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Danone

Global foods and beverages company

Gestionnaire qualité opérationnelle

Validation, Compliance & Quality SystemsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeBoucherville, QC, Canada

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's or master's degree in food science and technology, microbiology, chemistry, biotechnology, or a related field.
  • At least 5 years of quality experience in the food, pharmaceutical, or biotechnology sector.
  • Experience managing a team.
  • Experience in a manufacturing environment; experience with ready-to-eat or high-risk products is an asset.
  • Ability to support continuous operations, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
  • Very good knowledge of quality and food-safety systems, including ISO, FSSC 22000, HACCP, good manufacturing practices, and food regulations.
  • Technical understanding of food-manufacturing processes and equipment.
  • Comfort with data analysis and digital tools, including Power BI, LIMS, and SAP.
  • Communication and training skills.
  • Fluency in spoken and written French and English is mandatory due to frequent communications with business units, plants, and partners outside Quebec.

Responsibilities

  • Manage finished-product release and independently decide product quality status, including when deviations occur, based on risk analysis.
  • Oversee quality control of incoming raw materials and packaging, and approve their specifications and acceptance criteria.
  • Define control plans and frequency, interpret test results, and report non-conformities.
  • Manage supplier quality notices and lead supplier improvement plans.
  • Manage consumer, customer, and authority complaints, analyze causes, follow up on corrective actions, and participate in the crisis team.
  • Mobilize, coach, and develop the quality-control team and plant-floor operations teams.
  • Improve quality-control processes in accordance with ISO 9001 and ISO 22000.
  • Manage collaboration with external laboratories and monitor quality performance indicators.
  • Establish operational quality key performance indicator targets in collaboration with operations.
  • Collaborate daily with operations to achieve operational excellence objectives.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with ready-to-eat or high-risk products.

About the Company

Danone

Global foods and beverages company

Danone is a global food and beverage company focused on Essential Dairy & Plant-Based products, Waters, and Specialized Nutrition. It sells brands like Actimel, Activia, Alpro, Evian, Nutricia, and Volvic across more than 120 markets, employing over 100,000 people. Its products aim to support health and sustainability, guided by the One Planet. One Health framework and 2030 goals, with a plan to pursue B Corp certification by 2025. It differentiates itself with a mission-driven approach, the Entreprise à Mission status in France, and strong sustainability commitments across a diversified brand portfolio to bring healthy, sustainable eating to as many people as possible.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Paris, France
Founded
1919

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