Assistant Breeder Hydro Lettuce at Enza Zaden

Enkhuizen, North Holland, Netherlands -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

30 Jun, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

01 Apr, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Horticulture, Plant Breeding, Greenhouse Work, Data Collection, Trial Evaluations, Organizational Skills, Planning Skills, Communication Skills, Teamwork, Hydroponics, Excel, Software Proficiency, Flexibility, Attention To Detail, Phenotyping, Harvesting

Industry

Food and Beverage Manufacturing

Description

Are you passionate about plants, hands on in the greenhouse, and eager to contribute to the development of innovative hydroponic lettuce varieties? Are you organized, collaborative, and comfortable working in a dynamic environment where technology and agriculture come together? Then this position as Assistant Breeder might be the perfect next step for you! This is why you want to join us as Assistant Breeder – Hydro Lettuce at Enza Zaden As an Assistant Breeder in our Hydro Lettuce team, you work in an international and innovative environment where horticulture meets hightech. You will be closely involved in our highdensity (HD) lettuce breeding program and work approximately 80% of your time in the greenhouse, with the remainder spent on data processing, planning, and teamwork discussions. You will collaborate with experienced breeders and technical experts, receive responsibility early on, and contribute directly to selecting and developing the next generation of hydroponic lettuce varieties. While your main location is Enkhuizen, you will visit trial locations in Southern Netherlands approximately once per month. Make the difference as Assistant Breeder – Hydro Lettuce As an Assistant Breeder, you play a key role in the daily operations and selections within the Hydro Lettuce breeding program. You support greenhouse work, data collection, and trial evaluations, ensuring everything runs efficiently and accurately. Your main responsibilities To support phenotyping, harvesting, and selecting HD lettuce in the greenhouse. Checking transplanted programs (germination, watering, numbering). Preparing plant materials and entering plant lists in software. Reporting greenhouse issues and joining weekly team activities. Conduct flowering checks and caring for selected plants. Supporting trial evaluations in Enkhuizen and monthly visits to Southern Netherland. Working on data tasks: trial scoring, reporting, and updating flowering files. Assisting with additional tasks such as producibility observations, seed counting, and shelf-life research projects. You collaborate closely with your breeder and teammates in an open, international, and knowledge-driven environment. What you bring as a future colleague MBO-level education, preferably with a green background or proven experience in horticulture or plant breeding. Experience working in greenhouses or with plants (hydroponics experience is a strong plus). Strong organizational and planning skills; able to keep oversight in a dynamic breeding program. A team-oriented mindset, strong communication skills, and comfort working in a multicultural team. Good command of English, Dutch is a plus. Solid computer skills, including basic Excel/Ppt and willingness to learn Enza-specific databases. Flexibility regarding working hours during peak periods. Ability to work under greenhouse conditions (heat, walking gutters, repetitive tasks). Enza Zaden as your employer With more than 3,000 passionate team members across the world, we're on a daily mission to develop the finest vegetable varieties. Our goal? To deliver seeds with that special something: better taste, better yields, and better resistance. On our mission to feed the world, we challenge ourselves to gain deeper insights and find the next breakthrough. We grow and innovate together, and everyone’s contribution are valued. Throughout our 85 years, our family values, passion, independence and our focus on innovation have truly set us apart. Over 480 million people are eating our vegetables every day something we are very proud of! Our passion isn't just a trademark; it's our driving force, propelling our rapid growth. If you're ready to explore your potential and thrive in a supportive environment, we welcome you to develop your talents with us. The combination of entrepreneurship, initiative and a healthy dose of determination has made Enza Zaden great and brought us where we are today. Enza Zaden is and always will be in motion: in the past, present and future. What can you expect from us? As a family-owned company, we support you to thrive in all areas of life, so that you can be successful inside and outside of work. We offer: Access to a variety of wellbeing programs and healthy food options; 25 paid vacation days (employees have the option to buy extra vacation days equivalent to two times their weekly working hours); 1 paid vitality day for all, plus extra days as your age increases; We aspire to be a good employer that cares for our employees, both during and after their careers at Enza Zaden. Our most important benefits include: Active partnership in your professional development (personal growth); Tailor made leadership development programs and global e-learning platform; Employer sponsored retirement benefits. Join us for a career that grows with you! Are you curious to know more about Enza Zaden click on this link to our website. Get in touch Apply now using the application button. You will receive an automatic confirmation of your application within minutes, and we will respond to your application within 10 working days. Do you have any questions about our application process? Please feel free to reach out to: Annemarie Weening, Senior Corporate Recruiter (a.weening@enzazaden.nl). Good to know This position cannot be filled on an interim basis; Enza Zaden is an equal opportunity employer and don’t discriminate based on background, identity or personal characteristics. # LI-Onsite Great Place To Grow - Breeding to feed the world, creating value for sustainable life and living We’d love to get to know you! Tell us who you are, what drives you, and where you’d like to grow. If a suitable opportunity comes up, we’ll be in touch. Our employees are the driving power of our company. From their specific sphere of expertise, each individual contributes to creating the vegetable varieties of the future. We rely on specialists and the wide-ranging skills amassed by people with years of experience in the field. And the innovative vision of interns and newcomers. We value this knowledge and experience and therefore invest in our people by providing plenty of opportunity for personal development and advancement. Take a look at our current vacancies and see if there is an opportunity that suits you.

Responsibilities

As an Assistant Breeder, you will support phenotyping, harvesting, and selecting HD lettuce in the greenhouse while ensuring efficient and accurate operations within the breeding program. You will also be involved in data tasks, trial evaluations, and collaborating with your team.