Quality In Operations Specialist | Danone

Full Time Engineering / Technical

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Job Location : Gauteng, Johannesburg

Deadline : January 30, 2026

About the Role

The Quality Specialist drives high-RPM food safety by managing production data and ensuring 100% compliance with global FSSC 22000 and hygiene standards. Utilizing SAP for supply chain orchestration and ServiceNow for quality incident tracking, the specialist minimizes operational risk in the manufacturing lifecycle. Their role leverages data-driven insights to optimize product quality and ensures the technical reliability of the group’s national food production network.

REQUREMENT

Qualification(s)

  • Degree in Food Technology or Food Science, Engineering or other relevant qualification

Experience and Skills

  • Minimum 5 years’ experience in plant-based quality roles
  • Production/ Technology / Systems knowledge
  • Solid experience with continuous improvement tools like TPM/Lean / WCM
  • Excellent troubleshooting, problem solving, non conformance management, root cause analysis, CAPA, training
  • Good working knowledge of the MS Office suite (Outlook; PowerPoint, Excel)
  • Demonstrated SPC capability, process optimization and change management
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Reason for Essential qualification & Skills

  • Good cross functional experiences as candidate will be interacting between different departments (Industrial, R&I, Sales, Marketing) and internal stakeholders
  • Ability to lead cross functional teams to deliver against quality and FS objectives.
  • Solid Scientific Background
  • Holding people accountable
  • Good influence skills
  • Ability to analyze data and information to recommend action.
  • Ability to spot trends and initiate further investigation.

Career Growth & Education

A Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Microbiology, or Chemical Engineering is mandatory for this professional track. Career growth leads toward Quality Manager or Operations Lead roles by mastering digital quality assurance and automated manufacturing systems. Participating in professional development bootcamps in industrial safety and obtaining global quality certifications provides a pathway to senior leadership in the international FMCG sector.

Salary & Financial Insight

Monthly salaries range from R35,500 to R62,500, reflecting the high technical and regulatory responsibility in food manufacturing. Young professionals should focus on early financial literacy and starting a consistent savings habit in tax-free savings accounts to build long-term capital.

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