Team Leader

• Your position

  As a Team Leader, you will work at the production site in Foxhol. Here, native potato starch is processed into high-quality industrial applications for sectors including textiles, paper, and construction. You will lead teams of operators in a five-shift rotation and be responsible for ensuring the optimal running of production processes within your area of work.

  You ensure that activities are carried out safely, efficiently, and according to the applicable procedures. In doing so, you serve as a role model and create a work environment in which trust, collaboration, and safety awareness are central.

  Your impact

  In this role, you make a direct impact on daily production performance and employee development. You maintain an overview, adjust where necessary, and ensure that people and processes function optimally.

  You are responsible for, among other things:

  • Leading and coaching operators within the five-shift rotation;
  • Monitoring and optimizing production processes;
  • Complying with safety, quality, and environmental procedures;
  • Conducting the performance review cycle and coaching employees in their development;
  • Achieving established results according to schedule, quality requirements, and production standards;
  • Stimulating a safe and respectful work environment;
  • Participating in or leading improvement teams and projects.
  Team & work environment

  You will work at a production site where various departments contribute together to the processing of potato starch into high-quality end products. This includes Logistics, Improvement, QESH (Quality, Environment, Safety & Health), and Maintenance.

  You will join an environment where safe working, ownership, and continuous improvement are key principles. Collaboration is central, and employees are encouraged to take responsibility, learn from one another, and address each other in a respectful manner.

  Who you are

  You are a natural leader who knows how to connect people and get them moving. Safety is always your top priority, both for yourself and for your colleagues. You possess a natural authority, communicate clearly, and know how to direct, support, or adjust at the right moment.

  In addition, you are analytically strong, work accurately, and are solution-oriented. You take responsibility for results and feel at home in an environment where continuous improvement is important. Thanks to your flexible attitude, you easily adapt to changes and new developments.

  Your capabilities
  • At least a completed education at MBO level 4;
  • Demonstrable leadership qualities;
  • Knowledge of process analysis;
  • Knowledge of GMP;
  • Knowledge of BRZO;
  • Experience working in a production environment;
  • Strong communication skills;
  • Analytical ability and problem-solving insight;
  • A strong focus on safety, quality, and collaboration;
  • The motivation to remain vitally employable and to continue developing yourself.
  What Avebe offers

  At Avebe, you get the space to build a maintenance organization that is ready for the future.
  You can count on:
  • A salary within scale 10 (€4,358 - €5,546)
  • Fixed-term contract, with the intention to provide you with a permanent contract
  • One step up within your scale every year.
  • Its own CAO (Collective Labor Agreement) and pension fund.
  • Plenty of room for your own input and initiative
  • Vitality programs and discounts on fitness and bicycles.
  • An allowance of €50 per month for your health insurance.
  • Mileage allowance of €0.23 per kilometer (max 100 kilometers)
  • Mobile phone & laptop
  • 24 vacation days
  • Collective discount

As a Team Leader, you will work at the production site in Foxhol. Here, native potato starch is processed into high-quality industrial applications for sectors including textiles, paper, and construction. You will lead teams of operators in a five-shift rotation and be responsible for ensuring the optimal running of production processes within your area of work. You ensure that activities are carried out safely, efficiently, and according to the applicable procedures. In doing so, you serve as a role model and create a work environment in which trust, collaboration, and safety awareness are central.

In this role, you make a direct impact on daily production performance and employee development. You maintain an overview, adjust where necessary, and ensure that people and processes function optimally. You are responsible for, among other things:

• Leading and coaching operators within the five-shift rotation;
• Monitoring and optimizing production processes;
• Complying with safety, quality, and environmental procedures;
• Conducting the performance review cycle and coaching employees in their development;
• Achieving established results according to schedule, quality requirements, and production standards;
• Stimulating a safe and respectful work environment;
• Participating in or leading improvement teams and projects.

You are a natural leader who knows how to connect people and get them moving. Safety is always your top priority, both for yourself and for your colleagues. You possess a natural authority, communicate clearly, and know how to direct, support, or adjust at the right moment. In addition, you are analytically strong, work accurately, and are solution-oriented. You take responsibility for results and feel at home in an environment where continuous improvement is important. Thanks to your flexible attitude, you easily adapt to changes and new developments.

• At least a completed education at MBO level 4;
• Demonstrable leadership qualities;
• Knowledge of process analysis;
• Knowledge of GMP;
• Knowledge of BRZO;
• Experience working in a production environment;
• Strong communication skills;
• Analytical ability and problem-solving insight;
• A strong focus on safety, quality, and collaboration;
• The motivation to remain vitally employable and to continue developing yourself.

At Avebe, you get the space to build a maintenance organization that is ready for the future.
You can count on:
• A salary within scale 10 (€4,358 - €5,546)
• Fixed-term contract, with the intention to provide you with a permanent contract
• One step up within your scale every year.
• Its own CAO (Collective Labor Agreement) and pension fund.
• Plenty of room for your own input and initiative
• Vitality programs and discounts on fitness and bicycles.
• An allowance of €50 per month for your health insurance.
• Mileage allowance of €0.23 per kilometer (max 100 kilometers)
• Mobile phone & laptop
• 24 vacation days
• Collective discount