Facilities Assistent

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Facilities Assistent

article_published_on_label November 20, 2025 Location Wageningen End date Fri 5 December 2025

Your job

We are looking for an enthusiastic facilities assistant who can work independently, is service-oriented, and enjoys providing optimal service to our customers at a location of Wageningen University & Research Campus Wageningen.

As a Facilities Assistant, your responsibilities will include:

• Managing meeting rooms and providing audiovisual support;
• Building management, order & tidiness, waste disposal;
• Receiving, storing, registering, and distributing goods and chemicals in the building;
• Small jobs and removals;
• Simple technical work.

Your team

Within our department, we provide facility services within the research and education buildings of Wageningen University & Research. We do this with over 130 facility staff and receptionists and 3 team leaders, spread across more than 15 buildings.

You will work here

Facilities Services is a broadly oriented organizational unit within WUR and is responsible for a wide range of services: from accommodation to automation, from sports facilities to coffee machines, and from reception services to procurement and library services. Facilities Services aims to provide students and colleagues with a learning and working environment in which they can work together on the future and get the best out of themselves. An inspiring environment that offers space for meeting, collaboration and relaxation. Our mission is to proactively support and advise WUR so that WUR can also make a difference in the facilities domain.

Your qualities

You are a customer-oriented, proactive employee who is accurate and stress-resistant.

You also possess:

• MBO facility management level 4;
• A practical attitude with an eye for detail
• A proactive attitude: you see what needs to be done
• Knowledge of and experience with MS Office and Teams;
• Communication skills (Dutch and English required);
• First aid certificate or willingness to obtain one;
• Place of residence no more than 25 km from Wageningen.

We offer you

Wageningen University & Research offers excellent terms of employment . A few highlights from our Collective Labour Agreement include:

• working hours that can be discussed and arranged so that they allow for the best possible work-life balance;
• sabbatical leave, study leave, and partially paid parental leave;
• there is a strong focus on vitality and you can make use of the sports facilities available on campus for a small fee;
• a fixed year-end bonus of 8,3%;
• excellent pension scheme.

In addition to these first-rate employee benefits, you will of course receive a good salary. We offer, depending on your experience, a competitive gross salary of between €2.697,- and €3.231,- for a full-time working week of 36 hours, in accordance with the CLA Wageningen Research (scale 4). Additionally, For this role a contract for 32-36 hours can be discussed. As for your contract, we initially offer a one-year contract that can be extended on good performance.

Wageningen University & Research offers plenty of opportunities for growth and development, with a strong internal recruitment policy and excellent training programmes.

For more information about the position, please contact , teamleider :

Questions about the procedure? Get in touch with Yvette van Veldhuizen, HR Business Partner, via email

Welcome, safe, and valued

Wageningen University & Research (WUR) highly values diversity and inclusion because we believe that different insights lead to innovative solutions. We create a work environment where everyone feels welcome, safe, and appreciated, regardless of background, identity, or experience. Together, we are building a culture where everyone's unique contribution adds to the success of our organization.

We are

The mission of Wageningen University & Research is 'To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life'.