Build, Repair & Maintain

Are you looking for a technical internship where you can truly work with your hands? During this internship at Fitness Benelux, you will learn everything there is to know about assembling, repairing, and maintaining fitness equipment. You will work in a young and informal team and have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience both in our workshop and at customers' locations.

Service and Installation Technician
Technical Service

Service and Installation Technician

InternshipOverijssel | Hengelo

What to expect

During your internship, you will work alongside our technical team and help assemble, maintain, and repair fitness equipment. You will spend part of your time in our workshop in Hengelo and part of your time on-site with customers, where you will be guided by experienced technicians.

  • Assemble and install fitness equipment.
  • Repair and refurbish fitness machines.
  • Carry out scheduled maintenance at customers' locations.
  • Support a variety of technical service activities.
  • Contribute ideas for product improvements and optimisations.
  • Help maintain a clean and organised workshop.

Your role within the team

You will become part of a skilled and enthusiastic technical team where collaboration and craftsmanship are at the heart of everything we do. From day one, you will be involved in real-world tasks and learn step by step how our fitness equipment is assembled, maintained, and continuously improved.

You will receive guidance from experienced technicians while also being given the opportunity to take on responsibilities independently. This will allow you to grow into your role as a technical specialist within a dynamic and hands-on working environment.

You're technically minded, eager to learn, and hands-on.

  • You are currently pursuing a technical vocational education programme (BBL or BOL).
  • You have an interest in engineering, assembly, and maintenance.
  • You have a practical mindset and pay close attention to detail.
  • You enjoy working both in the workshop and on-site at customer locations.
  • You have a hands-on attitude and like to get things done.
  • You work well as part of a team.
  • An affinity with fitness or sports is considered a plus.

What we offer

Learn the trade in a hands-on, technical, and sports-driven team

  • A challenging hands-on internship with plenty of responsibility and opportunities for personal and professional growth.
  • Support and guidance from an enthusiastic and experienced team.
  • An informal and energetic working environment within a flat organisational structure.
  • A competitive internship allowance.
  • Friday afternoon drinks and at least two company events each year.
  • Flexible working hours and break times.
  • The opportunity to work out in our in-house gym before or after work.
  • An attractive employee discount.

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About Fitwinkel

For more than 25 years, Fitwinkel has been the place for sports and fitness enthusiasts.

Together with more than 100 colleagues, we work every day toward a clear goal: helping consumers and businesses achieve a fitter, more vital and healthier lifestyle. We do this online and in our 8 physical franchise Fitwinkel stores across the Netherlands and Belgium.

Read more about our fit journey.

Fitwinkel is a certified World-class Workplace!

We are proud to carry the World-class Workplace label. This label is awarded by research agency Effectory to organizations that are rated above average by their own employees for good employment practices and employee engagement.