Technical Application Consultant (IT)

Function: 
IT
Site: 
's-Hertogenbosch

GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft, headquartered in Bochum, Germany, is a globally technology group with more than 250 companies in 50 countries and one of the world’s market and technology leaders in 90 per cent of its businesses. In 2010 the GEA Group employed more than 20,000 people who generated sales of EUR 4.4 billion.

GEA Refrigeration Technologies (GEA RT) is a successful and growing segment within the GEA Group and specialized in Industrial Refrigeration. It designs, engineers, produces, installs and maintains innovative key components and technological solutions for its customers for whom refrigeration is an essential part in their primary process. In 2010 GEA RT employed approximately 2900 people (in over 40 companies) who generated sales of EUR 566 million.

GEA Refrigeration Netherlands N.V. section: IT, is the IT services company within the GEA RT segment and responsible for the IT of the GEA RT companies. At this moment it employs about 30 people. GEA Refrigeration IT is an informal organization in which teamwork is a natural way of working. One of the main activities is the development, implementation and support of an ERP kernel, based on MS Dynamics AX. In the next few years this kernel has to be rolled out to all companies within the segment.

Within the GEA Refrigeration IT organization located in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, there is a vacancy for a Technical Application Consultant.

Your responsibilities

  • Development of MS SharePoint applications using NINTEX
  • Provide operational support on specific applications
  • Set-up and monitor AX- and AX-related applications
  • Define and initiate maintenance activities
  • Maintain process descriptions and technical documentation
  • Play an important role in solving complex incidents, performance tuning and software installations
  • Carry out incident registration en monitor internal and external service agreements

Your profile

  • Knowledge of and experience in Microsoft SharePoint 2007/2010 (development)
  • Knowledge of and experience in MS SQL Server and MS Windows 2003/2008
  • Good analytical skills, you have ability in conceptual thinking
  • Adaptable towards complex organization structures and processes in an international environment
  • You are a pro-active, positive and hands-on person
  • English communication skills are key and preferably one or more other languages
  • You are a good communicator and team player

This position is a broad, demanding position, in which personal drive, flexibility and taking initiative is of great importance. The workload within our organization can at times be high and irregular and will expand the 9 to 5 hours. Most of the activities will be done from ‘s-Hertogenbosch and some will be done abroad (e.g. Germany).

Conditions of employment

Salary and other conditions of employment are competitive. In addition, we provide opportunities for professional training and development.

Please send your CV to or contact for further information:

GEA Refrigeration Netherlands N.V.
Mr. M. in ‘t Zandt, Manager Human Resources
Phone: +31 (0)73 6203 799
Email: Marijn.in.t.zandt@geagroup.com