What does your role as a Assistant station Manager look like? Assistant station Manager is responsible for the cultivation and maintenance of crops and facilities. This implicates to lead the day to day activities of the station and rental locations: preparation of the field or greenhouse compartment, sowing, transplanting, nutrition, irrigation, crop protection, disease control, climate control, crop management, general maintenance of the field and rotation of the crops. The position is also in charge of the maintenance of equipment and greenhouses. Furthermore, this position will be responsible for a big number of temporary workers as well as considerable number of fixed employees working in the farm. Thus, proven leadership of temporary and fixed employees as well as strong organizational skills are necessary.
The work is performed in collaboration with the breeding teams to understand the purpose of the trials performed at the research facilities (farm). Priority crops are tomato, pepper, melon, watermelon and experience with most of these crops is desired.
We are seeking for a Assistant station Manager with the following criteria:
Master's degree in Agriculture, Agronomy, Horticulture
Knowledge of seed business and plant genetics is desired
At least 5 year of experience managing a farm in agriculture, seed business, vegetable production, etc.
Ability to coordinate technically the crops
Strong interest in product knowledge
Strong interest in people development, Team oriented
Strong communication and leadership skills
Highly motivated, and able to work independently
Speak English fluently
What can you expect from us? We like to invest in our professionals, and that means in your personal development and training! As well as pleasant collaboration with colleagues in different departments and countries, we are pleased to offer you:
A permanent contract right from the start
Integration within a well performing team
Social Benefits
A range of training opportunities and courses
Scope to be enterprising and develop
Rijk Zwaan: your new employer?
Rijk Zwaan is an international family company with a people-oriented culture. Rijk Zwaan is right at the start of the food chain. We develop vegetable varieties and sell the seeds produced from them globally.
From our strategic position we contribute to the world food supply. Everything we do is about growth. The growth of natural products that we export around the world. The growth of our company and above all the growth of our people: we give you every opportunity to use your own initiative and achieve your full potential.
Interested? You can address your application. We will consider your application carefully, which may take some time. You will hear from us as soon as possible.
We regret to inform you that this job opportunity is no longer available