Waterspecialist

• You are the water expert within Quooker. Colleagues rely on your expertise for issues regarding water quality, from product development to international challenges.
• Your expertise has an impact on a global scale. You help Quooker enter new markets and develop innovative products that align with local water quality and regulations.
• You are given the freedom to further shape your field of expertise.

This is what you will do as a Waterspecialist

You know how complex water quality can be. At Quooker, everything revolves around water. From drinking water quality to filtration and the interaction between water and materials. With our international growth ambitions, new challenges constantly arise.

From the beginning, Quooker has had a strong urge to do things themselves. From the first boiling water taps that Henri Peteri and his son Niels built in their Rotterdam cellar, a company has grown in which the core value of independence remains central.

We want to be at the forefront of providing healthy drinking water. Therefore, we also want to gather all the knowledge we use in the development of our products. To utilize that knowledge as effectively as possible, we have a special R&D Expertiseteam. In this team, experts work with specialized knowledge in areas including: Product Compliance, Installation, and Energy.

As a Waterspecialist, you are the go-to expert on the subject of water and water quality within this team. Based on your specialized knowledge, you support our development teams, identify risks, challenge assumptions, and help them make the right choices. You investigate issues surrounding microbiological drinking water quality, filtration, sensoring, and the interaction between water and materials. You also map out differences in drinking water quality and conditions worldwide and advise on relevant drinking water standards and certification requirements.

In doing so, you look beyond today's question and do not wait for someone to ask a question, but instead identify opportunities and risks yourself and bring them to light. In addition, you are given the space to initiate and supervise research projects, collaborate with external knowledge institutes, and build a network of specialists.

These are the employment conditions

• An open culture in which you are central and we express appreciation and feedback, so you know exactly where you stand.
• A pension scheme where Quooker pays 75% of the premium and you pay 25%. This way, we build your financial future together, even after your career.
• An annual offering of training and education for your personal and professional development. We are also happy to think along regarding training or education that aligns with your position and learning goals.
• 27 vacation days, with the possibility to accumulate 13 extra free days via an ATV scheme for a good work-life balance.
• Hybrid working: four days in the office in Ridderkerk and one day at home. With flexible working hours, you start between 07:00 and 09:00 and finish between 15:30 and 18:00.
• 15% discount on supplementary health insurance at Zilveren Kruis Achmea. Additionally, you receive €5 net per month for supplementary physiotherapy insurance, regardless of your health insurer.
• Through the vitaliteitsprogramma van Quooker, you can follow sports lessons several times a week immediately after work. Additionally, you receive a €25 sports allowance per month.
• Through the fietsplan, Quooker supports you in the purchase of a bicycle for commuting.
• Every day free fresh fruit and a healthy, affordable lunch in ons bedrijfsrestaurant.
• A nice staff discount through which you can experience the convenience of a Quooker at home.

About Quooker’s R&D team

You will be part of the Expertiseteam within Research & Development (R&D). Here you work together with specialists in various fields, such as Compliance, Energy, and Packaging. Each from their own expertise, but with the same goal: helping our development teams to make better products.

• A completed relevant education in, for example, water technology, chemistry, water management, or a similar field.
• Demonstrable knowledge of and experience with drinking water and water quality.
• Good command of the Dutch and English languages.
• You are curious, analytical, and love to figure things out.
• You are accessible and easily establish contact with colleagues.
• You know how to translate your knowledge into practical and understandable advice.
• Knowledge of international drinking water standards and laws and regulations is a plus.