ABOUT THE ROLE - Te tūranga mahi

As a Senior Quality Compliance Coordinator, you will operate as a technical specialist in our Food safety team of 3 reporting to the Food Safety Manager and within our Quality & Food Safety (QFS) function. You will play a pivotal role in strengthening the site’s Food Safety Management System (FSMS), enhancing compliance maturity, and ensuring that Danone Nutricia NZ meets all regulatory and global standards across our Auckland manufacturing facility. In this senior role, you will provide expert oversight, lead complex assessments, support cross‑functional alignment, and act as a key technical authority for site compliance.

This is a permanent, full‑time position, Monday–Friday, 8:30am–5:00pm. Due to the complexity of our 24/7 operations, occasional shift or after‑hours support may be required to ensure continuity of compliance and audit readiness.

You will:

• Lead the site’s complaint management process, including monthly trend analysis, complex investigations, food safety and quality risk assessments, and root‑cause analysis (RCA) with high‑quality corrective actions and preventative actions (CAPA).
• Provide senior‑level expertise on compliance to Pre-requisite programs (PRPs), HACCP, FSSC 22000, RMP, Halal, Organic, SAMR, GACC, Danone Food Safety Index (FSI) and relevant regulatory requirements.
• Lead the site’s internal audit programme end‑to‑end. Provide expert guidance during internal and external audits, supporting audit strategy, evidence readiness, and corrective‑action sustainability. Ensure audit outcomes are robust, risk‑based, and aligned with Danone global and regulatory expectations.
• Strengthen FSMS through validation/verification, HACCP review and updates, and risk‑based system improvements.
• Act as a senior compliance advisor to QA, manufacturing, engineering, supply chain and laboratory teams, building capability and driving a mature quality culture.

ABOUT YOU - Mō Koe

You are an experienced compliance or food safety professional with the technical depth and leadership capability to influence across a complex manufacturing environment. You bring proactive risk‑based thinking, strong system knowledge, and confidence in navigating regulatory frameworks.

To be successful you will have:

• A tertiary qualification in Food Science, Microbiology, Chemistry or similar.
• 3+ years’ experience in Quality, Food Safety or Compliance within food or dairy manufacturing.
• Advanced working knowledge of FSMS components including HACCP, PRPs, GMP/GHP, validation/verification, and regulatory frameworks (NZ dairy legislation, Codex, OMARs, SAMR, GACC).
• Strong capability in audit leadership (internal/external) and familiarity with certification programmes (FSSC 22000, RMP, Organic, Halal, etc.).
• Demonstrated expertise in structured problem‑solving, data‑based decision making, and CAPA governance.
• High proficiency in MS Office; Power BI and ASANA experience are an advantage.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to lead cross‑functional discussions, influence decisions, and drive sustainable compliance outcomes.

ABOUT US - Mō Mātou

Do things your way. The way you work, the way you develop, the way you progress, it’s all up to you. Working here you’ll 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 YoPro, Activia, Aptamil and Karicare, and we absolutely guarantee that you can just be yourself.

Always looking to bring the outside in to continuously improve our ways of working as well as our Danoner’s day to day experience, we have been awarded Winner of the 2020 Employer of Choice awards through the NZ HRD Awards and we are proud of our Certification as a Great Place to Work company 2025.

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. Danone is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply!

WE OFFER - Tatau

We truly value our Danoners and strive to make their experience exceptional by creating a positive and fulfilling environment for everyone. Our unique benefits are designed to enhance lives and provide genuine value.

Our Benefits - Nga Painga

• Medical insurance paid for by the company for you and discounts for your whānau
• Free life insurance
• Flu vaccination, free annual medical checks, and free onsite car parking,
• Discount in our products and at a range of retailers.
• Gym and cafe discounts.
• Annual Bonus Scheme
• Fresh fruit every day.
• 4% Kiwisaver contribution and so much more!
• 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave
• Employee Share Subscription Plan after 12 months of service
• Performance-related incentives and annual reviews

We believe everyone has talent, something which comes natural to you. Your uniqueness is something which brings both excellence as well as energizes you.

Proving yourself in this role could lead to future opportunities within Danone both locally and abroad. We support our employees to take ownership of developing their career within Danone and encourage moves across (as well as within) our varying functions and businesses. We are passionate about developing and growing our team of leaders, and that could soon include you!

At Danone, we aim to inspire healthier and more sustainable eating and drinking practices, in line with our Vision - Danone, One Planet. One Health. We operate across four business lines: Essential Dairy and Plant-Based Products, Waters, Early Life Nutrition, and Medical Nutrition. Our headquarters are in France, we have offices in 55 countries across the globe, and our products are sold in over 120 markets.

Danone ANZ focuses on dairy and specialized nutrition products for infants and adults and is proud to be awarded the Great Place to Work accreditation winner for ANZ in 2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025 – a globally recognised program where we feature as one of Australia’s top places to work.

Visit our website WE ARE DANONE to find out more about us.

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