Associate Manager for Operators team

Do you want to lead a group of engaged operators? Are you looking for a career opportunity to unfold your skills within leadership? Do you want to develop the newly established team and contribute to the development of the new and ground-breaking biotech facility in Kalundborg? Join us, apply today!

The position

As an Associate Manager for the Operators in purification production, your primary role will be to build the team from the project phase and into operation. You will lead employees in your team and set direction. You will manage your team based on respect and humility and have a strong focus on their personal development.

Your key tasks will be to:

• Support your employees through sparring and decision-making, prioritization, and removal of roadblocks

• Ensure that the right competencies are available and developed

• Hire employees according to the needs defined in the ramp-up plans for the upcoming facility

• Collaborate internally with other line managers, project managers, and employees in other parts of the project organization and our sister project

Qualifications

To succeed in this role, you:

• Hold a relevant academic degree, e.g., within engineering or relevant experience from managing an operator team in a production environment

• Ideally, worked within the medical and/or pharma industry and have a solid understanding of GMP

• Possess 3+ years of management experience, e.g., from manufacturing or other relevant areas

• It is considered an advantage to have a broad and well-proven leadership toolbox

• You are fluent in both Danish and English

You have a solid understanding of people management, and as a person, you are motivated by working in a dynamic and developing environment, where there is a constant focus on improving. Your personal qualities define you as structured, self-starting, and capable of finalizing tasks. In your daily challenges, you have the personal skills that enable you to understand your employees’ processes to a necessary level so you can support them with sparring, direction, and decision-making. You have curiosity and are eager to learn and see the benefits of being present at the shop floor.

The department

We are currently building a new factory with a high focus on technology and automated processes. Our department will continue to expand over the coming years as we go from the project phase to production. In this new team, you will be collaborating closely with colleagues with backgrounds within chemistry, engineering, project management, line management, health &

safety, automation, and facility planning. We know that a diverse group of people performs the best results, and we are eager to build teams where collaboration across professional backgrounds ensures a right first-time execution of highly complex projects. You will play a vital role in building and maintaining a healthy and inspiring work culture.

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 careers 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 means working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it’s a collective effort. Together, we go further. Together, we’re life-changing.

Contact

For further information, please contact Manager Morten Lomholt, +45 30 75 35 66.

Deadline

Please apply before May, 12th 2024.

Please note that applications will be reviewed continuously, and interviews will be planned as soon as a suitable candidate is identified.

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.