Over de functie
As an Operator, you will play a key role in producing sustainable raw materials for the agricultural industry. Working in a modern production facility with a small international team, you will operate and monitor largely automated processes, perform quality checks, and help ensure efficient production.You will regularly work in a cleanroom environment where strict hygiene standards are essential to maintain product quality. Your technical skills, attention to detail, and proactive approach will contribute to a safe and reliable operation within a 3-shift system.The facility offers a clean, professional workplace with modern equipment, automated production lines, and a strong focus on quality, safety, and teamwork.
What You Will Do:
What You Will Do:
- Preparation: collecting raw materials and production supplies, taking over tasks from the previous shift, and participating in the daily morning briefing.
- Machine operation: setting up and operating various machines, including process mixers and packaging equipment in a cleanroom environment, where you'll wear a fully enclosed white cleanroom suit with a hairnet (no jewellery allowed).
- Monitoring: supervising key production parameters to ensure quality and efficiency, and making minor adjustments when necessary.
- Quality control: performing visual inspections, taking and submitting samples, and reporting deviations in a timely manner.
- Lifting and moving: placing filled bags onto trolleys and moving these trolleys between rooms.
- First-line maintenance: replacing small components using hand tools and resolving minor technical issues independently; larger malfunctions are reported to your supervisor.
- Cleaning: maintaining equipment, machinery, and production areas according to hygiene and food safety standards, especially after each batch in the cleanroom.
- Administration: completing production documentation to ensure accurate and reliable process records.
Wat we je bieden
Joining our team means stepping into a role where your skills are valued, your growth is supported, and your contributions make a real impact.Here's what we offer:
- A gross monthly salary between €4,125 and €4,375, including shift allowance and annual bonus, based on 40 hours per week.
- A permanent contract prospect in a full-time role.
- Work 40 hours per week in a 3-shift system.
- 25 vacation days per year plus approximately 13 additional paid days off (ADV hours).
- 8% holiday allowance.
- Travel allowance of €0.23 per kilometre for home-to-work travel, up to a maximum of 25 km one way per day worked.
- Overtime compensation: 150% on weekdays, 200% on weekends, and 300% on public holidays.
- Choice of weekly or 4-weekly salary payments.
- Pension accrual at StiPP.
- Opportunities for career growth into a senior or team lead role — this happens internally; several team leads started out in production themselves.
- The chance to work in a modern, clean production environment with a close-knit, international team.
Functie-eisen
We are seeking a proactive operator with technical expertise and a commitment to quality in a dynamic production environment.
You are available durninf the following workhours:
You'll work 40 hours per week in a 3-shift system:
You are available durninf the following workhours:
You'll work 40 hours per week in a 3-shift system:
- Early shift: 06:00 – 14:30
- Afternoon shift: 14:00 – 22:30
- Night shift: 22:00 – 06:30(2-shift schedules and day shifts also occur, depending on planning.)
- Affinity with or education in a technical field; experience in a food production or chemical environment is an advantage, but not required. We are happy to train motivated candidates.
- Good command of the Dutch and/or English language, both spoken and written. The working language on the floor is English (the daily morning briefing is also held in English) — you don't need to be fluent, but you do need to understand it well. You'll be working in an international team.
- Knowledge of protocols and hygienic standards; cleanroom experience is a plus. Strict cleanroom rules apply: hairnet mandatory, fully enclosed cleanroom suit, no jewellery.
- Technical skills to identify malfunctions and independently perform simple repairs.
- Willingness to do precise inspection and sorting work (e.g. removing rejected bags) — this is a structural part of the role.
- A forklift certificate is a plus, not a requirement for this role.
- You are physically fit and able to perform tasks that involve regularly lifting bags and moving trolleys, and standing and walking for extended periods.
- You are a team player who enjoys working closely with colleagues and taking ownership of responsibilities.
- Own accommodation and reliable transport are required, as the location is difficult to reach by public transport.
Over het bedrijf
Located in Heerewaarden, this company is at the forefront of innovation in sustainable raw materials for the agricultural industry. With a strong commitment to quality and environmental responsibility, they have built a reputation as a trusted partner in the global market.What sets them apart is the dedication to employee growth and well-being. From structured training programs to opportunities for career advancement, they invest in your development. Their modern, clean production environment fosters collaboration and innovation, supported by a small, close-knit international team with an open, direct, results-driven culture — you're never just a number here. New employees are never left to work alone at first: expect a hands-on training period of roughly 2 months before you can work independently in the automated hall.Public transportation options are limited, so personal transportation is required.
Are you ready to join a company where your contributions truly make a difference?
This is what the application process looks like:
Are you ready to join a company where your contributions truly make a difference?
This is what the application process looks like:
- Application: apply easily online.
- Initial contact: within 2 working days, we will call you for a short introduction.
- Intake interview: we schedule a meeting via Teams or at our office.
- Presentation to the client: we create a professional candidate profile.
- Feedback: within a maximum of 2 working days, you will hear whether you are invited for an interview.
