Advanced Production Engineer

Are you passionate about maintenance, process optimisation, equipment efficiency and data driven improvements related to equipment? Do you want to be part of a great team supporting our production to reach new production goals? 

If so, join us as an Advanced Production Engineer based in Hjoerring and play a key role in ensuring continuously improvement and further optimization of our packaging lines.

Apply for a life-changing career as we have one open position in our maintenance team!

The Position

As an Advanced Production Engineer, you will be part of Finished Product Manufacturing (FPM) Needle manufacturing site Hjørring. You will join a team of 28 employees, where collaboration and support are at the heart of everything we do.

With your closest colleagues, you be responsible for ensuring the right level of maintenance and the highest possible equipment efficiency. You will also have a key role in driving a databased approach with a LEAN mindset, and as such implement continuous improvements.

Your main tasks will be to: 

• Drive or participate in projects related to process optimization and implementation
• Focus on the day-to-day performance, and supply data accordingly.
• Play an active role in ensuring the validated state of our production equipment, with a maintenance perspective.
• Support the team with a databased approach to optimize mechanical issues related to the packaging process.
• Identify improvement possibilities.

With a strong sense of belonging, we work together seamlessly to achieve our common goals for our needle manufacturing. 

Qualifications

Your experiences include:

• An academic background in engineering or another relevant scientific field.
• Experience within maintenance of automated production equipment. Packaging area experience is advantageous.
• Strong GMP mindset combined with strong documentation skills. 
• Collecting and analysing data.
• Knowledge of equipment and a flair for IT.

On a personal level, you see yourself as being open minded, curious and self-driven to achieve first-class results with quality in mind, aligning with our site’s commitment to advancing to the next level. You have a structured and data-based approach to problem-solving and the ability to collaborate with colleagues from different background are key to succeed in this role. We will welcome a colleague who can navigate many deadlines and shifting priorities within a production environment.

About the department

You will be part of our or Pack maintenance team and have 28 close colleagues.
Needle Manufacturing in Hjørring is responsible for the internal production of pen needles and quality control of all Novo Nordisk pen needles produced both internal and external. We are organised into seven departments with more than 440 employees dedicated to ensuring the supply of pen needles to Novo Nordisk. Our team is driven by a quality mindset, and we pride ourselves on being a workplace where our can-do spirit and high ambitions come together to create great results for the benefit of our patients.

Working at Novo Nordisk

At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for change. We drive it. We’re a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future. We embrace the spirit of experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop, we seize them. From research and development, through to manufacturing, marketing and sales – we’re all working to move the needle on patient care.

Contact

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out to Henrik Christensen (Manager, Packaging Maintenance) at: +45-30793756
 
Deadline

19 January 2025
You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few sentences about why you are applying in your resume or CV. To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo in your CV.

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants. 

At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.