Global Engineering aims at providing business with expertise in designing technical solutions to sustainably grow, improve profitability and maintain license to operate on all Danone categories (Dairy, Waters, Specialised Nutrition, Plant Based) and geographies.

CIP United program is the way Danone is activating their sites to ensure that equipments are correctly designed & operated to ensure food safety and performance around the CIP.

The Global Engineering team recruits a Process engineer with specific qualifications in CIP & Hygienic design.

This position is based in Amsterdam (Paris can be an alternative).

 MISSION

Reporting to Hygienic & Aseptic design manager, the Process Engineer CIP & Hygienic design contributes to the deployment and monitoring of CIP United Program, leading more specifically its Performance pillar. They provides technical expertise to support the manufacturing network in that journey and contributes to the development of tools, methods and standards in that field.

Your main accountability will be:

• As Program leader for Performance pillar CIP United, you define and deploy tools, KPI’s and technical solutions to secure and improve manufacturing CIP practices across the factory network
• • Scout, select and define technical solution leveraging suppliers, internal technical teams (engineering, manufacturing, QFS, R&I)
  • Size business cases with factories, Capex and finance teams
  • Track & support implementation through the manufacturing network & CIP communities

• Acting as technical authority in the scope of CIP and hygienic design, you
• • Contribute to the development and maintenance of standards and specifications in accordance to Danone Operation critical KPIs for Safety, Quality, Danone Impact Journey and Efficiency
  • Are accountable of technical design and qualification in Capex projects led by Global Engineering when required.
  • Provide technical assistance for factory CIP assessment, trouble shooting when needed or training.
  • Contribute to animate CIP United community & follow-up of the program implementation on the shopfloor.

 Your main stakeholders will be:

• Internal
• • Operation & manufacturing network
  • C&P Capex, Capex & Finance teams
  • Global and regional/local engineering community,
  • Quality & Food Safety Global & local community
  • CIP United leaders community
  • R&I Advanced Technology, Water Processing team

• External

• • Suppliers of equipment in the field of expertise

• • Suppliers of chemicals and CIP solutions
  • Industry committees, forums, Legal authorities, Certification bodies

• Education: engineer background, ideally in food industries OR similar work experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience: 
• • 5-10 years in similar categories area with shopfloor experience of process engineering projects, process manager, Neptune/Poseidon/CIP United leader.
  • Experience in leading transversal programs with factories is a plus.

• Whatever your background, strong willingness to acquire technical skills in cleaning, sanitation, hygienic design with mechanical, automation & food safety aptitude is required.

• You are proficient in MS Office programs, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and have knowledge of AutoCAD, MS Project and powerBI.

• Fluent in English
• Available for travel worldwide (can reach 30% at some point)
• Inter-personal skills:
• • Team player as well as self-starter and initiative mindset
  • Naturally organized and self-disciplined to manage simultaneously multiple projects and stakeholders.
  • Ability to lead / animate a network towards one goal, with obsession to get things done
  • See solutions & opportunities in issues, not just issues.
  • Practical mindset with shopfloor orientation
  • Understand adaptation need to multicultural teams
  • Ability to use knowledge, facts, data, benchmarks and professional insights to effectively solve problems and put in best practices solutions.
  • Capable to teach & create teaching tools

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, and 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.

What’s next?

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To comply with GDPR regulations, we cannot process your personal data without given consent. Therefore, we strongly recommend applying directly via our career website. Need more information? Please contact talent manager Fariha Samad fariha.samad@danone.com Or Hiring Manager Sophie Daulmerie - Hygienic & Aseptic Engineering Design Manager.

The deadline to send in applications is Mar 5th, 2026.

* all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.