Plant Quality Food Safety Manager

Make an Impact Where Quality Matters Most At Danone, quality and food safety are at the heart of everything we do. We're looking for a passionate and strategic Plant Quality Food Safety Manager, internally called QFS Plant Leader (PQM), to lead our Quality & Food Safety function at our Jacksonville, Florida beverage manufacturing facility. In this role, you'll help ensure that every product we produce meets the highest standards of quality, compliance, and consumer trust while building a culture where food safety is everyone's responsibility. As a key member of the Jacksonville plant leadership team, reporting to the Plant Director, you'll be responsible for safeguarding product quality, ensuring regulatory compliance, and building a culture where food safety is embedded in every decision. You'll lead a Quality and Food safety organization of approximately 20 associates and leaders while partnering across the business to drive performance, innovation, and continuous improvement.

As the site Quality & Food Safety leader, you will: Lead and continuously strengthen Quality & Food Safety programs across all of the Jacksonville plant operations. Ensure compliance with regulatory, customer, and Danone standards, including FDA requirements, FSSC 22000, and other relevant certifications. Champion a culture of quality, food safety, and consumer-first decision making throughout the organization. Develop and execute the site's Quality Business Plan, aligning priorities with plant and company strategy. Drive continuous improvement in quality, food safety, and operational performance through data-driven decision making. Lead Quality & Food Safety teams, coaching and developing talent to build strong organizational capability. Provide quality governance for plant projects, change management initiatives, and risk assessments. Manage product quality incidents and lead crisis response activities when needed. Partner closely with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and other functions to ensure consistent execution and results. Own departmental budget management and participate in key capital investment projects.

Regularly required to walk and move throughout a manufacturing facility and remain stationary for periods of time. Frequently required to stand, sit, and use hands and arms to handle, feel, or reach. Occasionally required to climb stairs, ladders, or elevated platforms and to bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. May occasionally be required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work is performed in a manufacturing environment with exposure to moderate noise and temperature variations. Work schedules may include nights, weekends, and/or holidays as needed to support a 24/7 manufacturing environment. Engagement in our Integrated Work Systems Ensure adherence to plant standards and procedures (including but not limited to GMP, AIB, FDA, IWS, Quality, Safety, Finance, ISO, HOPE, Danone Behaviors, Daily Direction Setting, Driving OE). As a fundamental piece of the organization, your responsibility is to participate and own the implementation and deployment of IWS system and its pillars (Leadership foundation, Daily Direction Setting, Driving OE; Autonomous Maintenance; planned Maintenance; Focused Improvement; Education and Training; Environmental, Health and Safety; Quality; Organization; Supply Network; Early Equipment Management) with the objective of owning your space, owning your performance (Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Mobilization, Nature) and owning your continuous improvement.

Danone North America additionally offers a performance-based bonus and has a strong benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug Coverage, 401k Plan, Wellness Program, Life Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement, Flexible Time