Vacancy Title: Lifeboat Service Technician
Vacancy Location: Antwerp, Belgium
Engagement Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Salary Range: €43,000 – €53,000 per year, depending on experience
The Role
Are you mechanically minded, hands-on, and looking for a role where your work genuinely helps protect lives?
We are looking for a Lifeboat Service Technician to join our Antwerp team. In this role, you will inspect, maintain, test and repair lifesaving equipment, including lifeboats and launching systems. You will work both in the workshop and, when required, on offshore or customer sites.
This is a great opportunity for someone with a background in mechanical, maintenance, electrical or high-pressure gas environments who is looking to develop specialist skills in survival technology.
At Survitec, this is not just another technical role — it is a career where the work you do matters.
Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
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Opening, testing, weighing and repacking safety products and equipment
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Inspecting first aid kits and ensuring all items are in date and fit for use
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Installing, maintaining and repairing lifesaving equipment
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Carrying out preventive maintenance inspections and diagnosing repair needs
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Supporting workshop, customer site and offshore activities
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Working with internal teams, customers and external stakeholders
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Completing reports following inspections and tests
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Ensuring daily workloads are completed safely and efficiently
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Sharing ideas to improve our products, processes and ways of working
We are looking for someone who has:
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Experience in a mechanical, maintenance or electrical role
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Experience working with high-pressure gas
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Education to high school level or equivalent
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A valid driver’s licence
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Good command of the English language, both written and spoken
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Excellent attention to detail
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Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
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The ability to work independently and as part of a team
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A proactive attitude and commitment to delivering scheduled work
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Willingness to travel when required
Desirable
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Previous experience with lifeboats and launching systems
Why You Should Work for Us
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30 Days Holiday
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Additional Birthday Day Off
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Holiday Pay
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Travel Allowance
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Disability Insurance
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Pension Scheme
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Ongoing Training & Development Opportunities
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Reward & Recognition Scheme
Who are Survitec and what do we do?
Survitec is a global leader in Survival Technology, trusted to protect lives for over 168 years. Operating in more than 2,000 ports across 96 countries, we are the world’s largest manufacturer and supplier of liferafts, Marine Evacuation Systems and offshore rental PPE.
Our 2,000 global colleagues are driven by our purpose: We Exist to Protect Lives. We design and deliver innovative survival, fire and safety solutions that perform when lives depend on them.
Survitec is an equal opportunities employer. Our diverse global workforce protects lives, every single day. We are committed to cultivating an inclusive culture where our people feel valued, appreciated, and free to be who they are at work. Because, to provide service and excellence to our customers we must mirror their diversity. But more importantly because it is the right thing to do.
