The driving force behind our efforts

Our People

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. Our clear sense of purpose drives us daily to do more; together we are a force for good in the role we play through food and drink.

We believe that attracting and developing employees, who reflect the diversity of our business and the communities in which they operate, is vital to our success. We are focused on building a high-performing and diverse team at Danone, based on each person’s unique qualities. We are also committed to offering our people a safe working environment, health and wellbeing programmes, and professional development opportunities. Ultimately, 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.

Our Values

Our four values "HOPE": HUMANISM, OPENNESS, PROXIMITY and ENTHUSIASM guide the way we behave every day, the way we work and make progress in our business, the way we connect with our communities, and the way we develop people.

Hope

Humanism: Sharing responsibility, respect for others

Attention to individuals, whether they're consumers, colleagues or fellow citizens, is at the heart of our decisions.

Openness: Curiosity, agility and dialogue

Diversity is a source of wealth and change as well as a constant opportunity.

Proximity: Accessibility, authenticity and empathy

Engaging with communities in our common quest to find better health through better food for the greatest number.

Enthusiasm: Boldness, passion and appetite

There are no limits. There are only obstacles to be overcome.

Embracing The "squiggly" career path

Learning and Devleopment

Squiggly careers embrace nonlinear paths, transferable skills, and constant learning. We recognise there is no longer a 'one size fits all’ approach to careers, learning and development.

At Danone Ireland, our employees are in the driving seat of their career and are encouraged to explore what is possible to develop new skills. They design their own purposeful career and are supported and inspired to achieve their goals.

Always learning

We believe an 'always learning' mindset is the key to unlocking both our individual development and our collective strengths and performance as a business.

We offer learning & development for every employee to ‘learn their way’ through relevant, inclusive and accessible development opportunities that enable personal and business growth, now and for the future. If we want to grow our business, we have to grow our people. 

To support this vision, we focus our efforts on equipping all employees with the tools and techniques to define their development needs, ensuring we have the right development options in place to support these needs, and strive to deliver these in the most inclusive way.

Skills Based Development

To enable diversity and a breadth of career opportunities for all in Danone and ensure we are ready for the jobs of the future to meet the challenges of tomorrow, we base our development around skills.

These can be functional, leadership, or transversal and are selected based on our employees' development needs now and for future roles.

Tailored Learning Journey

We understand that 70% of learning comes from on-the-job experiences, so feedback and practice are key to embedding new skills into daily habits. 20% of learning emerges from interactions with others; so we have dedicated peer learning sessions and an internal coaching programme to support with this. But we also know the power of dedicated learning time – this essential 10% comes from training.

Our employees have access to local and global opportunities, from in-person training sessions to immersive virtual experiences, and a wealth of digital learning.

Early Year Careers in Danone Ireland

Our early career opportunities are designed to empower our new starters on their professional journey, ensuring they have the skills and knowledge needed to thrive in their chosen careers.

We provide a comprehensive onboarding experience, designed to set our people up for success from day one. This includes access to high-quality learning and development support, peer-to-peer coaching series and a series of business knowledge to help people get to grips not only with their own roles, but with their wider understanding of Danone.

Our early careers programme is designed to help people seamlessly transition into their target role, equipped with the skills and knowledge to succeed, excel and advance within Danone.

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Staying safe at work

Health And Safety

At Danone, people are at the centre of everything we do and are at the heart of our business. With that, we take safety, health and wellbeing aspects into account in all our business decisions.

Our WISE2 Programme supports our Danoners to feel safe at work. We strive for a caring workplace culture where people can return home safely at the end of every working day. In order to establish a strong safety culture, we set and follow global and local policies and standards.

Our HOPE values believe that health, safety and wellbeing should always come first. We contiuously review our progress and we create, apply and regularly revise our rules for a safe and healthy working environment for all.

Health and Wellbeing

At Danone we believe our purpose as a business is to nourish life. We live that internally by building a culture that supports a healthy working environment and by providing the opportunities for all our employees to take care of their holistic health, safety & wellbeing.

The opportunities and benefits we offer are a true representation of our diverse employees and their evolving needs. We champion health & wellbeing at all levels across Danone UK & Ireland, encouraged and enabled by people managers who embed safety and wellbeing into everything that we do.

Our Be Well Program is focused on three key pillars:

Mental Wellness: Be capable and resilient to achieve emotional balance