Team Lead Greenhouse

Join Hazera Seeds as a Team Lead Greenhouse

Hazera is a global leader in the seed industry. Hazera brings expertise, commitment and support, combining decades of experience with state-of-the-art technology. Hazera breeds, develops, produces and markets varieties and seeds in a wide range of vegetable crops around the world. Hazera’s headquarters are situated in Israel and in The Netherlands, with subsidiaries in twelve countries and an extensive distribution network providing services in over 100 additional markets.

For our location in Rilland, the Netherlands, we are looking for a

Team Lead Greenhouse

Overview:

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Team Lead to join our Greenhouse department at Hazera Seeds.

The Team Leader Greenhouse will be responsible for leading a team of Breeding Technicians and providing functional guidance for the seasonal workers. With strong people skills, the Team Lead Greenhouse and the team take care of all greenhouse plants growing activities for the related crop’s seed production and supporting cultivation activities of other departments/crops. The Team Lead Greenhouse takes care of the tasks and labor planning (annual, monthly, and weekly planning), quality checks, analyzing processes, and reports on quality and quantity output. He/She allocates activities ensuring timely execution and strives towards continuous improvement and is also responsible for a (socially) healthy and safe working environment.

If you are looking for a rewarding opportunity to lead a dedicated team in a dynamic environment, we would love to hear from you!

Job requirements

Role & responsibilities:

• Execute GH activity growing and selection process in the Research greenhouses (crop care, harvesting, seed growing).
• Holding work meetings, creating and maintaining work schedules in consultation with the Operations manager and breeders (preventing downtime).
• Own team members' performance evaluation and development.
• Meet required deliverables on time and within quantity and quality according to the agreed expectations with stakeholders.
• Supervising, motivating, monitoring, and stimulating employees for quality improvements and process innovation of the various departments.
• Compliance with safety and quality guidelines and safe ways of working by all in the Greenhouse. Ensure proper and safe operation of equipment and installations.
• Conduct (inter) departmental consultations and maintain records and registration and identify deviations and diseases in crops.
• Seasonal reporting of growing season, including KPI’s.
• Replacing the Crop Specialist in his/her absence.
• Working with climate computer and analyzing data.
• Managing 6 employees (4-10 seasonal staff).

Candidate profile:

• HBO- Greenhouse Production / Plant Cultivation.
• Several years of relevant work experience in cultivation and/or people management.
• Fluent Dutch both verbal and written; English good level expectation.
• Computer skills: MS-Office, climate computer (e.g., Priva and Hortimax systems).
• Basic technical knowledge.
• Forklift license (or ready to obtain one).
• Spraying certificate preferred (or ready to obtain one).

Competencies:

• Coaching, motivating, and developing people.
• Flexible, solution-oriented, and decisive.
• Stress-resistant, accurate, and quality-oriented.
• Analytically strong and good at setting priorities.
• Compliant with (safety) guidelines and procedures of Hazera and Limagrain.
• Pragmatic, with very good communication skills.

*Due to the seasonal character of the business in high season it is requested that you are also available for work on weekends and early or late hours.

Our offer:

• Collective Labour Agreement (CLA) for Horticultural Seed Companies
• 25 days paid holidays (full-time employment)
• 13 days paid ATV (full-time employment)
• Vitality leave to facilitate sustainable employability (number of days depending on age)
• Holiday allowance of 8.33%
• Lease-a-bike to promote sustainable employability
• Discount on collective health insurance
• Commuting allowance according to the CLA
• Free fresh fruits
• Free fresh vegetables to take home in the growing season
• Career opportunities within Limagrain Group (access to all vacancies, locally & abroad)
• Learning & Development opportunities (Hazera Academy)
• Working with passionate colleagues
• Active Employee Association (regular events, e.g., BBQ & Padel)

Why working for Hazera Seeds:

Hazera is a worldwide leader in the breeding, development, production, and marketing of hybrid vegetable seed varieties, characterized by advanced research & development, marketing throughout the world, and agro-technical support. Combining decades of experience with state-of-the-art technology, Hazera constantly develops new products that address market needs. Thanks to our core beliefs of expertise, trust, engagement, and dynamism, shared by our committed teams, we strive to continuously exceed the expectations of our customers. Hazera headquarters are situated in Israel and The Netherlands and with a worldwide presence through our 12 subsidiaries. Hazera is part of the Limagrain Group.

Working at Hazera means contributing in a professional way to the growth of our business, in an informal, international environment. We are customer and market-oriented and teamwork is important. Other characteristics of our organization are openness, flexibility, and orientation on results. We focus on employee development with consideration and respect for individual needs. That’s why it's great to work at Hazera!

Interested?

Do you already see yourself as part of the Hazera Seeds team? Then we are looking for you, as our growth and success are driven by passionate and dedicated individuals!

For more details, get in contact with our Talent Acquisition Specialist, Andreea Catarov at +31634594452 or via email: andreea.catarov@hazera.com