Associate Manager for Skilled Workers Team

Are you ready to manage to both optimize and stabilize operation in a fast-running production environment? Can you drive engagement and results in your team? Are you motivated by driving operational performance in a huge pharmaceutical production environment? Then apply today and embark on a life-changing career with Novo Nordisk. As Associate Manager for our Skilled Workers team, where you will set the direction for an engaged and ambitious team of 19 skilled workers.

The position
In this exciting position you will be member of the management team in Packaging 3mL Department where you will be responsible for a team of high performing skilled workers. The team supports three packaging lines operating 24/7 all weekdays. The main tasks are to support the lines in an efficient way during production and to ensure preventive and corrective maintenance in compliance with internal and external requirements. You will work in close collaboration especially with the support teams and our process responsibles. You will set the direction for the team ensuring that we improve our production and quality in accordance with cGMP, to ensure that the department are able to supply patients all over the world.

As a manager you are open, loyal and honest and you enjoy creating results and a stable production through great planning and collaboration. You are not afraid of challenging status quo even though you hear “we have always done it like this and we know it works”. You manage to set clear expectations and tangible goals and communicate them clearly, ensuring that everyone knows how to be successful in their role.

Qualifications

To succeed in this role, you have:

As a leader you are structured, effective, and consistent in the execution and follow-up on daily assignments. You have strong communication skill and can building strong professional relationships. You have a general understanding of what it takes to lead people on shift – meaning you also have the ability to be flexible to support both the production and also your employees in the best way. You know how to implement simple, effective systems and processes that work with the people using the systems. Additionally, you know that involvement is key to obtain ownership and empowerment.

About the department

AM Hillerød is an ambitious and business-critical area within our Finished Product with approximately 1300 employees. You will become a part of our Finished Product area, where millions of both FlexTouch and FlexPen pens are packed from our packaging lines and delivered to patients all over the world. The department consists of approximately 180 dedicated employees divided into 9 teams. We focus on cLEAN and work purposefully to optimize our processes. We value collaboration, good relationship, a strong quality mind-set and openness.