Manager, Facilities team

Are you a seasoned leader ready to take on a high-impact role, where your expertise in people management and strategic vision will drive excellence and innovation at a world-class pharmaceutical production site? Do you thrive in a leadership role where you can shape strategies, oversee diverse facility operations, and contribute to the success of a site known as the “Factory of the Future”? Join us as the Manager for Facilities—apply today!

The Position

In this role, you will lead a team of 17 service-oriented professionals, overseeing facility services such as building maintenance, canteen operations, security, cleaning, gowning, compliance, and temperature control within a GMP-regulated production environment.

You will play a pivotal role in shaping project goals and strategies for the largest site expansion since 1996, covering production, offices, canteens, and gowning areas. You'll drive environmental initiatives, including 100% renewable energy, water optimization, and waste reduction, in collaboration with the Circular Factory and EHS teams.

As a leader, you'll guide the Facility team as the site’s knowledge hub, engaging in global networks and contributing to projects, processes, and strategic decisions across the site. Your visibility and active involvement will be central to your success.

To thrive, you must be motivated by the challenge of leading and coaching the Facility team daily, helping them succeed in day-to-day tasks while executing long-term goals. You will also participate in global network groups, gaining inspiration and sharing expertise with other Novo Nordisk sites.

With you at the helm, the Facility team will become the site’s facility experts, playing a crucial role in projects, processes, business cases, and strategic decisions across the site.

Qualifications

To succeed in this position, you:

• Have a relevant educational background.

• Have 3+ years of proven leadership experience, combined with a leadership toolbox.

• Thrive on setting clear direction while developing your employees.

• Have a passion for and understanding of facility management.

• Are fluent in English and Danish, both written and verbal.

You possess excellent collaboration skills, with a strong focus on managing internal and external stakeholders to achieve solutions that meet requirements and address stakeholder interests. You are structured and autonomous, enabling you to be both flexible and reliable. Your dedication and professional approach, combined with a constructive, proactive mindset, make you thrive in a challenging, fast-paced environment with ambitious and dedicated colleagues.

About the Department

The Facility Team is part of Production Support at our AM Hi site, which is a part of our global production division, Product Supply, with nearly 14,000 employees worldwide. The department consists of 100 highly qualified employees from various professional backgrounds, all working to support production and implement Novo Nordisk strategies at AM Hi.

The site features a brand-new aseptic production facility alongside assembly and packaging lines and warehouses. Here, we produce diabetes and obesity products 24/7, which are continuously distributed to patients worldwide.

Working at Novo Nordisk

At Novo Nordisk, we use our skills, dedication, and ambition to help people with diabetes and change their lives. By working with us, you will have the opportunity to do the same in a global business environment. In exchange, we offer you the opportunity to work with extraordinary talent and benefit from a wide range of possibilities for professional and personal development.

Contact

For further information, please contact Production Support Director Sabine Winther [email protected]

Deadline

February 7, 2025

Interviews will take place throughout the application period, so we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application. Instead, 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 to 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.