Plant Quality Manager

Danone; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global food & beverage company is seeking a qualified individual to ensure quality and safety in its products. The role requires a degree in Food Science or Food Technology, along with at least 10 years’ experience in quality and food safety in an FMCG environment. Responsibilities include managing quality control and ensuring conformity in processes. Candidates must excel in communication and stakeholder management. This position offers opportunities for career growth and development within the company.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Work with well-known brands

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years’ experience within quality and food safety in a FMCG environment.
• Minimum 5 years leadership/management experience.
• Working experience in a food processing & manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure conformity in product, processes and behaviours.
• Manage quality control, quality assurance, and auditing.
• Apply knowledge of quality & food safety systems.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Presentation skills

Communication skills

Writing skills

Stakeholders’ management

Education

Degree in Food Science or Food Technology

Tools

MS Office

Job description

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

About you

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

About Danone

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.

Job details

Dedicated to bringing health through food to as many people as possible, we are a leading global food & beverage company built on four businesses: Essential Dairy and Plant-Based Products, Waters, Early Life Nutrition and Medical Nutrition.