Service Technician (m/f/d) for Lifeboats and Launching Appliances (Maintenance and Service Technician - Mechanical Engineering)

IKING LIFE-SAVING EQUIPMENT GmbH is the world market leader in the manufacture, supply, and service of life rafts and lifeboats, evacuation systems, as well as fire protection equipment and an extensive product 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 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 location in Germany, we are looking for a dedicated

Service Technician (m/f/d) for Lifeboats and Launching Appliances

to support our team in full-time (39 h) starting immediately.

Your tasks

• Maintenance and repair of lifeboats and launching appliances
• Repairs of electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical systems
• Maintenance and repair of boat engines
• Carrying out annual as well as 5-year inspections
• Creation of protocols, reports, and certificates in English
• Carrying out service activities 99% of the time directly on board the ships

What you bring with you

• Successfully completed training in a skilled manual occupation
• Experience in the lifeboat service segment would be an advantage, but is not mandatory
• Experience in seafaring would be an advantage
• Career changers, e.g., agricultural machinery technicians or similar, are also welcome
• 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 speaking and writing
• Driving license class B

What awaits you with 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 group of companies at www.viking-life.com (http://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 (https://mailto:[RECRUITING-D@viking-life.com](RECRUITING-D@viking-life.com))

Additional information: Requirements for the applicant: Basic knowledge: Hydraulics, electronics, agricultural technology, agricultural machinery technology Advanced knowledge: Maintenance, repair, upkeep </body>