Global Hygiene

Country: France

City: Suresnes

Job Family: Industrial Operations

Contract Type: Unlimited-term

Job ID: 53508

Group Hygiene & Sanitization Manager (H/F/X)

The Bel Group is a major player in the food industry through portions of dairy, fruit and plant-based products, and one of the world leaders in branded cheeses. Its portfolio of differentiated and internationally recognized brands includes The Laughing Cow®, Kiri®, Babybel®, Boursin® Nurishh®, Pom'Potes® and GoGo squeeZ®, as well as some 30 local brands. Together, these brands helped the Group generate sales of €3.6 billion in 2022.

Do you want to join a company with strong brands that puts consumers and responsibility at the heart of the decision-making process? Then Bel is made for you

Are you bold, pragmatic, and determined? Do you want to contribute to the transformation of an international agri-food company? Them come join us and measure the impact of your talent and energy in realizing an ambitious and sustainable company project

#IWorkForAllForGood

LOCATION AND STARTING DATE

Permanent position, to start as soon as possible

Preferably in Suresnes or at one of our sites.

Frequent travel: 50% of the time across our industrial sites

The Group Hygiene & Sanitization Manager is the guardian of the Cleaning Good Manufacturing Practices (“CGMP”) for the group. He/She are accountable to build and execute the roadmap of POCs to improve Bel’s cleaning and sanitization know-how and capability, resulting in increased operational efficiency. He/She will plan and follow up on CGMP factory audits and support factory staff to ensure full compliance. He/She is also the privileged relay on cleaning topics to the product and pack developments teams and to the CapEx project teams. He/She is involved in global procurement of cleaning products, as well as CSR initiatives.

MAIN MISSIONS

The multi-year roadmap of cleaning & sanitizing projects:

• align with the stakeholders to define the cleaning projects that contribute to the business needs and to the operations strategy
• prioritise the projects and allocate the needed resources
• organise with the plant technologist the factory activities (e.g. trials) when applicable
• own the KPI related to the cleaning projects and to the roadmap
• ensure regular reporting on the progress and achievements
• contribute to the group CSR objectives, such as the reduction in water usage
  
  

Ensure up-to-date standards on cleaning & sanitizing (CGMP) for all technologies in the group (Cheese, Squeeze and Plant Based) and in adequation with packaging requirements:

• identify missing or incomplete standards
• apply thoroughly the TGMP process implementation which includes but is not limited to:
  • drafting the F&T requirements, the operations instructions, the control plans and the audit assessment grids
  • plan and conduct factory audits
  • train the concerned people with the appropriate training material
• report on factories compliance KPI by using and improving the related IT Tools (Pytheos, PowerBi, Fabriq,etc)
  

Support the continuous improvement on cleaning best practices:

• Provide technical assistance to factories
• Ensure proper implementation of CIP/COP in Capex projects with respect to group standards
• Optimise the procurement on chemicals (on volumes and costs, with high level of safety and operational efficiency)
• Participate to crises committees or special task forces as an expert on cleaning
  
  

Governance

• lead a network with the plant technologists and other factory staff, the expertise team, and more globally with the bel community involved in the cleaning practices (RID, E2E, etc.)
• Conduct annual seminars with this community
• Lead regular meetings to share technology best practices
• Onboard new members of this community
• Provide training and tools on cleaning good practices.
  
  

Technology Watch

• Keep abreast of new innovations in the field of cleaning & sanitization
• Manage the technological watch on external improvements in the field
• Develop an external network
  
  

PROFILE

Diploma and/or level of professional experience required:

• Degree in Food Technology, Process or Packaging Engineering with at least 5-10 years of experience in production and/or development
• Management experience appreciated
• Exposure to a Quality role appreciated
  
  

Required Skills :

• Project Management skills as a must
• Good verbal and written communication skills: presentations to an interna