Senior Manager, Technical Production Support (Denmark, Kalundborg)

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Kalundborg, Denmark

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Manufacturing

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Are you an experienced manager with a passion for leading leaders, prioritizing shop floor activities, and thriving in interactions with numerous stakeholders? We are seeking a Senior Manager for our Technical Production Support team in PS API Business Support in Kalundborg. This is an opportunity to lead a critical department in API production, equipped with new technology (i.e. self-driving robots), in a collaborative and innovative work environment.

If you are a highly motivated leader driven by complex challenges and a broad area of responsibility, apply today for a life-changing career!

The position
As a Senior Manager in our Technical Production Support department, you will set the direction for Metrology & Calibration and spare part handling across PS API. You will lead a team and be directly involved in daily operations, including audits, shutdowns, spare parts management, timely delivery, and deviation handling.

• Department Leadership: Lead a department focused on metrology and calibration, managing both leaders and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)
• Compliance & Quality: Handle inspections, audits and ensure compliance with quality standards (cGMP).
• Operations Management: Spare parts management, timely delivery of spare parts, calibrations, timely metrology training, deviation handling and ensuring shop floor attendance.
• Continuous Improvement: Engage in systemic problem-solving and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders, interacting with process group activities within Metrology and Maintenance, and supporting customer requests with high quality.

Your primary responsibility will be to lead and inspire your team, fostering a collaborative and productive work environment while maintaining high standards of quality and compliance. You will have a significant impact on the success of our production facilities, ensuring the reliable supply of spare parts and calibration services.

Qualifications
We realize that few people are experts at everything. But if you can nod your head at the following attributes, then you could be the person we are looking for:

• An academic background in manufacturing, pharma or engineering is preferred but not mandatory.
• Proven leadership experience, including line management, ideally in a manufacturing or technical environment.
• Experience in environments with a strong cGMP focus is important, preferably from the pharmaceutical industry or other regulated industries.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including experience working with external vendors.
• Proficiency in English is required; Danish is advantageous.

As a person, you possess excellent communication skills and a flexible attitude, capable of acting between and serving many stakeholders. You work independently and proactively, identifying necessary initiatives to support production reliably. You motivate and engage employees and stakeholders, demonstrating persistence and respect. Your high drive and work efficiency make you an effective leader in a dynamic environment.

About the department
Technical Production Support (TPS) at Novo Nordisk is a crucial function within the API Business Support. It involves various activities aimed at ensuring the smooth operation of production processes. Some key aspects include:

• Warehouse and Inventory Management: TPS handles warehouse capacity constraints and inventory control, ensuring that storage and manning are fit for future needs and support automated processes

• Metrology and Calibration: TPS is involved in metrology and calibration activities, train calibration technicians across API, proactively participating in projects and seeking innovative technologies to improve processes

• Training and Quality Support: TPS provides training resources, Quality & GMP support to improve robustness within API Business Support. This includes managing GMP-regulated work and ensuring compliance with industry standards

Contact
For further information, please contact Henrik Jørgensen, Director, Supply Chain Management and Technical Production Support, at +4530752867.

Deadline
20 October 2024.

Applications will be processed as they are received, so do not hesitate to apply.

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.