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Head of Plant Quality

  • South Africa
  • Boksburg
  • On-site
  • Permanent Full-Time
  • Posted: 14 Mar 2025
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Head of Plant Quality

About the job

Ensuring compliance with Quality and Food Safety requirements in all products, processes, and services provided. Promotes a culture of quality with every function within the business. Provides strategic leadership and direction to the Quality Assurance team, driving continuous improvement and excellence in quality standards.

 

About you

Qualification Experience and Skills

 

  • MSc, B.Sc., Btech Qualification in Food Science or Food Technology, Microbiology.
  • Minimum 11-15 years’ experience within Quality discipline in a FMCG environment, minimum 6 years leadership/management experience, and having delivered tangible results within an integrated management system field.
  • Working experience in a processing & manufacturing environment.
  • Very good knowledge of the applicable quality & food safety systems (ISO, FS22000, PRP’s, HACCP, GMP, etc.)  and the application thereof

Competencies

 

  • Strong Leadership Competencies demonstrated in previous roles. Strong Dairy Experience preffered, or high risk, ready to eat product categories.
  • Strong Problem-solving skills
  • Great experience in using Risk Based Approach
  • Solid experience in Quality & Food safety Management Systems
  • Good technical understanding of food science & technology, formulation, processing & equipment (Dairy-based recommended)

Good Knowledge of local food and food safety legislation & regulations

 
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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 into 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.

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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. 

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