The role of the Validation Manager is to have a strategic oversight of the validation department and site activities including qualification, validation and revalidation of manufacturing processes. It is key for the Validation Manager to be a Site Point of Contact (SPOC) for validation activities and to work alongside other departmental stakeholders providing guidance and support, with the aim that all documentation demonstrate operations and processes lead to consistent and reproducible results. In addition, it is important for this role to build relationships externally and throughout the wider Danone community to access the relevant specialized support and to keep up to date with industry best practice to help deliver the best results for the site.

Success in this role will be demonstrated by the strategic development and implementation of a site validation masterplan to ensure that all manufacturing processes are validated and monitored to guarantee consistent performance in line with the highest quality standards. A key indicator for this achievement will be for the validation status to be audit ready 24/7.

Candidate profile (functional & leadership competencies)

Functional Competencies:

• Knowledge of food regulations.
• Knowledge of Quality & Foods Safety systems.
• Problem solving skills.
• Risk Assessment techniques.
• Change management.
• Project management.

leadership Competencies:

• People Management (interact with colleagues from many different disciplines).
• Good communication & presentation skills.
• Resource management.
• Self-motivated.
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• Experience of leading teams in a specialised environment.
• Self-awareness with ability to offer and receive constructive and positive feedback.

Professional experience required

• Experience of managing teams.
• Project management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Educated to degree level or Relevant academic qualifications / industry experience.
• Experience of Previously Managing all FDA, FSCC2200 and ISO Accreditations.
• Formal Qualification in Internal Auditing.
• Trained in HACCP Level 3 as a minimum, ideally Level 4.
• Trained in Level 4 Food Hygiene.
• Strong Quality Management / Improvement background advantageous.
• Experience of working in a Quality environment essential.
• Experience of manufacturing preferred.
• Significant work experience in leading teams in pharma or FMCG environment.
• Capable of working on multiple priorities and setting targets and timeframes.

Nutricia is Europe’s largest specialist nutrition company and the market leader in the UK. We specialise in the delivery of medical nutrition for the very young, the old and the sick, supplying high quality feeds to patients and consumers. Our purpose is to pioneer nutritional discoveries that help people live longer, healthier lives.

When it comes to finding a great place to work there are plenty of things to look for: inspirational colleagues, freedom in your job to make a real difference, and a shared ethos you can truly believe in. Throw in top perks, a responsive and dynamic environment and unrivalled opportunities to develop personally and professionally and you’ve found something pretty special. You’ve found Danone.

Here at Danone we put people at the centre of everything we do – whether we’re developing ground-breaking new products, taking care of individual patients, or supporting the community. And if you join us you can expect exactly that sort of attention too.

Nutricia  medical nutrition products have a strong market share. The business is operating within a mature market but there is still scope for expansion both within local and global markets, and the emphasis in the coming years with be on maintaining volume growth, whilst ensuring we drive our cost targets in the right direction.