Short Intro and About the Job

Technical Manager

(Hoofddorp / Hybrid)

Are you looking for an exciting role in an international Manufacturing FMCG environment? Do you want to be part of a global Digital Transformation and have direct impact on the way Danone is working?

Then join us as a Technical Manager – Digital Manufacturing at Danone! You’ll be part of the Technical Solutions team, within the Global Digital Operations Transformation organization at Danone.

About the Job

You will be accountable for supporting the roll-out and co-driving global standards within the Digital Manufacturing Technical domain. The position would primarily be based in Spain, Netherlands or Poland, other European countries could be considered.

The role requires a candidate to help shape the future of digital manufacturing for Danone’s global manufacturing footprint.

Your main activities will be:

Subject matter expert related to equipment connectivity standardization, driving a common approach on how equipment is connected to the digital landscape of Danone.

Support the definition, validation and roll-out of a global digital manufacturing architecture, to support the complete end-to-end convergence of Danone’s operations and IT landscape.

Definition and validation of global technology standards related to digital manufacturing, ., interfaces, integration concepts and protocol selections.

Contribute to the technical design on how the digital application landscape (., MES & Co) will integrate with shopfloor equipment.

Co-develop engineering specifications for new equipment to ensure standardization is embedded in new expansion projects.

Ramp-up of internal and external teams to adhere to defined standards by executing training and hands-on knowledge transfer methodologies.

Creation of technical documentation and how-to guides to ease the roll-out of digital manufacturing tools on a global scope.

Interact with key stakeholders, including from the IT, OT and business communities to ensure the selected technologies are adequate according to Danone’s IT and security standards.

Collaborate with the Digital Manufacturing team in scouting the market for new digital solutions and support proof of concept and pilot activities.

Responsible for the roll-out of standardized shopfloor equipment connectivity in accordance with various digital projects ., Manufacturing Execution System deployment, Digital Manufacturing Acceleration Program and Advanced Scheduling roll-out.

Your main stakeholders will be:

Internal

Various IT Departments in Danone (IT & Data, IT/OT)

OT Engineering Teams

Business & transformation teams

Local factory technical and leadership teams

External

Digital solution providers

System integrators

Machine equipment suppliers

Meet your future manager! Your manager will be Zynn WEBSTER. Learn more about him:

About You

You are a team player who can easily connect with cross functional departments and strong in stakeholder management. You have strong communication skills to communicate and influence at all levels and can easily build effective working relationships. For this role it is important to have a proactive attitude, prioritization skills with a strong eye for detail.

You’ll fit perfectly if:

• You can understand and lead technical topics, but you also can communicate with non-technical communities.

• At least 7 years of experience of which 3 years in a position related to Digital Manufacturing

• At least 3 years’ experience integrating / maintaining MES & SCADA systems to shopfloor equipment.

• At least 3 years’ experience with PLC Programming ., Siemens S7/TIA

• Experienced with technologies such as MQTT, OPC-UA, REST API, SQL Databases, Docker and .NET programming.

• Willingness to travel globally, up to 30%, mostly one or two weeks at a time.

• Willing to be hands-on and continuously learn new technologies.

• English mandatory, French beneficial

About Us, We offer and What's next

Working at Danone is a unique experience. It’s fast-paced and complex and, at times, it can get a little challenging. But it’s packed with opportunities to learn and grow working with some of the best-known brands in the world, like Evian, Alpro, Nutricia, Activia and Nutrilon. Bring your unique perspective, ambitions and entrepreneurial ideas to the table – the impact you could make might just surprise you. One Planet. One Health – BY YOU .

We’re proud to be a B-Corp certified company. That means we meet the highest verified standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability in everything we do.

We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we base our hiring decisions on merit, job requirements and business needs.*

We Offer

It’s an exciting time to join Danone as a Technical Manager. You’ll build meaningful relationships and networks working with large, dynamic brands. And the best part? You’ll be supported to grow an impactful career that you can be proud of. Together, we’ll build a healthier world.

All Danoners receive a complete package of benefits. This includes a competitive salary and yearly bonus, a premium free pension and great discounts on health insurance and Danone products. We understand the importance of flexibility and offer 30 days of annual leave (with the opportunity to purchase more) and a hybrid working environment, where you can work either from home or from one of our People Hubs in Hoofddorp, Utrecht and Rijswijk.

What’s next?

It’s simple – hit the “apply” button before the application deadline of March 29th. In order to comply with GDPR we can’t process your personal data without your given consent, so please apply directly via this website. Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you.

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Technical Manager Digital Manufacturing

Technical Manager Digital Manufacturing