Plant Quality & Food Safety Director

The ideal candidate will bring a combination of education, experience, and skills that enable them to excel in this position. The following qualifications outline what were looking for, including both required and preferred criteria:

Education & Experience:

• Bachelors degree in food science or microbiology or related field, required.
• Minimum of 10 years of quality experience within a food or beverage manufacturing environment, required.
• Prior experience in the dairy industry is desired.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Highly developed communication, leadership, interpersonal, project management, and training skills, coupled with organizational sensitivity and the ability to influence key decision makers at all levels.
• Act as a change agent who is able to build positive relationships on a foundation of trust and mutual respect.
• Technical expertise in finding root cause of quality issues and implementing best solution possible.
• Formal root cause analysis training preferred and must be demonstrated.
• Ability to 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.
• Have the ability to live and model the Danone Values and Leadership behaviors
• Able to anticipate and prepare 3-5 year strategic vision for Quality excellence.
• Knowledge of local, state, and federal quality regulations is desired.
• Ability to support a 24/7 manufacturing environment as business needs dictate. Work schedules could include early morning, late night or weekend work as needed.