Production Manager

• You have completed an MBO+/HBO education in logistics, business operations, or operational management.
• Experience in a production or warehouse environment, preferably in Food/Produce
• Leadership experience in larger teams
• Good command of English and preferably also Dutch

• A dynamic environment with direct impact on the operation
• Short lines, a lot of responsibility
• Market-conform salary (40 hours)
• Room to develop yourself within Fresh Solutions and Greenyard
• A contribution-free basic pension
• Company fitness via mijnfitnessplan.nl
• 26 vacation days with the possibility to buy or sell 3 days
• Free vegetables and fruit every week and regularly a nice flower from Fresh Solutions Flowers (Nice for home).
• Innovation and development: we are looking for someone who can also contribute to the modernization of our processes.

Vacancy: Production Manager
Location: Waddinxveen
Employment type: Full-time

Fresh Solutions is growing - and you can grow with us! For our warehouse (36,000 m2) we are looking for an energetic Production Manager who loves to take action and bring people along in the process. You will ensure that our repacking department (such as grape tables and other lines) runs smoothly, safely, and efficiently every day.

• Daily leadership of assistant team leaders and indirect leadership of production employees within the repacking department
• Coordinating manual repacking activities (including grape tables)
• Ensuring efficient personnel planning aligned with production volume and seasonal influences
• Monitoring progress, quality, and productivity
• Identifying and resolving operational bottlenecks on the shop floor
• Implementing, starting up, and identifying process optimizations
• Responsible for the deployment and management of agency workers
• Actively monitoring and managing personnel costs, yield, and occupancy rates
• Managing based on KPIs such as productivity, quality, and costs
• Analyzing performance and initiating improvement actions
• Continuously improving and structuring processes within repacking and production

At Fresh Solutions, innovation, speed, sustainability, and a positive, collaborative work culture are central. As a full-service end-to-end supplier of vegetables, fruit, flowers, and plants, we are proud to be part of the Greenyard group, based in Belgium.

With more than 400 dedicated colleagues at 5 locations in Germany and the Netherlands, Fresh Solutions delivers fresh products to one of the largest retailers in Germany and thus contributes to the global success of Greenyard.

• Proficient with numbers, processes, and communication
• Social, accessible, and confident
• You do not find it a problem to work in a chilled environment and are flexible during busy periods