Orderpicker Logistics Aalsmeer

Royal FloraHolland; Netherlands; Remote; EUR 22,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel compensation

Vacation bonus

Plant to take home

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Royal FloraHolland in the Netherlands seeks a logistics employee for early morning shifts starting at 06:00. You will prepare and lift orders, drive an electric truck within the warehouse (no license required), and ensure carts are ready for shipment with a team of about 250 colleagues.

You can work a flexible, part-time or on-call schedule with an average 4.6-hour day and 23 hours per week, earning €16.60 bruto per hour, plus travel compensation and an annual plant benefit.

Qualifications

• You are physically fit and able to lift buckets of flowers.
• You can reach the logistic center in Aalsmeer by 06:00 a.m.
• You are at least 18 years old and live in the Netherlands.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and lift orders and distribute full carts to customers.
• Operate a small electric truck inside the warehouse (license not required).
• Follow headset directions to delivery locations and manage customer carts.
• Handle additional tasks like moving and taking away full carts.

Skills

Physical fitness

Basic English/Dutch

Job description

After the flower auctions kicks off at 06:00 a.m., you will make sure that all orders can be transported all over the world by noon. In order to do so, you'll operate a small, electric truck and prepare orders throughout our warehouse. Of course, you will not need to do this all by yourself: You will work together with a fun and diverse team of around 250 co-workers! Your work includes the following tasks:

Your shift starts at 06:00, after which you pick up a full cart. This cart needs to be distributed to our customers’ orders;

Your headset will tell you where to deliver the ordered flowers;

Using your electric truck (no license required), you drive to the specified location in our warehouse;

You lift the ordered flower(s) onto the customer’s cart. Once full, this cart is ready for further shipment;

Various other tasks (such as managing customer carts or taking away full ones).

Preparing and lifting orders is physical activity: This position offers a unique morning workout! We start when the auction kicks off at 06:00 a.m. to make sure we can meet our commitments to our buyers. No logistic experience yet? No worries, we will show you exactly how to perform your tasks. We ask the following from you:

You’re physically fit and have no trouble lifting buckets of flowers;

You’re able to reach our logistic center in Aalsmeer by 06:0 0 a.m.;

You’re at least 1,65m (5’5”ft) tall, so you can reach even the top shelves;

You're available on at least 2 weekday mornings;

You're available to work at least 7 months;

You’re at least 18 years old;

You speak English or Dutch at conversational level or higher;

You live in the Netherlands and have the necessary documentation that allows you to work here;

You’re able to deliver a VOG (certificate of conduct), we will compensate the costs.

A flexible, part-time job on weekday mornings: the afternoon is yours!;

A flexible, on-call contract or a contract with fixed number of hours per week (7-23 hours);

An hourly wage of €16,60 bruto;

A working day of 4,6 hours on average (5 workdays average 23 hours per week);

Travel compensation of €0,23 as well as a vacation bonus;

A plant to take home 5 times a year.

The application process includes an online screening and applying for a certificate of conduct (VOG).

Do you work for an agency and do you want to introduce a candidate to us for this position at Royal FloraHolland? We thank you for the offer but will not be able to respond to this suggestions. We prefer to recruit our new colleague by ourselves.

About the department

Colorful flowers in your house, vivid plants in your garden. You might not realise how massive the logistics operation is which ensures fresh flowers and plants to be delivered to your door. It entails more than just distribution. Logistics is at the heart of our cooperation. All fresh products are temporarily stored in a cooling cel to guarantee freshness. The transport crates are ready for use 24/7, after being thoroughly washed in huge washing machines before they can be used to transport flowers. Maybe even more complex is the international logistics delivering flowers and plants to all parts of the world. Whatever your role is, what type of work you do, you help color the word and are a significant part of our worldwide success!

About Royal FloraHolland

Royal FloraHolland is the largest international floriculture marketplace for flowers and plants: an association of growers with a business. For over 100 years we strive together for an optimal market price for flowers and plants, with the highest quality and at the lowest costs. A Royal FloraHolland platform with two objectives: a digital trade platform, Floriday, and a logistics platform, closely combining logistics, financial and real estate services.

We strive for sustainable success for our members, and work closely with everyone involved in the floricultural sector ensuring that our sector continues to grow. We believe that we can achieve more together than by ourselves. We aim to add value through our international B2B platform through a healthy cooperation. Through our services we also ensure our customers sustainable needs are met: easy trading, suitable logistics and smart entrepreneurship. That’s how we grow together and continue to build an efficient, sustainable and future proof floriculture sector.

Do you have any questions about this position?

Get in touch! Discover the opportunities at Royal FloraHolland and make the world more beautiful every day with flowers and plants.

After a short screening and requesting a Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG), you can quickly get started as a logistics employee.