Plant Quality Manager

Danone; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 500 000 - 700 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global food company in Johannesburg is seeking an experienced Quality Manager with over 10 years in quality and food safety within the FMCG sector. The successful candidate must possess a degree in Food Science or Technology and have significant leadership experience. You will ensure compliance with quality and food safety systems while managing stakeholders and leading teams. This role supports a commitment to a healthier world through innovative practices and excellence in quality management.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in quality and food safety in FMCG.
• 5+ years of leadership or management experience required.
• Experience in food processing and manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

• Ensure conformity in product, processes, and behaviors.
• Oversee quality control, assurance, and auditing processes.

Skills

Leadership skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Stakeholders’ management

Education

Degree in Food Science or Food Technology

Tools

MS Office

Job description

About The Job

Delivers the value promises to our customers & consumers by ensuring conformity in product, processes and behaviours.

Minimum Qualifications

• Degree in Food Science or Food Technology or other relevant qualification.

Minimum Experience Required

• Minimum 10 years’ experience within quality and food safety in a FMCG environment, minimum 5 years leadership/management experience.
• Must have working experience in a food processing & manufacturing environment including laboratory management, quality control, quality assurance, auditing.
• Excellent knowledge of the applicable quality & food safety systems (ISO, FSCC 22000, PRP’s, HACCP, GMP, etc.) and the application thereof.
• Proficiency in MS Office
• Excellent interpersonal, presentation, communication and writing skills
• Stakeholders’ management
• Leadership skills

About us

Do things your way, the way you work, the way you develop, the way you progress, it’s up to you. Working here you will need to enjoy a fast pace, complexity and it can get a little challenging. But it’s packed with opportunities. You’ll work with some of the best-known brands in the world, Such as Nutriday, Yogisip, Inkomazi etc. We absolutely guarantee that you can just be yourself.

Be innovative and entrepreneurial and the impact you could make might just amaze you. Join our movement for a healthier world. One planet one health BY You. For more information about Danone, our divisions and culture, please explore careers.danone.com.

We offer

A job which could easily turn in to a career in Danone. We believe everyone is born with superpowers, something which comes natural to you. We know this uniqueness is something which brings both excellence as well as energy, so we believe in all Danoner’s potential and when we build careers based on these superpowers and when we develop everyone’s potential to the fullest magic happens. This is how we like to see Talent Management in Danone.