Join Our Team! We have an exciting new opportunity for a Quality and Food Safety Manager to join our innovative and energetic team in Auckland. As a pivotal leader, you will drive Danone's Quality and Food Safety vision, focusing on continuous improvement and fostering a consumer-centric mindset. Your contributions will be key in shaping both our immediate and long-term strategies.

Reporting directly to the Quality and Food Safety Director ANZ, you will play an integral role in shaping the quality and food safety strategies at our Auckland site. You will spearhead QFS audits and collaborate closely with external authorities to ensure Danone's compliance with all relevant regulations, driving our commitment to excellence.

You will:

• Design and implement cutting-edge QFS strategies to elevate our quality systems.
• Inspire Growth: Motivate and coach your team to develop technical competencies that drive exceptional business results.
• Lead with Insight: Manage operational impacts, including Capex, budget, and innovative improvement projects.
• Foster Innovation: Cultivate an agile mindset within the team, emphasizing continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure Standards: Maintain high GMP and other essential standards on-site with effective gap analysis and robust corrective actions.
• Mitigate Risks: Effectively manage QFS risks and contribute to the change management process.
• Resolve Issues: Handle customer complaints and non-conformity investigations efficiently and effectively.
• Collaborate Globally: Work seamlessly with cross-functional local and global teams and stakeholders on various impactful QFS projects.

We seek a dynamic energetic professional exemplifying strong leadership ability and possessing extensive experience in quality management. You have a proven track record in stakeholder management, project management, effective team leadership and experience working with regulatory authorities. The ideal candidate will have a robust background in implementing and improving quality and food safety systems. They must excel in cross-functional collaboration and exhibit a natural aptitude for building and maintaining productive relationships, which are essential for success in this role.

To be successful, you should also ideally have:

• A tertiary qualification in Chemistry/Microbiology/Food Science or similar
• Proven management experience in Infant Formula/Dairy/Food or other FMCG manufacturing
• Good understanding of HACCP, FSSC22000, GHP & GMP systems and requirements
• Sound IT skills (statistical process control and problem-solving expertise desirable)
• Good understanding of the requirements and practical application of NZ Dairy and Infant Formula related Regulations and Standards (including MPI, FSANZ, China GB standards)
• Prior experience in food handling and pathogen management
• Lean manufacturing techniques, IWS, and Six Sigma experience would be a plus

Danone’s mission is to bring health through food to as many people as possible and we want to invite people to join the movement for a healthier world. We recognize the power people have to impact the world through their daily choices. Each time we eat and drink, we vote for the world we want to live in. We believe a healthy body needs healthy food. And healthy food needs a healthy planet, and this is what our new signature One Planet One Health embodies.

Danone Nutricia Specialised Nutrition produces specialty foods for infants and young children, and our mission “We make every day count for you and your baby” gives meaning to everything we do. We operate out of 3 sites in New Zealand in Auckland and Balclutha, where our teams manufacture, distribute, and develop our infant milk and toddler supplements with market-leading brands.

WE OFFER

• The opportunity to make this new role your own, with broad exposure across all areas of our business
• Join a dynamic, forward-thinking team where innovation and creativity are encouraged and rewarded.
• Endless possibilities to develop and accelerate your career
• A chance to make a difference in our society through Specialised Nutrition
• Be part of a diverse and inclusive workplace that values different perspectives and fosters a sense of belonging.
• Proving yourself in this role could lead to future opportunities within Danone, both locally and abroad.
• Competitive Total Reward package including
• • Health, Life, and salary continuance insurance
  • Competitive salary and performance-related bonus
  • 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave
  • Employee Share Subscription Plan after 12 months of service
  • Professional development plans and annual salary reviews

What’s Next?

If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you to make this role your own, please hit the APPLY button now! The advert will be open until 12th May 2025.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)

We proudly affirm that we are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and our ambition is to foster an INCLUSIVE&DIVERSE workplace where all Danoners can bring their uniqueness to contribute to business results. Our commitment to DEI ensures that all qualified individuals receive fair consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and disability at our company.