Materials Operator

BE - Bornem May 19, 2026 Full Time Workday Recruiting

 

Materials Operator (Dutch speaking)

Location: Bornem

Contract duration: Temporary contract until 31/12/2026

As a Materials Operator, you are responsible for accurate stock handling and ensuring all processes meet customer requirements. You work independently and play a vital role in the finishing and shipment of our products.

What you will get:

  • An agile career and dynamic working culture

  • An inclusive and ethical workplace

  • Compensation programs that recognize high performance

  • A variety of benefits dependant on role and location

  • The full list of our global benefits can be also found on https://www.lonza.com/careers/benefits.

What you will do:

  • Off-line relabeling & packaging of stock orders/free stock cartons, taking into account all customer specifications.

  • The caddy process, reception of returns, and reception of imports.

  • Internal and external sampling and internal reprocessing.

  • Repacking boxes, insulating pallets, and scrap handling.

  • Collection of boxes and other auxiliary materials necessary for the correct finishing of the final product.

  • Using a manual and electric pallet truck.

  • Operating the wrapping machine.

  • Maintain thorough knowledge of SAP and MES and all related applications (CEX, reprocessing, finishing, labeling tool, etc.).

  • Carry out all corrections of deviations necessary for the shipment of the goods.

  • Ensure weekly cleaning and registration on documents.

  • Daily cleaning of the workplace.

What we are looking for:

  • Computer Skills: An affinity with computers is a must. Experience with SAP, Excel, and Word is a strong plus.

  • Fluent in Dutch. Knowledge of English is a plus.

  • You have a real hands-on mentality.

  • This is a 100% onsite role.

Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.

Lonza is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a qualified individual with disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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How to Get Hired at Lonza

  • Lonza is the world's largest pure-play biopharma CDMO, headquartered in Basel and operating roughly 30+ manufacturing sites globally. It manufactures other companies' drugs and is best known publicly for being Moderna's lead COVID-19 vaccine partner at Visp.
  • The company is in the middle of a major strategic reset: CEO Pierre-Alain Ruffieux departed in late 2023 under shareholder pressure, Wolfgang Wienand (ex-Siegfried CEO) took over in June 2024, the CHI division was sold to Bain Capital for ~CHF 2.6B, and the Vacaville California site was acquired from Roche/Genentech for ~$1.2B.
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