engineering / construction

Are you currently working in construction, installation engineering, manufacturing or a technical role, and are you ready for a new challenge? If so, the food and dairy industry offers a surprising number of opportunities.

At Henri Willig Cheese Factory, we’re regularly looking for people with technical insight, a sense of responsibility and a hands-on approach to work. The skills you use every day as a carpenter, mechanic, fitter, electrician, plumber or construction worker are also extremely valuable in modern food production.

Through our work-based learning and training programmes, you can develop into an Apprentice Cheese Maker, Cheese Factory Operator or Processing Line Operator. You’ll learn a future-proof trade, work with modern equipment and contribute daily to the production of high-quality Dutch cheeses.

Experience in the food sector is not essential. Motivation, technical aptitude and a willingness to learn are often more important than your current profession.

Why people in the construction industry are often successful

Many construction professionals are used to:

  • Taking responsibility
  • Working according to set procedures
  • Checking quality
  • Working safely
  • Technical insight
  • Identifying and resolving problems
  • Working independently
  • Starting early and thinking in terms of shifts
  • Working with machinery and equipment

These are precisely the skills that are also important within a modern food production environment.

engineering / construction

Which construction trades are a good fit?

Carpenter

A carpenter is used to:

  • work with precision
  • assess quality
  • working to specifications
  • making decisions independently

This ties in well with process monitoring and quality control in a cheese factory.

 

Installation Engineer / Plumber

They often have experience with:

  • pipes
  • pumps
  • systems
  • faults
  • maintenance

Many parts of a cheese factory consist of similar process installations.

 

Paver, Groundworker

It may be less obvious, but this target group often has:

  • a strong work ethic
  • discipline
  • physical stamina
  • a sense of responsibility

Qualities that are well suited to production environments.

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