Our people and shared passion make Royal Van Zanten unique. We want to pass on the passion we share for flowers and plants and for the growth of our company.
Van Zanten Breeding is looking for an enthusiastic CULTIVATION SPECIALIST
With your expertise, we can supply high-quality
starting material to our customers!
Van Zanten Breeding is an innovative and internationally operating breeding company in the dynamic world of flowers and plants. With a strong home base in the Netherlands, customers on all continents and production locations in the Netherlands, Uganda, South Africa and Colombia, we are busy every day with around 1,200 employees breeding, propagating and marketing beautiful, inspiring and sustainable varieties. Passion and enjoyment in our work are paramount!
You will be part of a team of several cultivation specialists, which means that you will support and replace each other where necessary. You will report to the Cultivation Team Leader. The location is Rijsenhout, which is located along the A4 motorway, close to Schiphol Airport. This is a full-time position.
Your responsibilities
You are responsible for the optimal cultivation of various crops so that the plants are available to our customers on time, in sufficient quantities and in the required quality. You draw up space, work and cultivation plans. You coordinate the activities relating to cultivation, climate and crop protection strategy; you also participate in the implementation yourself.
You will be a member of the emergency services team and will be responsible for following up on emergency reports once every five weeks; on Saturdays and Sundays during this week, you will carry out crop care tasks (approx. 2 hours per day).
You are unique.
We are looking for a colleague who shares our passion for flowers, plants and cuttings.
You have extensive experience in the cultivation of ornamental crops and modern cultivation techniques.
You are decisive, decisive and have good communication skills.
You have a drive to further improve yourself and the various crops.
You can work independently, but also collaborate well in a team.
We are looking for candidates with the following profile:
Royal Van Zanten has a lot to offer.
We offer you a career and an opportunity to continue developing yourself and your work. Our strategy is to invest in the continuous development of our people, products, processes and overall quality.
We are ambitious and we hope you are too. We offer a good salary, commensurate with this challenging position, excellent fringe benefits and – most importantly – a passionate team of colleagues who make working at Royal Van Zanten a pleasure every day.
You will work in an international environment and have regular contact with your colleagues worldwide.
Our employment conditions package is generous, with holiday pay, travel allowance, a bonus scheme and, in addition, a pension with BPL, 25½ days' holiday per year, a bicycle plan, company physiotherapy, collective health insurance and more.
Are you enthusiastic? We would love to hear from you. Please send your application and CV to sollicitatie@royalvanzanten.com. If you have any questions about the position, please contact Jean Paul van der Gaag, Operations Manager, on 06 8349 0933.
About Royal Van Zanten
Royal Van Zanten is an innovative and internationally leading company in the breeding and propagation of cut flowers and pot plants. Our goal is to pass on the passion that has characterised our organisation since its foundation in 1862.
Our shared passion is one of the five values that characterise our culture: Passion, Quality, Better every day, Ambition and Royal. The latter value is inspired by the Royal designation that our company received in 1901. Today, this value stands for customer focus and respect for the people around us.