Mechelen lies between Antwerp and Brussels, and you notice that in the technical labour market: candidates from the area can commute to both cities. An employer in Mechelen therefore competes with a wide region for the same engineers and technicians. AltusConnect looks for project engineers, sales engineers and service technicians for companies in and around Mechelen.
Project engineers for environmental and installation technology, sales engineers who sell a technical solution to installers and industrial customers, and service technicians who maintain pumps, HVAC or machines at customer sites. For that last group we discuss upfront the region someone has to cover, because the location between two cities makes driving time decisive.
Making a move concrete
A project engineer wants a mandate and budget to decide and a view of a next step towards project management. A sales engineer looks at the product, how workable the region is and a variable component that does not change every year. We put those expectations next to your offer before introducing anyone, so the first interview is about substance.
The question. A process operator is a bottleneck profession: those who can do it already work somewhere in shifts and rarely apply actively. Waiting for a fitting application would have left this vacancy open for months.
What we did. We approached the right people ourselves: operators who were not looking but were open to a conversation. One of them was interested in the site and the shift system, and we guided that conversation step by step.
The result. A placement with the client, with a candidate no job board would have surfaced.
Food, Brussels region
Technical manager with a very specific profile
The question. The role combined requirements that rarely come together. The client was receiving profiles from all sides that looked right on paper but fell through in every interview. That cost time and trust.
What we did. A thorough intake, down to the installations and the management style, followed by strict screening. We only introduced candidates we had interviewed at length ourselves and who matched every hard requirement.
The result. Fewer profiles than the client was used to, but the right ones: the role is filled and the stream of unsuitable CVs has stopped.
Real assignments, anonymised. We name no clients and no figures that are not ours.
Yes. Mechelen is in the province of Antwerp, not far from our office, and we work for companies across Belgium. The list on this page shows the vacancies we are filling now in Mechelen and the rest of the province.
Do you look for candidates from Antwerp and Brussels for a job in Mechelen?
Yes, and that is often the key: someone who drives to Antwerp or Brussels every day may find a shorter trip to Mechelen a strong argument. That is why we ask about the current commute in the first conversation.
Can you find a service technician for pumps or HVAC?
Yes. We search by brand and type of installation: whoever works on comparable pumps, HVAC systems or machines today comes first. We check the driving licence and any certificates before we introduce anyone.
May I keep searching myself at the same time?
Yes. We do not ask for exclusivity, so your own vacancy, your network or other channels can simply carry on while we search.