Team leader Pesticides 1

Your job

Are you skilled in developing and coaching professionals? Can you balance the needs of the organization with those of the team? Are you someone who can connect stakeholders? Do you have a passion for healthy and safe food? We are looking for a new team leader for the Pesticides-1 team! Will you be our new colleague?

Your Job
As a team leader for Team Pesticides 1 at WFSR, you will focus on the optimal functioning of the employees in your team and the development of the team as a whole. You will ensure they can perform their work well in a pleasant and physically and socially safe working environment. As a team leader, you are integrally responsible for your team of approximately 25 professionals.

Your tasks and responsibilities as a team leader include:

• ensuring the scientific and technical quality of the analyses provided by your team. You will organize the work processes in such a way that the team achieves optimal results with everyone taking responsibility;
• the personal development of your team members and their well-being;
• project management: You will direct project leaders and coordinators in the execution of project management, staff planning, management of laboratories and analytical facilities, and the preparation of project reports;
• managing the finances of your team and being responsible for both the financial and operational results.

Additionally, you will be part of the business unit management team along with your fellow team leaders. You will contribute to translating the WFSR vision and strategy into an annual activity plan and a strategic staffing plan for your team. You will represent the business unit in one or more internal working groups.

Your qualities

You are a true people manager: you understand the individual needs and motivations of your employees, as well as the needs of the team and the organization. You are quality-oriented, can effectively manage processes, and handle strict deadlines well. You have successfully completed at least a higher professional education (HBO/WO) in a field related to the team's work (life sciences or chemistry).

Additionally, you have:

• at least 5 years of experience leading professionals with various educational backgrounds;
• a good command of both English and Dutch;
• experience with project management and LEAN working is a plus;
• knowledge of quality systems (e.g., ISO 17025), occupational health and safety, environment, and safety.

For a team leader at WFSR, the following competencies are important: coaching, connecting leadership, result-oriented management, persuasiveness, organizational sensitivity, planning & organizing.

Where you will work
Wageningen Food Safety Research conducts research on safe and reliable food. We specialize in (forensic) measurements and develop analytical methods to detect unwanted substances in food. We have state-of-the-art LC-MS/MS, GC-MS/MS, and HRMS facilities. The Pesticides-1 team analyzes various food products, food raw materials, and animal feed for the presence of pesticides. Many types of vegetables and fruits entering Europe by container transport or airplane are analyzed by us and reported on short deadlines before being released by the authorities for consumers in the Netherlands and Europe.
The Pesticides 1 team, along with 5 other WFSR teams, forms the Contaminants & Toxicology business unit, which, in addition to pesticide research and routine analyses of food and feed, also conducts analytical-chemical research and develops new chemical analytical methods.

We offer you

Wageningen University & Research offers excellent terms of employment. A few highlights from our Collective Labour Agreement include:

• working hours that can be discussed and arranged so that they allow for the best possible work-life balance;
• the option to accrue additional compensation hours by working more;
• sabbatical leave, study leave, and partially paid parental leave;
• there is a strong focus on vitality and you can make use of the sports facilities available on campus for a small fee;
• a fixed December bonus of 8,3%;
• excellent pension scheme.

In addition to these first-rate employee benefits, you will of course receive a good salary. We offer, depending on your experience, a competitive gross salary of between € 4862,-. and € 7306,-. for a full-time working week of 36 hours, in accordance with the CLA Wageningen Research (scale 13). Additionally, a contract for 32 hours can be discussed. You will initially receive a two-year contract, which will be extended to an open-ended contract upon in mutual enthusiasm.                                                                                                    
Wageningen University & Research encourages internal advancement opportunities and mobility with an internal recruitment policy. There are plenty of options for personal initiative in a learning environment, and we provide excellent training opportunities. We are offering a multi-faceted position in an international environment with a pleasant and open working atmosphere.

You are going to work at the greenest and most innovative campus in Holland and with your work you have a clear and positive impact on society. At WUR we work on the most pressing challenges of our time, like climate change and feeding the world in a sustainable way. 

Do you want more information?

For more information about this position, please contact Charon Zondervan, Business Unit Manager, via email: charon.zondervan@wur.nl  or 0317-480227. You can also contact recruitment.support@wur.nl with questions about the procedure.

Want to apply?
You can apply directly via the application button on the vacancy on our website so we can process your personal data with your consent. This vacancy is open until Friday 13 September 2024. The first interviews will be scheduled in weeks 38 and 39.

Procedure
An assessment will be part of the selection process.

Equal opportunities
Wageningen University & Research (WUR) employs a large number of people with very different backgrounds and qualities, who inspire and motivate each other. We want every talent to feel at home in our organisation and be offered the same career opportunities. We therefore especially welcome applications from people who are underrepresented at WUR. A good example of how WUR deals with inclusiveness can be read on the page working at WUR with a functional impairment.

We are

The mission of Wageningen University & Research is “To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life”. Under the banner Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen University and the specialised research institutes of the Wageningen Research Foundation have joined forces in contributing to finding solutions to important questions in the domain of healthy food and living environment. With its roughly 30 branches, 7,600 employees (6,700 fte) and 13,100 students and over 150,000 participants to WUR’s Life Long Learning, Wageningen University & Research is one of the leading organisations in its domain. The unique Wageningen approach lies in its integrated approach to issues and the collaboration between different disciplines.

Read the 5 reasons why your future colleagues enjoy working at WUR and watch this video to get an idea of our green campus!

We will recruit for the vacancy ourselves and do not appreciate unasked for services from recruitment agencies. However, sharing in your network is appreciated.