Danone Specialised Nutrition UK

Sector

Manufacturing & Production

Employees

670

Website

http://www.danone.co.uk

Career Information

About us

Danone is a leading food and drink company with a fast-growing health-focused portfolio across three businesses: Essential Dairy and Plant-Based Products, Specialised Nutrition and Waters. Our focus is to deliver health through food and drinks to as many people as possible.

In the UK our brands include Cow & Gate, Aptamil, Nutricia, Actimel, Alpro and evian.

Danone has 100,000 employees working in over 55 countries. In the UK and Ireland there are around 2,000 Danoners in our office and factory locations.

The Specialised Nutrition business is based in Chiswick Park, London and Trowbridge, Wiltshire. Through our brands and broad range of support programs and nursing services, we work to fulfil people’s specific nutritional needs throughout life. We focus on specialised nutrition for healthy growth and development in early life and for people who due to illness or age have difficulty meeting their nutritional needs through normal food alone.

UK's Best Workplaces 2021
Large (251-1,000 employees)

Rank 6

Excellence in Wellbeing 2021 - 2022

Excellence in Wellbeing 2018 - 2019

UK's Best Workplaces 2017
Medium category (50-499 employees)

Rank 30

UK's Best Workplaces 2016
Medium category (50-499 employees)

Rank 10

UK's Best Workplaces 2015
Medium category (50-499 employees)

Rank 12

What employees say

“There is a genuine sense of purpose and a high engagement of everyone to deliver on this purpose. There is an open and collaborative culture across departments, people work together towards a shared goal. You can also be creative, try new ways of doing things and if you fail it is felt to be part of the process. It is also a fun place to work, people are very friendly and supportive.”

90%

Taking everything into account, I would say this is a great place to work.

93%

I'm proud to tell others I work here.

86%

I can be myself around here.

84%

My work has special meaning: this is not "just a job".

91%

Our facilities contribute to a good working environment.

95%

When you join the organisation, you are made to feel welcome.

What defines us

At Danone, we’ve long believed in using our business as a force for good. We are on a journey to challenge ourselves and collaborate with others to go further for people and planet. Under our 'One Planet. One Health' frame of action, we are committed to improving our health, protecting our planet and supporting our communities.

In 2020, Danone became the first listed company to adopt the “Entreprise à Mission” model, where a company’s social and environmental objectives are aligned with its purpose and set out in its Articles of Association.

Danone is also proud to be on a B Corp certification journey for all our businesses. As a B Corp, we are part of a growing global community set up to balance purpose and profit, helping to create a better world while thriving as businesses.

What inspires us

The driving force behind our efforts are the people in our organisation who work every day to make a difference in the world around them. We are proud to think of ourselves as a people-powered company, where everyone, at every level has a voice and a share in Danone's future. In Specialised Nutrition UK employees have great pride in their role having greater meaning.

They are inspired not only by what we do – our products and services, and the importance of the category in which we operate – but also the way in which we do business – our culture and the standards to which we hold ourselves.

Our clear sense of purpose drives us daily to do more – for our consumers, patients, communities, and colleagues.

Career and jobs

Application tips

We believe that attracting and developing employees, who reflect the diversity of our businesses and the communities in which they operate, is vital to our success. We are focused on building a high-performing and diverse team in Danone, based on each person’s unique qualities.

Our ambition is to have everyone at Danone feel included and able to contribute with their uniqueness, entrusting them to create new futures.We are also committed to offering our people a safe working environment, health and wellbeing programmes, and professional development opportunities.

Our recruitment process is designed to help you understand if Danone is the right place for you. The most important start point for us is uncovering your passion for our business – your connection with our pursuit of bringing good health through food to all and with our dual economic and social project.

One Planet. One Health – By You. Find your Danone journey today.

Our great workplace

We have four promises that help every Danoner carry out our vision in their own unique way.

MAKE AN IMPACT We want to empower employees to make a difference. They drive our movement to make the world healthier and are steering us to a sustainable future.

PEOPLE CENTRIC This is a collaborative and social workplace with a focus on wellbeing. We place importance on networks and relationships, not structure and process.

STEP OUT Entrepreneurship is valued and innovation celebrated. Danoners seize opportunities to step out of the everyday and engage with the community and industry.

GROWTH At Danone everyone is encouraged to learn and grow. You can develop your skills, travel the world and explore new areas of the business.

Danone Specialised Nutrition UK

About us

Awards

UK's Best Workplaces 2021 Large (251-1,000 employees)

Excellence in Wellbeing 2021 - 2022

UK's Best Workplaces 2019 Medium (51-250 employees)

UK's Best Workplaces for Women 2019 Medium

UK's Best Workplaces 2018 Medium category (50-499 employees)

Excellence in Wellbeing 2018 - 2019

UK's Best Workplaces 2017 Medium category (50-499 employees)

UK's Best Workplaces 2016 Medium category (50-499 employees)

UK's Best Workplaces 2015 Medium category (50-499 employees)