Allround Laboratory Technician
At Royal Lactalis Leerdammer we make cheese : Leerdammer and more! We do this with more than 440 colleagues, spread across three locations in the Netherlands.
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This job advert was originally written in Dutch.
You have technical insight and experience with continuous improvement programs.
You have an affinity with cheese production or food.
You are stress-resistant, flexible, communicative, and can collaborate well.
You have completed an education in food technology, process technology, or process engineering.
You master Dutch in speech and writing at a minimum B1 level.
A good salary, ranging from €2.859 to €3972 gross per month depending on your knowledge and experience, and based on a full-time work week (from scale 3, dairy CAO).
23.75% shift allowance, 0.23 per km in travel allowance (max 80km per day), 5% year-end bonus, 8% holiday allowance, 21.6 vacation days for a full-time employment.
In the night shifts, you are paid during your break.
A complete and well-organized training program, 100% paid by Leerdammer.
A working environment with a diversity of colleagues.
A down-to-earth production environment in the Netherlands that is part of the largest dairy company in the world.
An environment where an A-brand is produced.
Many possibilities for training and education, via e.g. our Learning Factory.
At Royal Lactalis Leerdammer we make cheese: Leerdammer and more!
We do this with more than 440 colleagues, spread across three locations in the Netherlands. Behind Royal Lactalis Leerdammer stands the largest dairy company in the world: Lactalis, with more than 90,000 employees and nearly 300 production locations in 52 countries.
At Royal Lactalis Leerdammer, we love being good at something, but we find it even more fun to look at how it can become increasingly efficient, safer, higher quality, or more sustainable. For our customers and consumers, but also for ourselves. If you work at Royal Lactalis Leerdammer, you are also certain that you can and may develop yourself. You do this by showing what you can do and by making your wishes known.
As an Allround Operator, you are responsible for the packaging lines within your shift. In the packaging department, you will work together with fellow operators, a senior operator, and a permanent shift leader in a 4-shift rotation. This is where our Leerdammer cheeses are packaged and labeled. You ensure that the line runs smoothly, is clean, and remains well-maintained. Together with your colleagues, you ensure an efficient and safe production process:
Operating machines and intervening when problems arise.
Monitoring the safety of colleagues and the quality of the cheeses.
Together solving and preventing malfunctions and maintenance work.
Discussing and implementing improvement points in the process.
This means, for example:
Week 1: 2x morning shift (from 06:00 to 14:00) and 2x afternoon shift (from 14:00 to 22:00)
Week 2: 3x night shift (from 22:00 to 06:00) and 2x morning shift (from 06:00 to 14:00)
Week 3: 2x afternoon shift (from 14:00 to 22:00) and 3x night shift (from 22:00 to 06:00)
4 days off
Week 4: 2x morning shift (from 06:00 to 14:00) and 2x afternoon shift (from 14:00 to 22:00)
Royal Lactalis Leerdammer, part of Lactalis, the largest dairy company in the world, produces the well-known Leerdammer cheese brand with more than 440 colleagues. For our packaging department in Wageningen, we are looking for an Allround Operator with technical insight. Together with your colleagues, you will work on the packaging lines, ensure a smooth production process, report deviations, and maintain the lines. No experience as an operator? No problem! We offer on-the-job training. Do you want to play an important role in the production of our Leerdammer cheeses? Read more here!
A one-year contract immediately.
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