CDI - Co-Manufacturers Quality &Food Safety Auditor - M / F

Danone; Gif-sur-Yvette; À distance; EUR 40 000 - 60 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading international food company seeks a Co-Manufacturers Quality & Food Safety (Q&FS) Auditor based in France. This role involves conducting audits, identifying risks, and collaborating with various stakeholders to enhance food safety processes. Candidates should have extensive relevant experience, strong auditing skills, and be ready to travel frequently. A commitment to quality and the ability to communicate effectively with external parties is essential. Fluent English is required; knowledge of additional languages is beneficial.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in Food Safety (FS) / Quality & Food Safety (Q&FS) function.
• Mandatory factory experience in a Q&FS or production role.
• Knowledge of Q&FS standards and food technologies.

Responsabilités

• Conduct 18 to 20 audits per year based on a structured risk-based approach.
• Alert hierarchy on critical deviations during audits.
• Deliver audit reports outlining strengths and non-conformities.

Connaissances

Auditing skills

Risk-based approach

Fluency in English

Communication with external stakeholders

Ability to work under pressure

Description du poste

Short Intro and About the Job

Danone Food Safety Audit Team recruits a Co-Manufacturers Quality & Food Safety (Q&FS) Auditor. This position is based in Gif-Sur-Yvette (91) - Given the fact that you will have to travel for work more than 60% of the time on this job, we are open to consider candidate based anywhere in France.

Missions

Reporting to the Danone Co-Manufacturers’ Quality & Food Safety Audits Manager, The Co-Manufacturers’ Q&FS Auditor is responsible for co-building a robust Q&FS audit system and leading Q&FS audits with a continuous risk-based approach and a high level of independency and expertise. Based on these key principles, he / she is responsible for identifying and reporting the Q&FS risks of the entities audited (mainly Co-Manufacturers), providing a real opportunity to make a step change in Quality and Food Safety Culture, secure our Business, support the Danone Co-Manufacturing strategy, and protect our consumers and patients.

Your main activities will be to :

• Prepare and conduct from 18 to 20 audits per year according to the annual Audit plan (mainly Co-Manufacturer audits + 2 Danone site audits), through a structured risk-based approach and in a fair and impartial way
• Alert the hierarchy when relevant, especially when a critical deviation detected during an audit could lead to a crisis, impact the Danone brand's reputation or harm our consumers
• Deliver audit reports and score in a timely manner, outlining all the strengths, non-conformities and observations raised during the audits,
• Contribute to the selection, coaching and qualification of local Co-Manufacturers auditors by providing advices, knowledge and constructive feedback from audits
• Actively participate to auditors’ networks and calibration sessions. Can animate auditors’ training
• Drive projects according to the roadmap of the department
• Contribute to our Q&FS Audit system continuous improvement in DFSA team for additional impact and efficiency

Your main stakeholders will be :

Internal

• Q&FS@DANONE : All team members (DFSA Director, SRM Team, Analytical Excellence Team, FS auditors and DFSA team members, QFS Co-Manufacturers’ Manager…)
• Global / local : QFS Directors and Managers, Co-Manufacturers’ Q&FS managers / auditors, Cycles & Procurement Team, Operations Team, Danone Manufacturing Sites Director and QFS Managers, …

External

• Co-Manufacturers Factory directors and Q&FS Managers, Industry peers, international organizations, external auditors, FS experts…

About You

Professional with >

6 years of experience in FS / Q&FS function

Mandatory factory experience in a Q&FS or production Role

High knowledge of Q&FS Standards – knowledge of Food technologies

Risk Based approach oriented

Well organized, with auditing, synthesis and writing skills – ability to focus on the priorities and highlight key and clear messages

Ability to deal with stressful situations and hold positions even when under pressure

Relevant alert level, especially when a critical deviation detected during an audit could lead to a crisis, impact the Danone brand's reputation or harm our consumers

Ability to communicate skillfully with external stakeholders (co-manufacturers), and to work with confidential and strategic material and information

Ready to travel a lot – fluent in English – Fluency in a second language is a plus (.; Spanish…)

Pragmatic, open-minded, dynamic, capacity for global vision

Must be adaptable and flexible

A previous experience in managing or auditing suppliers / manufacturing sites is a plus

About Us, We offer and What's next

We are proud to promote diversity and equal opportunities within our teams. We firmly believe that our differences make a difference and that an inclusive work environment will stimulate our growth as a company, as teams, and as individuals. We will therefore consider all applications

and promote an inclusive work culture where every individual can feel at home. #LI-FR