Department LEAN Partner

Do you have experience with leading process improvement with hands-on experience in coaching colleagues? Are you passionate about continuously improving ways of working?

Then you are welcome to the team as Department LEAN Partner based in Gentofte! Join us for a life-changing career!

The position

As Department LEAN Partner, you will work closely with the department Director and will be part of the management group to have a pivotal role in driving LEAN methodologies, tools, and management systems, to foster a culture of continuous improvement and enhancing knowledge and promoting a LEAN thinking mindset.  
 

You will be involved in:
 

• Coaching, guiding, coordinating, and supporting shop floor, specialists, and leaders regarding Leader Standard Work (LSW) and participation in management related activities.
• Enhance production and information processes with classical and statistical tools, including value stream mapping, statistical process control, and more.
• Improve our digital/automation tools (digitalisation, electronic records and data-capture, robotics, etc.) with responsibility for identification, design, and implementation.
• Enhance and optimize LEAN tools and systems department-wide, including visual management, problem-solving, standardisation, waste reduction, and more.
• Promote standardization, learning integration, and effective training as the foundation of operational excellence.
   

You will have the opportunity to participate in our LEAN network, share knowledge, promote strategic alignment, and collaborate with peers in other departments to gain insight into cross-functional tasks and challenges, such as Hoshin Kanri-based target setting and program implementation.
 

Qualifications

Your experiences may include:

• A relevant academic degree with 2+ years of experience coaching leaders.
• A solid LEAN toolbox and proven track records of results within a manufacturing environment – preferably in a highly regulated environment.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills at all levels and experience implementing change.
• Hands-on experience in improving visual management and driving data-driven decision making.
   

As a person, you see yourself as being proactive, systematic, logical and solution orientated in your approach. You are curious and open-minded to new ideas and challenges and possess excellent communication skills with the ability to network and build trust and relationships with senior leaders and employees.

About the department

BRD Aseptic Production Gentofte (BRD AP GE) Technical Service is a technical department with approximately 80 employees with many different skills and education, delivering technical services and utilities to the other production departments at Gentofte and Kirke Værløse sites in general. Deliveries include Water for Injection (WFI), clean steam, compressed air, various gases, cooling, ventilation, and HVAC. Besides the production and supply of utilities, the department delivers several other services all over Novo Nordisk, e.g., Calibration and Metrology tasks. The department is responsible for an expansive project portfolio and has a dedicated team to support and deliver on this.

Working at BRD, Novo Nordisk

BRD is part of Novo Nordisk Product Supply, which is a global production network at the forefront of technology and in quality production of pharmaceutical products. In BRD we are not only supplying all Novo Nordisk products for Rare Diseases, but also using our competences in Biotech to support the growing efforts into completely new production platforms and therapy areas for Novo Nordisk.
 

We are app. 3400 colleagues committed to drive change for people with serious chronic diseases. We produce our life-saving medicines out of five state-of-the-art production sites in Denmark and United States - covering the entire production value chain where raw materials are cultivated, purified, formulated, filled, assembled in devices, packed, and distributed across the globe. Not only are we making a difference for patients – we are also stiving to make a difference for our employees by promoting a learning culture with high level of trust, innovation, and development for everyone. Are you ready for a life-changing career?
 

Contact

If you want to know more about the position, please contact Lars Skibild, Director Technical Service at +4530796576.

Deadline
5 May 2024

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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.