Cooking Operator

As an operator at Van Geloven you’ll team up with colleagues to produce the tastiest snacks. You’ll work in our cooking department handling meat and making sure doughs and ragouts are produced. In this role you carry out various manual processes. Think of the following tasks:

• Ensure quality and safety;
• Unpack meat;
• Thaw and cut meat into smaller pieces;
• 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 minor malfunctions yourself where possible, and carry out basic maintenance tasks;
• Report deviations in the production process and production data;
• Keep the work area clean, and perform cleaning tasks on machines.

The work is very varied. Together with the team, made up of operators and production staff, you make sure the doughs and ragouts are ready on time so that in the next department kroketten and bitterballen can eventually be made. Because it’s a whole process, you’ll be deployed on various steps and tasks.

You’ll make our delicious snacks together with colleagues! As Operator you keep an eye on the production line and are responsible for producing our snacks correctly.

At Van Geloven, safety always comes first. You and your colleagues must make sure the whole workplace is safe. You also speak up to your colleagues about this. We expect the following from you:

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

• A full-time direct employment contract, without an employment agency;
• From € 3.000,- gross per month including shift allowance (9%);
• A travel allowance in accordance with the collective labour agreement (CAO);
• 25 days' holiday with a full-time contract;
• 15 ATV days off with a full-time contract, scheduled as hours off per week;
• A varied and independent role within a financially healthy organisation;
• The opportunity to develop yourself through training and courses;
• Discount on your gym membership;
• Buy snacks at a discount in our staff shop.

At Van Geloven Tilburg, traditionally known as Ad van Geloven, around 250 people 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? We also pack our mini snack mixes, like Mora's Funmix, and the larger boxes for the catering trade in Tilburg. This is where our mini snack toppers from different factories come together.

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

Once started as a family business, its values are still visible today. We have an open, informal culture. Our CEO is approachable; his door is open to everyone.

We put our employees first. We also have an active staff association.

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