Production Leader – Fruits and Vegetables
Coach a diverse team and organize production in a growing packaging facility within the greenhouse horticulture sector.
- Horticulture
- Food
- Secondary vocational education, Bachelor degree
- 38 hours
- Asten
Your tasks
As a Fruit and Vegetable Production Manager, you are present on the production floor every day, leading a team of approximately 25 to 60 employees.
You’ll ensure effective planning, a smooth production process, and a team that works together harmoniously and effectively.
You’ll coach, guide, and motivate employees with diverse language backgrounds.
You’ll create the order and production schedules and make adjustments as plans change.
You monitor productivity, quality, and progress, and identify areas where processes can be improved.
You coordinate with colleagues in sales, quality control, staffing, and logistics.
You ensure that work assignments and staffing levels align with fluctuating production needs.
Perrin Aarts
Senior Consultant - Manager Operations & Backoffice
What do you take with you?
You are a visible and approachable leader who brings structure to the workplace. You combine a focus on people with a keen eye for planning and results.
Experience managing or supervising employees in a production environment.
Strong organizational skills and a sense of productivity.
A coaching style and the ability to communicate clearly with people from diverse backgrounds.
Proficiency in English. Dutch is important, or you must be willing to learn it; knowledge of Polish is a plus.
Willingness to adapt flexibly to fluctuating production volumes during busy periods.
About the company
You will be joining a company operating in the greenhouse horticulture sector with its own packaging facilities. The working environment is characterised by direct communication, short decision-making lines, and a practical, results-oriented culture. The packaging operations serve various customer groups and operate multiple production lines. This requires close coordination between production, sales, quality, and logistics.
The offer
A full-time position of 38 hours per week
A competitive salary, commensurate with your knowledge and experience.
A retirement plan and excellent benefits.
25.5 vacation days and an extra week based on time-for-time hours.
Opportunities to take initiative and contribute your own ideas.
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