Workstead: Plukon - Production worker - Nijkerk
€14.99 – €15.55/hr
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Plukon
Production worker
€14.99 – €15.55/hr
📋 Temporary employment
Agency: Workstead
💳 Weekly payments📍 Barneveldsestraat 44, 3927 CD RenswoudeView on Google Maps →
About the company
Who you'll be working for
Plukon is a leading Dutch poultry processor specializing in producing high-quality chicken products. They are committed to sustainability, ensuring the highest standards in animal welfare and food safety. Plukon offers a wide range of fresh, frozen, and ready-to-eat poultry products for both retail and foodservice markets. Their focus is on innovation, customer satisfaction and responsible business.
About your position
Production worker
At Plukon in Nijkerk, production workers are involved in various tasks within poultry processing, such as handling and packaging chicken products. Duties include operating machines, ensuring product quality, and maintaining a clean and organized work environment. Workers must adhere to health and safety regulations, and flexibility in task assignments is required to meet production needs.
You will be working in a dynamic and engaging environment where everyone contributes to a positive atmosphere. The team is supportive, and employees are helpful and involved. The climate may be a bit cold due to the need to keep chicken products fresh.
**Stable Employment:** Work with a large and active company in the chicken and food industry.
**Discounts:** Significant discounts on chicken products.
**Supportive Team:** Friendly colleagues and a collaborative work environment.
**Career Development:** Opportunities for learning and growth within the organization.
Working conditions
Day-to-day
Shift systemFixed shifts
Hours/week0–40h
Work paceHigh
EnvironmentIndoor, Cool temperature
BreaksTwo breaks: 2x15 and 30 minutes
Requirements
What we're looking for
✓
English: No requirements✓
Dutch: No requirements✓
Experience: No requirements✓
Qualifications: No requirements✓
Driver's license: No inherent requirements✓
Certificate of conduct: Not requiredIdeal candidate
Basic English (A2) is helpful for the role
Reading, writing, and basic counting skills
Able to work independently
Comfortable standing for long periods and with physically demanding tasks, including heavy lifting
Normal health condition suitable for standing work
Remuneration
Your earnings
€14.99 – €15.55gross per hour (range)
Pay for evenings, nights, weekends and overtimeGross per hour, from the collective agreement (CAO)up to €37.48
| When | Extra | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| Evenings and nights | ||
| Mon–Fri 19:00–06:00Hour-matrix; not on a fixed 2- or 3-shift roster | +27.4% | €19.09 |
| Weekends | ||
| Saturday 00:00–06:00 | +27.4% | €19.09 |
| Saturday 06:00–13:00 | +13.7% | €17.04 |
| Saturday 13:00–18:00 | +27.4% | €19.09 |
| Saturday 18:00–24:00 | +44.6% | €21.68 |
| Sunday, all day | +100.8% | €30.10 |
| Shift work | ||
| 2-shift roster (early/late)Replaces the hour-matrix | +12.5% | €16.86 |
| 3-shift roster (incl. nights)Replaces the hour-matrix | +18.3% | €17.74 |
| Overtime | ||
| Overtime hoursPaid in money or as time off | +37.5% | €20.61 |
| Public holidays | ||
| Public holidays | +150.1% | €37.48 |
This employer's CAO: Plukon 2025–2027On a 2- or 3-shift roster the shift allowance replaces the evening and night extras.Holiday allowance (8%) comes on top of every figure. If two extras fall on the same hour, the CAO decides whether they add up or only the higher one counts.
Estimated take-homePer week, after tax, for 40 hours≈ €540 – €610
📊 Estimated net weekly take-home≈ €540 – €610 before housing & insurance≈ €340 – €420 in handEstimate for a 40-hour week with no surcharge hours, with the tax credit (loonheffingskorting) applied by this employer. Where a second figure is shown, it adds the extras this employer's CAO pays for the job's usual roster. Your actual earnings vary with hours worked, tax and bonuses.
8% holiday bonusZorgtoeslagATV/ADV
Accommodation & logistics
Accommodation/week€156.00
Transport/week€0.00
Insurance/week€38.01
Deducted from wagesThe agency deducts the rent for your accommodation from your wages. It shows as its own named line on your payslip.A change is coming: the Dutch government plans that from 1 July 2028 employers may no longer deduct housing costs from the minimum wage. After that, rent will usually be paid separately, under a rental agreement.