Classification Engineer

Wärtsilä is a world leader in marine technology and leading the industry's transformation towards a decarbonised and sustainable future. With the world’s widest portfolio and service network, we – Wärtsilians - deliver efficient, safe and sustainable integrated products and solutions to enhance the business of our customers. The opportunities presented through digitalisation and new technologies are offering a new era of shipping. We want to change the course towards an interconnected and cleaner maritime future and are constantly on the lookout for future-oriented talent to join our team and to work towards enabling sustainable societies through innovation in technology and services - together.

Business Unit Parts and Field Service is a global organisation with harmonised ways of working and tools to deliver the best possible services for our customers. In our global team we value, respect, and embrace different opinions and diversity. Safety, environment, and wellbeing are our foundation, and we never compromise them.

Wärtsilä Global Logistics Services organization in Kampen is our Central Distribution Centre from where we deliver over 100.000 technical spare parts to our worldwide customers in the Marine and Energy industry.

We are now looking for a 

Classification Engineer

to join our team working for a better future. 

The position is permanent based on our Global Distribution Centre in Kampen, the Netherlands. 

What you will be doing 

In this position you will become part of a enthusiastic and passionate team of 5 classification engineers, 4 documentation and 4 tuning specialists that are working closely together on a daily basis. You have the chance to work in a high pace and dynamic environment within a technical and logistics environment. It is your goal to provide our customers with the requested technical parts and the correct classification society in time.

We offer you both inspiring and challenging work tasks, and an opportunity for personal and professional development in a great and experienced team. 

What are your main tasks and responsibilities?

• Maintenance of material master data which are related to classification of spare parts.
• Contact with stakeholders like Purchasing Department, Technical Department, Parts Coordination, Quality Department, Classification
• Societies, Suppliers, Customers.
• Participate in development of process improvements.
• Process reclassification of spare parts according to the requirements from marine, offshore customers and classification societies.
• Administrating the documentation tasks related to the classification of spare parts.

What do we expect from you?

• You hold a technical education or technical working experience.
• Understanding about (Diesel) Engines, rotating equipment and/or Propulsion technology.
• Experience in a technical logistics environment is seen is a big advantage.
• Good communication skills in English, both spoken and written.
• Experience with ERP systems, preferably SAP.
• Very good experience with Microsoft Office, especially Excel
• You are a self-starter, with cooperative, administration, reporting and organizing skills.

What we offer

We highly care for employability of all our employees hence employees are encouraged to utilize the variety of training activities, learning solutions and self-study materials. The opportunity to further develop your talents and competencies within an international working environment, in an ambitious, growth-orientated organisation. We offer excellent primary and secondary terms of employment and a healthy work-life balance. We foster openness, respect and trust. The culture can be described as down to earth and decisive.

We drive an inclusive corporate culture by respecting diversity. Success requires a mix of employees - diversity in nationality, gender, age, personality and educational background.

Why you and us? 

We at Wärtsilä believe in empowerment, ownership and taking responsibility of our work. We support each other’s growth and co-creation is the true basis of our innovation. We have courage to see opportunities and take initiative. 

We are authentic and honest, and we strongly believe in that by being your own true self you can accomplish so much more. We don’t always get it right the first time, and if mistakes are made, we make sure to learn and grow from them. We want everyone to voice their opinions freely. That is why we have built an environment that empowers you and everyone around you, and where you can feel safe and cared for. Are you eager to be part of this ambition? 

We have an amazing team and we are excited about our work and the impact it has on building sustainable societies. We are looking to find a colleague with this shared passion for smart technologies and a sustainable future. 

Contact & next steps 

We hope to hear from you soon, by submitting your application through our careers portal. We aim to keep you updated on the process throughout. 

For further questions please reach out to Rolf Bänninger, Manager Classification, through email rolf.banninger@wartsila.com with any questions related to this position (only for questions from direct job applicants, applications through email will not be recorded or responded to). 

Welcome to join us in shaping the decarbonisation of marine and energy!

Last application date: 18/06/2025 

At Wärtsilä we value, respect and embrace all our differences, and are committed to diversity, inclusion and equal employment opportunities; everyone can be their true self and succeed based on their job-relevant merits and abilities. 

Please note that according to Wärtsilä policy, voluntary consent for a security check may be required from candidates being considered for this position, depending on the applicable country.

This is Wärtsilä 

Wärtsilä is a global leader in innovative technologies and lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets. Our team of 18,300 professionals, in more than 230 locations in 77 countries, shape the decarbonisation transformation of our industries across the globe. Read more on www.wartsila.com. 

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