Lab Technician Syngenta Seeds Enkhuizen

Are you looking for a dynamic lab role where you can develop your skills in a high-tech environment? Join Syngenta’s Purity & Analytical team in Enkhuizen and play a key role in ensuring seed quality for farmers worldwide. In this hands-on position, you will work with advanced techniques, gain valuable experience, and contribute to innovative agricultural solutions. If you have a passion for lab work, accuracy, and continuous learning, this is your opportunity to grow along with this company!

Employment agency Manpower is looking for a Lab Technician for Syngenta Seeds in Enkhuizen.

As part of the Purity & Analytical team within Quality Control Operations, you will help ensure seed quality before sale. Your tasks include:

• Supporting daily lab and greenhouse operations
• Collecting, registering, and preparing samples for testing
• Preparing materials, chemicals, and equipment for tests
• Preparing reagents and maintaining stock levels
• Keeping the lab and materials clean and organized
• Learning and performing various tests using techniques such as flow cytometry, UPLC, freeze drying, and molecular markers
• Reporting malfunctions and deviations from protocols
• Participating in team and other necessary meetings

Your work will help ensure growers receive high-quality seeds, preventing unexpected surprises in the field.

What’s in it for you

• A competitive gross hourly salary of €17.33.
• Reimbursement of travel costs of €0.19 per kilometer
• Pension accrual via Manpower
• Free access to E-learning platform Manpower Academy 
• Full-time job of 38 hours a week 
• Temporary employment contract

Syngenta is a leading agricultural company dedicated to improving global food security. They achieve this by helping millions of farmers and growers make better use of available resources. With over 50,000 employees in more than 100 countries, they apply advanced science and innovative crop solutions to transform the way crops grow. Their Dutch headquarters is in Enkhuizen, where approximately 750 employees work on the development, production, and sale of high-quality vegetable seeds, flower seeds, cuttings, and young plants. For the Purity & Analytical team within the Quality Control Operations laboratories (QC Ops), they are looking for a quality-conscious professional.

Working hours
The working hours in this position will be discussed later.

• At least an MBO (vocational) work and thinking level, obtained through education or experience
• Some experience working in a laboratory environment
• Affinity for working with vegetable seeds and plants
• Accurate, quality-oriented, and detail-focused work approach
• Ability to follow detailed protocols
• Patience, flexibility, and the ability to prioritize tasks
• Commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy work environment by following safety procedures
• Proactive team player with a sense of responsibility for test results
• Proficiency in Excel at a user level
• Strong communication skills in various situations
• Independent user level of English in speaking and writing

Dutch language skills and SAP experience are a plus.

Do you meet the job requirements and are you interested in this position? Apply today and Manpower will contact you within two working days!