Horticultural Automation Technician – Senior

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At OBS Workforce, everything revolves around technology, innovation, and a touch of adventure. As a senior horticultural automation technician, you are the intelligent force behind advanced greenhouse installations both domestically and abroad. You ensure that greenhouses are not only structurally sound but also “think” smartly and efficiently thanks to automation. Through your work, greenhouses literally and figuratively show their greenest side!

About this position

In this role, you install, test, and maintain automation and electrical systems within the horticulture sector. Your responsibilities include installing climate systems, irrigation controls, motors, sensors, and automatic screening systems, as well as accurately connecting electrical components and cabling.

You work from technical diagrams and installation drawings, ensuring that everything is perfectly adjustable. Malfunctions? You resolve them using your analytical mindset and electrical expertise. You work closely with project management and fellow technicians, providing instructions to local teams where necessary. Thanks to you, the greenhouses operate smoothly and optimally. A flawless system is not a distant dream for you, but a daily reality.

In short: you literally make the greenhouses “come to life” with your technical skills!

Are you open to more variety? You will also have the opportunity to work in other markets occasionally, allowing you to experience different types of work and making your role even more diverse.

  • Professional Milwaukee tool set
  • Extensive training and growth opportunities
  • Company phone & laptop
  • Company car
  • Bicycle plan
  • Option to travel (internationally) for your work
  • Attractive overtime scheme & foreign allowance
  • Social company parties and fun team activities
  • Weekly Friday afternoon drinks
  • Attractive salary matching your experience
  • You gain energy from international projects and enjoy being on the road regularly.
  • Experience as a horticultural automation technician or in a similar role.
  • Technical education in horticultural technology, electrical engineering, mechatronics, installation technology, or a related field.
  • Driving license B: You know your way around, both on the road and in your work.
  • Independent, solution-oriented, and not afraid to get your hands dirty.
  • Aerial work platform certificate or willingness to obtain one.
  • Forklift certificate or willingness to obtain one.
  • VCA certificate or willingness to obtain one.

Would you like to apply your technical experience to smart automation and electrical systems in modern greenhouses? Apply immediately as a senior horticultural automation technician at GSS. Leave your details via the application form and we will contact you shortly.

Do you have any questions about the position first? Please feel free to contact Jesse van Onselen at 06 20947531. He will be happy to tell you more about the activities, the team, and the opportunities within GSS.

Ready to take the next step? Scroll to the application form and apply directly.

We strengthen technology with the right people.

At OBS Workforce, we provide technical capacity that delivers: professionals who match the work, the pace, and the required quality.

We are not a CV shop, but an extension of operational teams that ensures stability, continuity, and reliable commitment. Fast, transparent, and driven by practical experience, we connect people and technology so that projects move forward.

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