Director, Global Quality & Food Safety Process Technology

UNAVAILABLE; Hoofddorp; On-site; EUR 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Danone seeks a QFS Process Technology Director to drive global governance for aseptic, ESL, and thermal processing across manufacturing sites. You will establish standards, validation programs, and CAPEX support while guiding start-ups and incident resolution.

The role reports to the QFS Global Senior Director Operations and Process with a focus on capability building and network leadership across the globe.

Qualifications

• 12–15+ years in thermal and/or aseptic processing with global governance exposure.
• Demonstrated expertise in thermal/aseptic processing hygienic design, sanitation validation, EM, shelf-life modeling, and packaging barrier/integrity.
• Strong RCA/CAPA leadership
• Lean/Six Sigma, SPC, and validation methodologies preferred.
• Data driven decision making; digital & automation savvy
• Cross functional influence and stakeholder management
• Coaching & capability building
• Incident/crisis leadership and resilience

Responsibilities

• Strategy & Governance: maintain global technology and validation strategy for aseptic/ESL/thermal processes and filling technologies.
• Steward global standards for: aseptic processing, UHT/ESL, pasteurization, sterilization, hygienic design, CIP (Clean in place) and SIP (Santize in place) expectations, and filling integrity.
• Govern validation and revalidation frameworks: protocols, challenge testing principles, acceptance criteria, and triggers for revalidation.
• Provide technical governance for major CAPEX and Start-up excellence start-ups: provide expertise in advanced technology, equipment design criteria, commissioning and performance qualification strategy.
• Provide technical leadership in major incidents involving sterility assurance, thermal control deviations, or filling failures.
• Sponsor RCAs, ensure corrective actions are robust, verified, and globally shared.
• Capability Building & Network Leadership - sponsor global Capability Academy for aseptic/ESL/thermal/filling,
• Drive technical communities of practice, coaching experts and site teams.

Skills

Aseptic processing

Thermal processing

Hygienic design

Sanitation validation

RCA/CAPA

Lean Six Sigma

Data-driven decision making

Cross-functional leadership

Coaching capability

Incident leadership

Education

MSc/PhD in Food/Process/Chemical Eng

Tools

SPC

Validation methodologies

Job description

Danone seeks a QFS Process Technology Director to drive global governance for aseptic, ESL, and thermal processing across manufacturing sites. You will establish standards, validation programs, and CAPEX support while guiding start-ups and incident resolution.

The role reports to the QFS Global Senior Director Operations and Process with a focus on capability building and network leadership across the globe.