Enza Zaden

Haling 1-E
1602 DB Enkhuizen
the Netherlands

Enza Zaden is an international vegetable breeding company. What does this entail? In a nutshell, our company develops new vegetable varieties. We do this for over 30 vegetable crops: from lettuce, sweet peppers, tomato, cucumber and onion to bitter gourd and bird’s eyes chillies. The seeds we produce of these varieties are sold across the world. Did you know that some 20 billion lettuces are grown annually from our lettuce seeds? And that across the world 460 million people eat our vegetables every day? We are also one of the very few independent family businesses active at the top of the vegetable-breeding industry. Jaap Mazereeuw, Enza Zaden’s Managing Director and the third generation in command about the power of family businesses: “Family businesses focus on the long term, in their vision, strategy and relationships with people. Also, they’re more innovative, with a high awareness of costs, and play an important role in providing employment. Our family company has a supportive, energetic culture. Strong team players with an entrepreneurial spirit who easily take responsibilities, is exactly what we like to see in our colleagues here at Enza Zaden”.

We want to grant people access to healthy and varied vegetables in the most sustainable way possible, wherever they are in the world. To achieve this, over 2,000 Enza Zaden colleagues from 40 nationalities work together across the globe, with respect for our living environment and each other. Nature is the basis of our breeding activities. Did you know that it takes about six to twelve years from the selection of parent plants with the right properties, to the final new vegetable variety? To speed up this proces, our lab colleagues support the breeding activities with highly advanced technologies. We invest significant sums in research and development, in innovation: annually 30% of our turnover. The results? 100 new innovative vegetable varieities per year with increased production of high-quality vegetables per square mete and stronger plants that require less crop protection products, water or fertiliser during cultivation. Plus a more varied range of healthy vegetables for consumers and continued sustainability of global horticulture.

Enza Zaden’s reputation as a developer of successful, innovative vegetable varieties is known all over the world. As our company continues to grow and our activities keep expanding, we are always looking for new ambitious colleagues, creative people who are passionate in their job of developing innovative products. Those working for Enza Zaden, true experts in their field, believe in entrepreneurship, commitment and involvement. As an international oriented company, it is desirable that candidates have a good command of English and that they are willing to travel extensively. For most research or breeding functions, we ask a Bachelor or Master degree.

Does a challenging job with great career perspectives appeal to you? Enza Zaden offers you a dynamic, stimulating working environment in an informal setting. We value our open, accessible company culture with few organisational layers and with great opportunities for personal development. Therefore, a career at our company enables you to develop yourself to your fullest potential, among other things by the Enza Academy. You’ll work in highly advanced laboratory facilities equipped with the latest technologies. Apart from this, we’ll offer extensive training possibilities, an attractive salary and a good package of employee benefits.