Are you technically minded, adventurous, and eager to learn a unique craft in metalworking? Then this is your chance.
As a junior machining technician at EMHA, you’ll work alongside experienced colleagues on extraordinary sites both in the Netherlands and abroad. With our extensive portable machine park, you’ll produce precise metalwork in all different shapes and sizes. From surfacing valves in a lock to threading and machining a crane shaft—you’ll learn the craft step by step in practice. Together with your team, you provide technical solutions that truly make a difference.
What will you do?
In other words: what does your working day look like?
At EMHA, you don’t work at a fixed location in a factory—you work everywhere. As an on-site machining technician, you’ll machine metal on location: shipyards, bridge construction sites, and power plants, both in the Netherlands and abroad. Because many structures are too large or complex to move, we bring our machines to the site.
Step by step, you’ll learn mobile (circular) milling, boring, turning, (line) drilling, threading, and flange facing. First, you’ll work with an experienced colleague, then you grow into an independent role. None days will be the same: sometimes you’ll work in a team, other times you’ll be the specialist on-site.
Your work environment
A glimp of your workplace and team
One Monday morning, you’ll drive with you workvan to a shipyard in the region. Together with a experienced colleague, you’ll line bore a 10,000-ton crane. You’ll learn how to set up the machines, receive guidance on techniques, and see the results of your work immediately. By the end of the day, the crane is ready to move an offshore installation again—that’s rewarding!
Later that week, you’ll be on a bridge construction site. Using your portable milling machine, you’ll work on a part that cannot be replaced on-site. You’ll think along with the technical manager and, together with your team, solve a challenge no one anticipated. That’s when you realize your impact: without your contribution, the constructions cannot be used. A few weeks later, you’ll pack your bags for a project in Germany. With a small team, you’ll work on the overhaul of a large turbine in a power plant. During the day, it’s all about precision work, in the evenings, you and your colleagues explore the city. This way, you combine craftsmanship with adventure—building not only impressive projects, but also your own future.
What should you be able (or willing) to do
What we consider more important than your CV
- Practical level 3 or 4 (MBO), preferably with technical insight or a background in metalworking.
- Curiosity and eagerness to learn—experience is a plus but not required.
- Flexibility to occasionally work evenings or weekends, in consultation.
- An adventurous mindset—you enjoy discovering new places and working on diverse projects.
Your future at EMHA
Grow, learn and take responsibility
Want to grow? At EMHA, you’ll get every opportunity. You can specialize, broaden your skills, or take responsibility for larger projects. We help you reach your full potential through training, mentoring, and technical challenges you won’t find anywhere else.
“I’ve never received so much trust in what I can do.”
Jeroen, On site technician
What do we offer?
What you can expect: salary, benefits and culture
- A personalized training program: we’ll train you to become a fully qualified On-site Machining Technician.
- Variety and freedom: diverse projects in the Netherlands and abroad.
- Competitive salary: €2,500 – €3,500 depending on knowledge and experience, plus allowances (international travel, overtime, weekends, public holidays).
- Extras: profit-sharing bonus, Christmas bonus, and the EMHA benefits budget for flexible employment conditions.
- All essentials: company van, phone, and laptop
- A close team: 85 colleagues who work hard and know their trade, but also enjoy fun, drinks, and outings together.