Workshop Assistant, Service & Maintenance
Job Description
- The client operates one of Europe’s service centers at Forus, Stavanger, focusing on repair and maintenance of drilling tools for offshore use on the Continental Shelf
- Increased workload and need for additional workshop personnel for a 6-month period
- Assist the service team and support general workshop duties
- Take responsibility for understanding and complying with PPE, Quality, and HSE policies
- Maintain high standards of housekeeping in the workshop and yard, ensuring a clean and organized workplace
- Extensive use of workshop and lifting equipment
- Contribute to efficient maintenance processes and timely mobilization of tools
- Assist Service Technicians during the tool service process
- Perform general workshop duties including washing, cleaning, and preparing tools for NDT inspection
- Paint tools prior to dispatch
- Assist with goods in/out, packing and unpacking cargo baskets, inventory handling, and reworking shipments
- Ensure safe and efficient use of workshop and lifting equipment in accordance with risk assessments and JSA’s
- Participate in preventive maintenance systems to ensure equipment checks are completed
- Demonstrate strong commitment to Quality, Health, and Safety standards at all times
Qualification Requirements
- High school education
- Previous experience in a similar role is preferred
- Good communication skills in both English and Norwegian
- Service-minded and able to work independently and in a structured manner in a high-paced environment
- Forklift licenses (T4, T5, T8) desirable
- Crane license (G4) desirable
Duration: 6 months
Location: Forus, Stavanger
We offer:
- Permanent or project-based employment with competitive terms and conditions
- Career opportunities with leading companies within energy, industry, technology, infrastructure, and construction
- A wide range of challenging projects – both nationally and internationally
- Exclusive access to MDE’s strong project and client portfolio through established framework agreements
- Close and continuous follow-up before, during, and after assignments by experienced recruitment and operations teams
- Structured onboarding and support related to mobilization, visa processes, and practical arrangements when required
- Opportunities to build your professional network and develop your expertise through varied assignments and long-term career planning
- Home–work–home travel discount agreements and other attractive employee benefits
Consultant events bringing MDE consultants together across disciplines and projects – focusing on networking, knowledge sharing, and social interaction
About MDE
When the right people connect, we create value.
MDE Group is a global recruitment company, specializing in finding and placing the greatest talents worldwide. MDE currently consists of 12 companies that offer consulting, staffing, recruitment services as well as offshore personnel. With our unique knowledge of both the local and the international market, we will connect employees and companies, so they both find exactly what they are looking for. MDE aims to contribute to people developing and to ensure that our customers achieve great value from our services. We first succeed when both clients and our candidates reach their goals, together.
Our mission is to deliver relevant expertise. The right person with the right competence, at the right place and time. So simple, yet so difficult!