Data-driven Maintenance Improvement Specialist

Are you analytically sharp technically skilled and passionate about turning data into actionable improvements Do you want to help shape the future of dairy farming by making maintenance smarter more predictive and more efficient Then this role within the Technical Service Support Milking team is made for you!

What will you do

As a Maintenance Improvement Specialist you will play a key role in transforming maintenance strategies for our milking systems through data. You will:

• Analyze failure patterns performance metrics and maintenance records to identify improvement opportunities.
• Develop and implement innovative data-backed maintenance strategies that enhance machine reliability and reduce downtime.
• Translate insights into practical solutions by working closely with engineering service and our support channels worldwide.
• Monitor the impact of implemented strategies and continuously refine them based on feedback and performance data.

You will collaborate with:

• Internal teams: R&D Service Product Management and Data Analytics.
• External stakeholders: Lely regional offices (Clusters) and Lely Centers worldwide.

Together youll ensure our systems are not only more reliable but also easier and more efficient to maintain.

Qualifications :

• A bachelors or masters degree in Mechanical Engineering Industrial Engineering Data Science or a related field.
• At least 3 years of experience in a similar role.

• You are analytically strong and an eminent process thinker able to break down complex problems and design effective data-driven solutions.
• Proven experience in data analysis preferably in a technical or maintenance-related context.
• A proactive mindset with the ability to translate insights into real-world improvements and implement them effectively.
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative approach.
• Strong command of the English language (spoken read written)
• Affinity with the agricultural sector and technology is a plus.

Aanvullende informatie :

Working at Lely means contributing to sustainable progress within one of the most innovative organizations in the Netherlands. You contribute to making the agricultural sector future-proof - and we make sure that you get all the space resources and support you need to do so.

• An international working environment with opportunities for own initiative and entrepreneurship.
• Excellent working conditions including up to 8 weeks of vacation per year and a good pension scheme.
• A salary within the scale of 4000 - 5500 gross per month in which we like to see opportunities for growth from your starting salary towards the future
• Good growth opportunities: you are in control of your development and can choose from various training courses through our Lely Academy - from personal development to job-specific training.
• Our modern Lely Campus offers daily access to extensive sports facilities: an indoor gym outdoor padel courts an outdoor basketball and volleyball court table tennis and table soccer. You can join Hyrox workouts or sign up for personal training - and challenge your colleagues during an active break.
• Enjoy fresh coffee and tea from our own barista with milk straight from our farm as well as a healthy and affordable company restaurant.
• A healthy work-life balance thanks to our hybrid work policy: you work at least three days a week on Campus with flexible working hours and plenty of room to spend extra time on site (between 06:00 and 20:00).
• A free shuttle bus will take you to and from the metro in Maassluis so your workday starts and ends smoothly.
• Successes need to be celebrated: from anniversaries to Christmas parties - at Lely we know how to do it!

We are also proud that our efforts and vision have been rewarded by winning the Rotterdam Entrepreneur Award 2025!

Recruitment & selection agency consultancy and/or secondment agency

We appreciate the interest but we are looking for all our candidates directly. We understand that you as an intermediary want to present candidates for our great positions and thus contribute to our ambitions but this is not how we have set up our recruitment. This means that all unsolicited profiles offered on Lely vacancies will be treated as direct applications.

We appreciate the interest but we are looking for all our candidates directly. We understand that you as an intermediary want to present candidates for our great positions and thus contribute to our ambitions but this is not how we have set up our recruitment. This means that all unsolicited profiles offered on Lely vacancies will be treated as direct applications.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time