training
• Experience in the field of fire protection equipment would be an advantage
• Strong customer and service orientation
• Team spirit and good communication skills
• Structured and solution-oriented way of working as well as a high degree of reliability and flexibility
• High willingness to travel
• Good English in spoken and written form
• Class B driver's license

What to Expect from Us

• An open-minded and motivated team
• Flat hierarchies and short decision-making paths
• Independent work in a continuously growing international company
• Internal development opportunities as well as the possibility to participate in external training offers
• 30 days of vacation per year
• If interested, partial coverage of costs for a Hansefit membership to use sports and health offers.

You can get an initial impression of our corporate group at www.viking-life.com or by watching our image video https://youtu.be/1-_DW-3Gd54. If we have piqued your interest, then apply to us today.

VIKING LIFE-SAVING EQUIPMENT GmbH Melanie Hartmann König-Georg-Stieg 5 D-21107 Hamburg RECRUITING-D@viking-life.com

Additional Information: Requirements for the applicant: Basic knowledge: Fire protection Advanced knowledge: Manual skills, maintenance, repair, servicing, technical understanding