Production Engineer (Maternity Cover)

Are you a skilled Production Engineer with a strong understanding of quality and facility  management? 
 

Would you like to take on a role of vital importance in our highly regulated industry? 
 

Are you open to a maternity cover position where you can make an impact as Production Engineer? If so, apply today for a life-changing career where you will be joining our production site in Hjørring called Needle Manufacturing!
 

The position 
We are on the lookout for a maternity cover for our Production Engineer position with a strong understanding of quality and facility management and an understanding of “the power of teamwork”. 
 

A Production Engineer is a role of vital importance in our highly regulated industry, and you will be responsible for ensuring that the team can maintain and drive facility projects without disrupting regulated and validated production areas. 
 

Your main accountabilities will be:

• Ensuring compliance with GxP while maintaining or rebuilding areas that are GxP regulated. 
• Setting the direction to ensure a scientific and risk-based approach to facility  maintenance in GxP-regulated areas.
• Driving improvement processes in the team and its areas of responsibility.

You will have the opportunity to work closely with highly skilled stakeholders such as operators, specialists, supporters, technicians and managers  - across the organisation and on multiple management levels. 
 

Qualifications 
Your experiences include:

• An academic degree as an engineer, pharmacist or another technical/nature scientific background. 
• 2+ years of experience from a GMP related regulated environment, preferably within pharmaceutical production.
• A strong quality mindset and a pragmatic approach to problem-solving within quality framework. 
• A flair for IT and data analysis.
• Experience from Project management/coordination and risk management/ Physical security measures is highly advantageous.
• Full proficiency in spoken and written English.

On a personal level you have the capacity to create changes, set direction and independently drive cross-functional work. You see yourself as being proactive, have a structured approach to problem-solving and thrive in a production environment driven by quality, many deadlines and shifting priorities. Furthermore, you have excellent communication skills, enjoy sparring with stakeholders at all levels and the ability to communicate complex matters with simplicity and a constructive way. 

About the department
You will be part of the QC, Training & Facility Management department, specifically in our Facility & EHS team where you will have nine close colleagues. We are responsible for all facility services and maintenance of buildings, environmental improvements as well as health and safety across the site. 

We are part of Needle Manufacturing in Hjørring which is responsible for the internal production of pen needles as well as quality assurance of all Novo Nordisk pen needles produced both internal and external. We are organised into seven departments with more than 400 employees dedicated to ensuring the supply of pen needles to Novo Nordisk. We are driven by a quality mindset and pride ourselves on being a workplace where our can-do spirit and high ambitions come together to create great results for the benefit of our patients.  
 
Working at Novo Nordisk  
Novo Nordisk is its people. We know that life is anything but linear and balancing what is important at different stages of our career is never easy. That’s why we make room for diverse life situations, always putting people first. We value our employees for the unique skills they bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk is working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it’s a collective effort. Novo Nordisk relies on the joint potential and collaboration of its more than 50,000 employees. Together, we go further. Together, we’re life changing.
 

Contact 
For further information, please contact Mikkel Sontica-Skjoldman (Associate Manager) at: +45 34485797 
 
Deadline 
24 November 2024
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.