At Biobest, we strive to be the most reliable supplier of pollination solutions and biological crop protection products for our customers. We do this by critically reviewing our activities and processes, with a focus on continuous improvement.
Within the bumblebee week department (Cells) a strong team of bumblebee caretakers are on a mission to take care of the bumblebee nests with a lot of passion and dedication.
Today we are looking for a Collaborating Assistant Team Leader, who supports the Team Leader and Production Manager within the Cells department in the daily operational execution of the production and thus guarantees a smooth final completion of our bumblebee colonies.
What will you do?
If the team leader is absent, you are responsible for the operational execution of the production of your own department:
- Realizing the planned production activities
- Translating production planning into daily activities
- Achieving the proposed return
- Reporting deviations in stocks, climates or technical malfunctions in machines
- You support the implementation of, you maintain and carry out checks on compliance with standard working methods in relation to safety, quality and effectiveness of the work.
In addition to your daily production tasks, you will assist the team leader in striving for an efficient and balanced utilization of people and resources:
- Short-term staffing (interim + permanent employees)
- Adjusting staffing levels according to absences
- Ensuring optimal information transfer to the team leader and a good exchange of information with other departments
As a cooperating assistant team leader, you contribute to the KPIs for your own department:
- Administration and registration of data in SAP and Excel
- Adjusting production processes in consultation with the team leader or production manager
You assist the team leader in the development of a motivated and competent team:
- Organizing team meetings with team members
- Supporting the selection and reception of new employees (interim, permanent, students)
- Supporting, coaching and guiding the team members in the execution of their tasks
- Assisting in the development and follow-up of individual training plans
- You enter a dialogue with your employees: feedback, correction, absenteeism.
- You detect suggestions for improvement in terms of production and efficiency among your colleagues and assist in putting them into practice. Through working groups and project groups, you will contribute to the further development of our production processes, our customer service, and so on.
Who are we looking for?
- Are you at your best at planning, organizing and solving problems in a team?
- Do you prefer to communicate in a connecting way, fluent in handling conflicts and motivating in coaching people?
- Are you an initiator who can deal with flexibility and sometimes high work pressure?
- Do you like to be surrounded by colleagues, bumblebees and optimization opportunities?
Then you are the right person to take this responsibility on your shoulders!
What do we offer you?
- Biobest offers you a unique opportunity to make an important contribution to a more sustainable horticulture and to grow professionally in line with the evolution of the organization.
- We offer you an exciting and varied job with a high degree of responsibility in a dynamic production department and a great team.
- You can use and further develop your leadership skills. At the same time, you can work on your passion for bumblebees and take the department to an even higher level, together with your team.
- You will receive a competitive salary package, supplemented with fringe benefits.