Associate Manager for Utility Maintenance

Do you enjoy creating team spirit, commitment and empowerment? Would you like to spearhead a team of highly specialized and skilled colleagues? If yes, this is your opportunity to take your career to the next level! Apply today as you might be the Associate Manager for Utility Maintenance, we are looking for to join our production site.

The position

As our new Associate Manager, you will set the direction for our Utility Maintenance team, supporting your team of 10 employees in their daily efforts to solve tasks and challenges. You will also collaborate closely with other departments and external service providers, to ensure that the maintenance of Utility Equipment supports the ability to deliver high-quality products in a compliant and timely manner.

Some of your main tasks include:

• Creating a work environment that fosters job enthusiasm and matches the requests and capabilities of your team.
• Setting up KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) and following up accordingly to measure behavior and results.
• Leading by example and securing a high level of quality in your deliverables.

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Qualifications

To be successful in this role, we imagine you:

• Have min. a skilled worker or technical background within Maintenance.
• Possess a background in Utility equipment, ideally obtained within experience from production and maintenance processes.
• Have proven leadership experience, including direct people management.
• Are fluent in English and Danish, both written and verbal

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As a person, you enjoy working in a dynamic and complex environment. You can prioritize and take responsibility for quality and regulatory requirements when the solution is not obvious or to fit short deadlines. You thrive in the decision-making role where decisiveness, self-consciousness, and conflict management are key words, and you know how to win acceptance through direct and clear communication. You are analytical and structured, with an eye for details. You have a sense of initiative combined with empathy to support and engage your team. Finally, you know how to give feedback, coach, and develop employees.

About the department

The Utility Maintenance team consists of 10 highly committed and skilled employees who are responsible for the maintenance of utility equipment for the entire site and cooperation with external service providers. You will be part of the Process Support department management group of 6 managers who is responsible for ensuring high-level support to our stakeholders.

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

Please feel free to contact Department Manager, Kristian Lambæk, on +45 3079 5672.

Deadline

Apply before July, 21 2024.

Applications will be reviewed on a continuous basis, and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

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. To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo to your resume.

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.