cLEAN partner

Are you a "get-it-done" kind of person and ready to optimise the way we work? Do you have a passion for LEAN methodologies and continuous improvement? Novo Nordisk is looking for a LEAN Partner to join our LEAN team in API M2, Kalundborg. If that sounds like you, read on and apply today for a life-changing career.

The position
As a LEAN Partner, you'll play a pivotal role in improving our LEAN standards, coaching managers, planning and executing workshops and preparing the M2 organization for the future. The job is across our manufacturing facilities which is undergoing large changes and getting ready to up-scale production, while focusing on continuously improving the core processes.

Responsibilities will include: 
•    Enhance LEAN standards, visual management systems and drive continuous improvement.
•    Coach managers, production teams and Support teams in LEAN systems like Performance boards, planning overview and problem solving.
•    Collaborate across multiple API production sites and educate LEAN thinking to new employees across API business area, as a part of our cLEAN training community.

Be part of building a diverse and engaged LEAN team of 5 awesome LEAN partners, that support our 7 departments in M2.

Qualifications
You will mostly be active at our Kalundborg office, with mornings on the shop floor in the factories and afternoons with your colleagues in the LEAN team. Additionally, 2-3 days a month will be spent off-site (in Kalundborg), at our LEAN academy training location, training new employees in LEAN fundamentals and Problem Solving. You will receive thorough onboarding and sufficient training with a buddy from the team on how we apply LEAN in Novo Nordisk, along with the flexibility to occasionally work from home. Join us and help shape the future of healthcare – in a LEAN way!

To succeed in this role, you have:
•    Academic degree in a relevant field or work experience from a similar industry.
•    Strong LEAN toolbox and hands-on shop floor experience.
•    Good coaching and stakeholder management skills.
•    Ability to translate data into visual understanding and drive smaller optimization projects – eg. Scrum Master experience.
•    Fluent in English and Danish.

Desired qualifications:
•    Experience with LEAN way of thinking, PDCA, VSM, Kaizen, A3 and other problem-solving tools – you know how to tell the story with data.
•    Leadership or Project management experience and you enjoy communicating and coordinating with many stakeholders.

About the department
M2 is a part of the Novo Nordisk API manufacturing, based in Kalundborg. We are approx. 750 Employees in 7 departments; Fermentation, Recovery, Purification, QC laboratory, Business Support, Projects & strategi and Maintenance.

Working at Novo Nordisk
At Novo Nordisk, we don't wait for change. We drive change. We are 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 and strive for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop; we seize them. Working at Novo Nordisk means working towards something greater than ourselves, and it's a collective effort. Novo Nordisk relies on the collective potential and collaboration of its more than 47,000 employees to make life better for millions of patients living with diabetes and other chronic diseases.
Together, we move forward. Together, we change lives.

Contact
For further questions, please contact Louise Lind Nielsen, LOUL, at +45 3448 1835 or Torben Buur Stourgaard, TBSU at+45 3075 0926.

Deadline
31 October 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.