Manager for Decoration Equipment Team

Are you ready to motivate and lead a team of highly skilled engineers and technicians? 

Are you eager to combine strong leadership skills with technical knowledge?

Then this might be the right next step for you, apply today for a life-changing career!
 

The position
As Manager for the Decoration Equipment team, you will be responsible for currently 12 dedicated employees with strong professional experience whose main task is to execute all activities from ordering equipment at Danish and international equipment manufacturers to handover to the manufacturing organisations in a global CMO network.

Your main responsibilities will be to ensure:

• Manager for Decoration Equipment TeamEmployee and team motivation and engagement through coaching and sparring
• Manager for Decoration Equipment TeamDevelopment of skills and training of employees
• Manager for Decoration Equipment TeamSetting and implementing technical and strategic direction for the team
• Manager for Decoration Equipment TeamEffective collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
• Manager for Decoration Equipment TeamTimely execution of equipment commissioning projects
• Manager for Decoration Equipment TeamEffective and data-driven problem solving, with the application of cLEAN principles

In your role as Manager, you will become part of the department’s leadership team of currently 4 leaders, a department assistant, and the department head. We oversee and deliver to a large project portfolio and play an active role in many different projects with high technical complexity and involvement with many internal and external stakeholders.

This position offers a unique opportunity for personal and professional development as you apply and refine your management skills in a device area of significant business importance. 
 

Qualifications
As a manager you are motivated by creating high team commitment and strong collaborative environments - both internally in your team, across the organization, and towards external stakeholders.

You work closely with your team to raise the professional level and ensure a culture that supports continuous improvement and optimizing ways of working.

Your quality mindset and business sense are well-developed, and you are a team player. You navigate both short-term challenges and long-term organizational development adeptly. You thrive in a fast passed environment.

To succeed in this position, you should meet these main qualifications:

• Manager for Decoration Equipment TeamAt least 3 years of management experience
• Manager for Decoration Equipment TeamA degree in Engineering (e.g. mechanical/production), Science, or another relevant field
• Manager for Decoration Equipment TeamExperience with automated manufacturing equipment is a clear advantage
• Manager for Decoration Equipment TeamExperience in the pharmaceutical or medical device industry is a plus and so is knowledge of operation of automated production equipment and validation
• Manager for Decoration Equipment TeamFluent in English, both in speaking and writing, and proficient in Danish, which is a plus

As your team members often travel to equipment suppliers and production sites, you must have a strong ability to maintain a well-connected and collaborating team although the full team will only meet physically now and then.

You should expect 10-20 days of travel a year.

About the department
You will join the department Component Capacity Expansion, part of Finished Products Manufacturing, Science and Technology (FPMSAT) in Hillerød, Denmark. We are currently 60+ highly motivated colleagues, working in 5 teams. The department, including this team, will expand further in the future.

We are responsible for technical sourcing and commissioning of new moulding equipment for plastic components in the global network of Equipment Suppliers and Contract Manufactures to ensure production capacity expansion of plastic components across device platforms.

We are dedicated to delivering strong results that add to the success of Novo Nordisk by ensuring high quality components at a competitive cost for our customers within injection devices.

We share a relaxed tone, and we are proud to never compromise on quality or safety.

Working at Novo Nordisk
At Novo Nordisk, your skills and dedication help us change lives for the better. In exchange, we offer you an opportunity to work with extraordinarily talented personnel and allow you to benefit from a range of possibilities for professional and personal development.
 
Contact
To know more about the position please reach out to Director, Thomas Kiib Kristensen at +45 3448 7796

Deadline
12 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.