April 12, 2024

Rijk Zwaan

Station Manager Assistant

How does your job as Station Manager Assistant at Rijk Zwaan Vietnam look like?
As Station Manager Assistant you are part of our Research & Development team, with specific responsibility for supporting the Station Manager to carry out the operation and management of all activities at our R&D Station in Don Duong, Lam Dong. You play an important role in supporting the Station Manager in coordinate/assign works for employees working at the Station, monitoring production activities and report to the Station Manager regularly to keep the workflow smooth and efficiently. This entails the following:

Making plans for managing operational activities at the R&D Station (production plan per crop for 5-year, events plan for VTO trial from sales team, human resources plan, materials forecast, maintenance plan)
Coordinating and monitoring operational activities as well as Human Resources, Supply Chain, … (Assign works and Coordinate workers within Station (together with Trial assistant) for activities such as fertilizer mix and apply, spraying, laydown stem, twist, harvesting, destroy, cleaning GH/field, substrate, seedling take care, …)
Discussing and reporting to Station Manager on regular basis (weekly) about crops status, HR, materials, …
Supporting other colleagues with events organizing at the Station

Your contribution:
You are a strong communicator with a high degree of motivation and enthusiasm. As proactive collaborator you are resourceful, and you support the Station Manager in managing operational and management activities at our R&D Station. With your organizational, planning skills, you could contribute to make planning for production activities such as managing crops yearly, station maintenance, human resources management, supply chain management or events. Given the nature of this position, you are open to communicate with different stakeholders and you also speak English fluently.
In addition, we can find the following on your resume:

A bachelor or an university degree in agriculture and some relevant work experiences in the horticulture industry.
At least 3 years of experience in agriculture, especially in mid tech/high tech is an advantage.
Good organizational skills.
Good analytical and interpersonal skills.
Preferably knowledge of and experience with operating in an international environment.
Experience in adjusting and controlling Irrigation system in Greenhouse.

What can you expect from us?
As Station Manager Assistant you will be part of the team of Rijk Zwaan Vietnam. The team consists of Product Development Specialists, Marketing Specialist, R&D,… colleagues who are working together to develop new varieties for our customers. We have our own Trial Station in Lam Dong and our office in HCMC. Besides a dynamic environment in which you are exposed to new market and product developments as well as international expertise through which you can contribute to food safety and the world food supply, we are happy to offer you:

A permanent contract for 40 hours a week.
Market -based salary based on job level and experience.
Various training opportunities through our Rijk Zwaan Academy.
A good work/life balance.

Rijk Zwaan: your new employer?
Rijk Zwaan Vietnam Ltd. is a subsidiary of Rijk Zwaan Group, established in 2017 in Vietnam, with the goal of developing high-quality vegetable varieties, sharing innovations in seed production, high-tech vegetables growing techniques to farmers, connecting growers with consumers through a sustainable value chain, bringing higher profits to farmers. With more than 10 years of operation in Vietnam, the Rijk Zwaan seed brand grown in greenhouses has been affirmed.

Along with the development and supply of quality vegetable varieties for production, Rijk Zwaan Vietnam also strives to develop a team with increasingly high levels of expertise to accompany and support customers on farming techniques, building product brands, connecting partners in the supply chain. We believe that with a high quality and increasingly diverse set of varieties along with a professional and enthusiastic team, Rijk Zwaan Vietnam will contribute to improving the vegetable growing industry in Vietnam day by day, especially indoor cultivation.

Interested?
Do you recognize yourself and want to start as soon as possible, please, send your cv to info.vietnam@rijkzwaan.com

We will consider your application carefully, which may take some time. You will hear from us as soon as possible.