Allround Chick Hatchery Employee

  • Permanent Contract
  • Full-time
  • Experience: no preference
  • Education level: no preference
  • Production Operation

Mission

For our high-tech hatchery in Boxmeer, we are looking for enthusiastic employees who know how to get things done. Are you someone who is interested in the agricultural sector, works accurately, and is flexible? Then read on!


You want:

· To work in a friendly team based on respect, trust, and recognition

· To work with chicks and eggs

· A meaningful job, because you will be contributing to feeding the world's population

· A workplace where new ideas are valued, focused on continuous improvement


Due to the risk of introducing animal diseases, you cannot keep or care for poultry, birds, pigs, or fur animals.


To give you an idea of what your working day will look like, here are the main tasks:

• You process hatching eggs and take care of their placement

• You check the fertilization of hatching eggs

• During hatching, you prepare the chicks for transport

• In the meantime, you guarantee the quality of the chicks

• At the end of the working day, you will clean the hatchery together with your colleagues

In this way, you will contribute to our vision, which is to set the standard for sustainable animal breeding. --> ‘Setting the standard for sustainable animal breeding.’

What do you get in return?

· A good salary based on the collective labor agreement for production-oriented animal husbandry

· A 13th month's salary

· 25 vacation days & 6.5 ATV days

· Work in an international company with more than 2,800 employees worldwide

· The opportunity to develop yourself further within our company

· A wide range of (online) courses and training programs

We sincerely believe in our motto: ‘Better Breeding Today. Brighter Life Tomorrow.’


Application procedure

1. After you apply, Charles (HR advisor) will contact you by phone and ask you a few questions

2. An introductory meeting will be scheduled with Alex, the production manager

3. After this, you will meet Tim, the operations manager, have an introductory meeting with him, and see your new workplace

4. If both sides are satisfied, you will sign your contract

5. You are now part of our team and will get to know your new colleagues!

During this process, Charles will remain available to answer any questions you may have on 06 185 49 189 or at charles.van.waalwijk@hendrix-genetics.com

Business Unit Layers

Our hatchery in Boxmeer is part of the Business Unit Layers. This is the world's largest breeder of brown and white laying hens that thrive in both traditional and alternative production systems and in different climatic conditions. Our mission is to contribute to profitable and sustainable egg production by continuously improving the economic life of laying hens. Our laying hens are available on the market under the brand names ISA, Babcock, Shaver, Hisex, Bovans, and Dekalb. More information about our company can be found on our website https://www.hendrix-genetics.com/en/animalbreeding/laying-hen-breeding/.