Process Support Manager

Do you have a strong leadership background? Are you able to grasp complex processes, systems and problems? Do you have the skills to motivate, develop and set a clear direction for your team?  

 If so, then you might be our next Process Support Manager. Apply now for a life changing career!

The position
As our Process Support Manager, you will be heading up a team of professionals and technicians of New Finished Product Manufacturing Single Dose Device Department (FPM KA SDD) in Kalundborg. You will be a key part of our teams and your primary responsibility will be to develop a highly engaged process support team to achieve break through targets and support your colleagues with a fast ramp-up in assembly and packaging lines. You will be responsible for delivering a stable process according to the schedule, while having an eye for optimising the workflow. 

Your responsibilities will include:

• Hire and manage personnel in the production area 

• Ensure compliance with production targets and quality procedures

• Coordinate training plan execution and workflow in the area 

• Ensure reliability and availability of production data 

• Coordinate LEAN projects and benchmark best practices 

As a Process Support Manager, you will negotiate cross-departmental demands, implement agreed actions, and coordinate internal and external audits. You will provide technical and behavioral feedback to professionals and technicians, oversee safety and EHS issues in the production area, participate in environmental protection initiatives and projects, and coach the production team in KATA for people development and growth mindset. You will also ensure collaboration with relevant stakeholders and the best utilization of the resources and may be assigned other tasks by the senior production manager according to business needs.

Qualifications
To succeed in this role, you have:

• A relevant educational background within Natural Sciences, Engineering, Business, or related fields

• Experience working in the quality area in the pharmaceutical industry and have profound knowledge of GMP and Quality Management Systems 

• Experience in working with product defect investigations or recall situation

• A broad and well-proven leadership toolbox and experience building teams

• Lean experience is considered an advantage

• Professional proficiency in English; knowledge of Danish is considered an advantage

On a personal level, you demonstrate inclusive leadership by valuing and actively listening to diverse perspectives, while keeping a strategic overview to ensure collaboration across business functions. Additionally, you can prioritize the wellbeing and development of your team, while optimizing and preparing our processes for the future. Good communication and facilitation skills are essential for this role. As a Process Support Manager, you will also serve as a role model for our behavioral goals, creating a culture that supports our common purpose of driving change to defeat diabetes and other serious chronic diseases. 

About the department
We are responsible for the implementation and operation for assembly and packaging of our medical devices. While we continually improve and update our process, we are also a launch site with responsibility for implementing and validating new products and production equipment. Finally, we are also deeply involved in capacity expansions and are currently in the early stages of the project to build completely new assembly and packaging lines.

Working at Novo Nordisk
At Novo Nordisk, your skills, dedication, and ambition help us change lives for the better. In exchange, we offer you an opportunity to work with extraordinary talent and benefit from a range of possibilities for professional and personal development.

Contact
For any questions, please contact Helton Benichio, Senior Managerat [email protected].

Deadline
26 June 2024.

You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few sentences about your motivation to apply in your 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.