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About The Job
Global Engineering aims at providing business with expertise in designing technical solutions to sustainably grow, improve profitability and maintain license to operate on all Danone categories (Dairy, Waters, Specialised Nutrition, Plant Based) and geographies.
CIP United program is the way Danone is activating their sites to ensure that equipment is correctly designed & operated to ensure food safety and performance around the CIP.
The Global Engineering team recruits a Process engineer with specific qualifications in CIP (clean in process) & Hygienic design. This position is based in Amsterdam (Paris can be an alternative).
Mission
Reporting to Hygienic & Aseptic design manager, the Process Engineer CIP & Hygienic design contributes to the deployment and monitoring of CIP United Program, leading more specifically its Performance pillar. They provide technical expertise to support the manufacturing network in that journey and contribute to the development of tools, methods and standards in that field.
Your main accountability will be
As Program leader for Performance pillar CIP United, you define and deploy tools, KPI’s and technical solutions to secure and improve manufacturing CIP practices across the factory network
Scout, select and define technical solution leveraging suppliers, internal technical teams (engineering, manufacturing, QFS, R&I)
Size business cases with factories, Capex and finance teams
Track & support implementation through the manufacturing network & CIP communities
Acting as technical authority in the scope of CIP and hygienic design, you
Contribute to the development and maintenance of standards and specifications in accordance to Danone Operation critical KPIs for Safety, Quality, Danone Impact Journey and Efficiency
Are accountable of technical design and qualification in Capex projects led by Global Engineering when required.
Provide technical assistance for factory CIP assessment, trouble shooting when needed or training.
Contribute to animate CIP United community & follow-up of the program implementation on the shopfloor.
Your main stakeholders will be
Internal
Operation & manufacturing network
C&P Capex, Capex & Finance teams
Global and regional/local engineering community
Quality & Food Safety Global & local community
CIP United leaders community
R&I Advanced Technology, Water Processing team
External
Suppliers of equipment in the field of expertise
Suppliers of chemicals and CIP solutions
Industry committees, forums, Legal authorities, Certification bodies
About you
Education engineer background, ideally in food industries OR similar work experience in a manufacturing environment.
Experience
5-10 years in similar categories area with shopfloor experience of process engineering projects, process manager, Neptune/Poseidon/CIP United leader.
Experience in leading transversal programs with factories is a plus.
Whatever your background, strong willingness to acquire technical skills in cleaning, sanitation, hygienic design with mechanical, automation & food safety aptitude is required.
You are proficient in MS Office programs, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and have knowledge of AutoCAD, MS Project and powerBI.
Fluent in English
Available for travel worldwide (can reach 30% at some point)
Inter-personal skills
Team player as well as self-starter and initiative mindset
Naturally organized and self-disciplined to manage simultaneously multiple projects and stakeholders.
Ability to lead / animate a network towards one goal, with obsession to get things done
See solutions & opportunities in issues, not just issues.
Practical mindset with shopfloor orientation
Understand adaptation need to multicultural teams
Ability to use knowledge, facts, data, benchmarks and professional insights to effectively solve problems and put in best practices solutions.
Capable to teach & create teaching tools
About us
Working here you’ll need to enjoy a fast-pace, complexity and it can get a little challenging. But it’s packed with opportunities. You’ll work with some of the best-known brands in the world, and we absolutely guarantee that you can just be yourself.
Be innovative and entrepreneurial and the impact you could make might just amaze you. Join our movement for a healthier world. One Planet One Health BY YOU.
What’s next?
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To comply with GDPR regulations, we cannot process your personal data without given consent. Therefore, we strongly recommend applying directly via our career website. Need more information? Please contact talent manager Fariha Samad fariha.samad@danone.com Or Hiring Manager Sophie Daulmerie - Hygienic & Aseptic Engineering Design Manager.
The deadline to send in applications is Mar 5th, 2026.
all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
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