Plant Quality Director - Minster
Company: Danone North America
Location: Minster
Posted on: April 24, 2024
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Job Description:
About the jobABOUT THE JOB: At Danone, Manufacturing the best
products and supplying them to meet demand is a key driver for our
plant teams. We are looking for a Quality Director for our yogurt
manufacturing plant in Minster, Ohio. As a member of the Plant
Leadership Team, the Director will oversee the plant quality
department and contribute to the overall, long-term success of the
organization. The Director, Plant QFS will deliver the value
promises to the customer and consumer by ensuring conformity in
product, processes, and behaviors. Act as guardian of compliance to
legal and regulatory standards (master governance) by driving the
delivery of the "best product every day, every time" and acting as
a product superiority ambassador at the plant level.In this role,
you will have the following responsibilities:Finished Product
Superiority ----Ensure Food Safety & Conformity of all products
delivered to market, consistently with the plant's overall safety,
quality, cost, delivery, mobilization, and nature scorecard
specifications.Responsible to validate and sign all specifications
related to raw materials, packaging, and finished product,
including workflow validations associated with the plant.Ensures
full compliance with finished product Quality & Food Safety
Sampling /Control / Monitoring plan.Ensures compliance with Local
regulations, global Danone procedures and systematically execute
against Danone North America specifications.Drive the culture of
quality at the plant level - support KPI tracking and
improvement.Build / animate and implement solid action plans for
key Quality metrics (KPI's) including but not limited to consumer
complaints, first pass cases, specification conformance/ABC, and
finished goods losses (micro and non-micro).--Quality in all the
Plant processes and projects --------Full compliance with Raw &
Packs & Process Quality & Food Safety Sampling /Control /
Monitoring planManage the Plant Laboratories in its four
dimensions: production / expertise / training / role model
(exemplarity)Accountable for the plant metrology program
(calibrations) and Q & FS preventive maintenance (PM)Ensure full
compliance with the Danone Food Safety Policy and NN and Danone
standard's execution - comply with local regulations.Ensure that
Quality & Food Safety is part of all working instructions.Organize
with Suppliers & Sourcing Quality and implements the Incoming
Inspection process, with strong feed-back toward Suppliers.Build &
steer a Plant Quality Improvement Plan, consistent with the CBU/
Zone Quality Business plan and Corporate directives.Develop process
capability & Quality visual management at all steps of
incoming/production/maintenance/...Eradicate critical Q & FS issues
through systematic PDCA approach as they arise and manage NC &
continuous improvement in timely manner.Solely Accountable for
product release and rules for NC product managementEnsure
compliance with sanitation and environmental programs (Neptune,
opti-CIP)Promote Risk Assessment and "Built-in Quality" in all
projects: productivity, new products, new equipment in compliance
with GTS, new standards, FS visas.Accountable for the Quality Plant
part as defined in the Goose process - including but not limited to
validating Q & FS trials in design phase and validating the
feasibility of projects.Organize audits Vs internal & external
referential, and use them as improvement opportunities - Lead plant
action plan to address audit findings.Facilitate/Animate &
Communicate Quality & FS KPI at plant leadership level and CBU
level when appropriate.Act as Primary point of contact for quality
at Plant level: ensure quality voice presence for all change
management related matters within the plant.--People and Processes
Management --------Build and manage the Quality & FS budget for the
plant (FTE, Opex, Capex) in collaboration with the Plant Director
and with validation and approval of the CBU Quality VP/ Director US
Operations Quality & NORAM VP QualityCommunicate and assure the
Quality & Food Safety policy execution, including the escalation
and communication rules (timelines, results, monthly
reporting...)In Collaboration with N+1, continuously engage key
stakeholders inside & outside the organization on Quality
initiatives (Plant LT, universities, Federal and Regulatory
agencies, corporate function representatives...)Manage and animate
all certifications systems, including but not limited to FSSC 22000
Certification, Kosher, Organic...Inspire behaviors aligned with
Global and NORAM Quality strategies within all levels of the
organization.Organize trainings & coach plant teams for daily
quality management, particularly First Line ManagersDevelop the
Quality team, and promote mobility
cross-functionally/NORAM/InternationalAs member of Plant Managing
Committee, contributes to the Plant SQCDME performance as a
whole.Drive change management initiatives at local and zone level
focused on Quality Best Practices.Other duties as assigned.--About
youABOUT YOU: --------You have a bachelor's degree in food science
or microbiology or related field, with a minimum of 10 years food
manufacturing experience in a Quality/Manufacturing environment
required. Prior experience in the dairy industry is desired.You
havehighly developed communication, leadership, interpersonal,
project management skills, coupled with organizational sensitivity
and the ability to influence key decision makers at all levels.You
act as a change agent who can build positive relationships on a
foundation of trust and mutual respect.You have technical expertise
in finding root cause of quality issues and implementing best
solution possible.You have demonstrated root cause analysis
experience and ability.You can sift through data to find key
factors that contribute to a successful product and the ability to
communicate this information to non-technical plant leaders and
employees.You can anticipate and prepare 3-5-year strategic vision
for Quality excellence.You are knowledgeable of local, state, and
federal quality regulations is desired.--About usABOUT US: At
Danone North America, you'll work with some of the best-known food
and beverage brands in the world like Activia, Silk, Two Good,
Oikos, evian, and Happy Family. You'll be part of one of the
largest Certified B Corp--- in the world, working together to make
sure our brands create real benefits for people, communities, and
the planet. We have 6,000+ employees across the U.S. and Canada.
Come join our movement for a healthier world: One Planet. One
Health BY YOU.Danone North America doesn't just welcome what makes
you unique, we value it. We're proud to be an equal opportunity and
affirmative action employer. All hires to our team are based on
qualifications, merit and business needs. We recruit, employ, train
and promote regardless of race, color, religion, disability, sex,
sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran
status, genetic characteristic or any other protected status.
Faithful to our values of openness and humanism, all of our
employees share in the commitment to engage one another with
dignity and
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