Factory Utility Engineer

Would you like to make an impact on aseptic pharma production with your utility expertise? Are you ready to make your knowledge operational for colleagues worldwide? Would you like to be part of our growing journey and support the ramp up to full scale production – or even join daily operations? Then this might be the position for you. Apply today and join us for a life-changing career! Take this rare opportunity and join Device Manufacturing & Sourcing II (DMS II). The position
As a Utility Engineer, you will be responsible for the manufacturing plant’s central utilities (compressed air, vacuum, cooling water, resin drying, raw material handling, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, etc.). You play a crucial role along the journey from concept development to full-scale operation. You collaborate closely with project managers and colleagues in device manufacturing development, bringing invaluable insights and requirements from an operational point of view. Upon finalization of the development and validation phase, you could be the process owner who is responsible for ensuring flawless, safe, and compliant operation of the different utilities. As such, you will
• Collaborating in defining requirements and concept design.
• Participating in design reviews and acceptance testing, including the review and approval of relevant documents.
• Contributing to the development of training plans and materials for operators and technicians.
• Creating operational procedures, instructions, and service and maintenance plans through close collaboration with equipment suppliers, technicians, and operators.
• Assisting in defining the validation approach, writing test and validation protocols and reports, and supporting test and validation activities.
• Monitoring equipment operational performance based on data to ensure the validated state is maintained, troubleshooting issues, initiating and overseeing improvement initiatives, and facilitating technology transfer to Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs). Qualifications
To succeed in this position, we expect you
• Hold a BSc or MSc degree in Engineering.
• Possess relevant work experience in manufacturing development and/or GMP production of medical devices, including process validation.
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills and fluency in written and spoken English." As a person, you have an inquisitive nature and can strike the right balance between driving results and looking out for the well-being of your colleagues. You are able to structure and simplify complex subject matter and focus on the most essential aspects. You are a quick learner, not afraid to admit knowledge limitations and reach out to people across the organization. You enjoy working in teams and your communication is crisp, to the point, and respectful. You speak English fluently.
About the department
Novo Nordisk is significantly increasing its manufacturing capacity across all areas to serve many more patients in the coming years. To this end, a new Device Manufacturing and sourcing business unit (DMS II) has recently been created to ensure medical device component manufacturing and pre-assembly capacity for future growth. In the years to come, we are focused on establishing a new global manufacturing network consisting of suppliers, CMOs, and high-volume manufacturing capacity internally. Our DMS II organization has just started its growth journey, and this is a unique chance to be part of a start-up environment within a large multinational organization. In the coming period, a wide range of jobs will be posted covering a multitude of fields such as supply chain, engineering, operations, project management, people management, and business administration.
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 career is not always easy. That is why we make room for different life situations and always put people first. We value our people for the unique skills they have, and we continuously work to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk means working towards something bigger than ourselves, and it is a collective effort. Novo Nordisk relies on the joined potential and collaboration of its more than 57,000 employees. Together we go further. Together we change lives. Contact
For further information, please contact Ruud Luijs, Vice President at +45 3075 4866
Deadline
24 September 2023 Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. You are welcome to send your application in English or Danish. To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo to 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.