Danone
About the job
As our Food Safety Manager, you will lead our Food Safety Compliance team, managing 2 direct reports. You will be responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance, leading audits and managing our Quality Management System (HACCP) at our factory.
This is a permanent full-time position, working Mon-Fri 8am-4.30pm with working from home option.
You will:
- Ensure Food Safety of products by being accountable for the proper operation of the Food Safety systems in line with Danone Food Safety policy
- Ensure the implementation and proper functioning of the Danone Food Defence Programme at the factory
- Oversee the implementation of the site audit calendar, ensuring that audits carried out are effective and followed up
- Be responsible for the implementation of Danone approach of HACCP standards & risk assessments
- Ensure factory adherence to all regulatory, corporate and ISO 22000 Quality & Food Safety Standards and dissemination of any relevant updates
About you
In addition to a strong background in Food Science, Chemistry/Biology or Process Engineering, to be successful in this role ideally you will also have:
- Proven experience in Quality Assurance in dairy, food or pharmaceutical industry, understanding of risk assessment in dairy production is highly desirable
- Strong knowledge of RMP/GMP, NZFSA/FSANZ compliance & ISO/HACCP/FSSC standards
- Ability to interpret & adapt technical knowledge to the manufacturing processes on-site
- Ability to engage stakeholders through effective communication and influencing
- High level of attention to details and be a team player
About us
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.
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.
Located in the beautiful vista of Greenfield, just 20 minutes from Balclutha in the South Otago region, Danone Nutricia NZ spray drying plant employs state of art European technology to manufacture and package high quality nutritional powders. Our farm-fresh quality NZ milk is collected, delivered and processed daily ensuring only the best for our consumers. Our operation prides itself on delivering the finest food and ingredients to help stand by the consumers of our products.
Danone is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, or disability status. If you require any assistance during the recruitment process because of a disability, please enclose details within your application.
WE OFFER
- The ability to make a difference to our society through Specialised Nutrition
- Endless possibilities to develop and accelerate your career
Free health & life insurance, annual bonus scheme, annual health check & flu vaccination, fresh fruit every day, Flexible working options, 4% Kiwisaver contribution and so much more!
We believe everyone has talent, something which comes natural to you. Your uniqueness is something which brings both excellence as well as energises 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!
HOW TO APPLY
Opportunities like these don’t come around often so if this sounds like you – get in quick!
Click Apply Now to submit your application before 10 October 2021 – we will review applications as soon as they are submitted. Please note that only candidates with the right to work in New Zealand will be considered for this role.
No Recruitment Agencies please.