Associate Manager for maintenance team

Are you ready to take the next step in your career and lead a team responsible for ensuring stable operation of two conventional filling lines? Does your leadership style reflect on being close to your team on the shopfloor and support them to deliver great results? If so, then this might be the right opportunity for you to join us and help patients living with diabetes or obesity. You can be part of a life-changing career!

The Position
As an Associate Manager, you will have direct management responsibility for a team of around 16 mechanics and the responsibility for ensuring stable operation of two conventional filling lines. You can look forward to a job where you will have the opportunity to gain close knowledge of the production processes at Novo Nordisk, as well as an increased business understanding. There is an opportunity to create strong professional, personal and management development through the job.
The main tasks will be to:
•    Lead and manage the maintenance team
•    Ensure stable performance of our filling lines and set the direction for the team
•    Work according to LEAN principles and ensure that these are part of our way of working i.e. drive systematic problem solving and ensure continuous improvement
•    Foster a good working environment with focus on empowerment 
•    Encourage collaboration and sharing of knowledge across teams and departments.
 
Qualifications
To succeed in this role, you have:
•    Background within engineering, skilled worker (mechanical background) or similar
•    Some years of experience in management, preferably from pharmaceutical industry
•    Knowledge of GxP regulated production and ability to work under restrictive regulations
•    Danish and English language proficiency
 
Moreover, you have strong analytical skills combined with a constructive approach to problem-solving and focus on finding sustainable solutions together with your colleagues. You listen respectfully, analyze problems concretely and in a holistic perspective, as well as create optimal solutions. It is important that you can motivate and involve your employees through your own great commitment.
  
About the Department
You will be part of Aseptic Manufacturing Bagsværd (AM BA), which is an aseptic production facility with approx. 800 employees producing diabetes and obesity products for patients around the world – both for market but also for clinical trials. The factory is wide-ranging and includes, among other things, washing and sterilization, formulation, filling, and inspection. The production is characterized by complex processes that require employees with high professionalism, great commitment, and a solution-oriented attitude.
 
The department, Line Filling Operations has approx. 160 employees. Our filling lines run 24-7, and our employees work on 3 shift rotation. You will be part of a leadership team of 8 leaders with different level of experience, 6 leaders have the responsibility for operation of the filling lines, and 2 leaders have the responsibility for the maintenance team. We work close together and support each other, but most importantly we have fun and value a good sense of humor.
 
Working at Novo Nordisk
At Novo Nordisk, we drive change for patients living with a serious chronic disease. 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.
 
Contact
If you want to know more about the position, please contact hiring manager, Senior Manager Kristine Mikkelsen on +45 30799261 or Associate Manager Claus Christensen on +45 30753420.
If calling about the position, please call between 12.00 and 15.00 and preferably on normal workdays.
 
Deadline
Apply before Jan 6th, 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.