Cooking Operator

As an operator at Van Geloven you will produce the tastiest snacks together with your colleagues. You will work in our cooking department where you handle meat and make doughs and ragouts. In this role you carry out various manual processes. Think of the following tasks:

• Ensure quality and safety;
• Unpack meat;
• Thaw and cut meat;
• Cook and prepare meat, prepare ingredients and mix according to the recipe;
• Prepare the doughs and ragouts;
• Set up, operate and change over production lines;
• Fix small faults yourself where possible, and carry out basic maintenance tasks;
• Report deviations in the production process and production data;
• Keep the work area clean and carry out cleaning work on machines.

The work is very varied. Together with the team of operators and production staff you make sure the doughs and ragouts are ready on time, so that the other department can ultimately make croquettes and bitterballen. Because it’s a whole process, you will be deployed on different parts and tasks.

You will make our delicious snacks together with your colleagues! As an Operator you keep an overview of the production line and are responsible for producing our snacks the right way.

At Van Geloven, safety is top priority. It's important that you, together with your colleagues, make sure the whole work environment is safe. You will also speak to your colleagues about this. We expect the following from you:

• You are a hands-on person and can do physically demanding work;
• You are used to working neatly and following procedures;
• You can set priorities, stay calm under pressure and adapt quickly to changing situations;
• You are available for a two-shift schedule and preferably have experience as a cooking operator;
• Preferably, you also have experience in a production environment.

• You get a full-time direct contract — no employment agency involved;
• You earn from € 3.000,- gross per month, including a shift allowance (9%);
• You receive a travel allowance in accordance with the collective labour agreement (CAO);
• You get 25 days' holiday with a full-time contract;
• You get 15 ATV days off with a full-time contract, scheduled as hours off per week;
• You have a varied and independent role within a financially healthy organisation;
• You can develop yourself through training and courses;
• You get a discount on your gym membership;
• You can buy snacks at a discount in our staff shop.

At Van Geloven Tilburg — historically known as Ad van Geloven — about 250 colleagues work in our factory. Our Tilburg factory is the world's largest croquette factory.

Besides our ragout products (croquettes and bitterballen) we also produce satay, spring rolls and chicken products in Tilburg. Did you know we fold our spring rolls by hand? In addition, our mini snack mixes such as Mora's Funmix, as well as the larger boxes for foodservice, are packed in Tilburg. This is where our mini snack favourites from different factories come together.

Van Geloven has a long history in Tilburg that goes back to the early 1960s. It started with the production of soups and ragout. In 1969 the first croquettes rolled off the production line.

Originally started as a family business, you can still see those values today. We have an informal, approachable culture. Our CEO is accessible — his door is open to everyone.

We put our employees centre stage. We also have an active staff association.