Are you passionate about hands-on work that directly impacts the environment? Do you have a keen interest in working on environmental initiatives across the entire value chain of environmental initiatives in close collaboration with stakeholders? Are you someone who seeks a variety of tasks, and would like to contribute to help the growing Novo Nordisk Pharmatech (NNPR) reach its ambitious goal of zero environmental impact by 2030?
If your answer to the above questions is yes, then this job is a wonderful opportunity to join a committed department and be part of our exciting journey to expand and scale up our business in a sustainable way.
The position
As an Environmental Supporter, you will work closely with Environmental Partners and other colleagues in the Environment team to ensure compliance with external and internal environmental regulations and policies. You will support the identification and mitigation of environmental risks, the development and implementation of environmental training programs, and the collaboration with stakeholders across the entire value chain, from production to projects. As part of the job, you will be working with waste management, polluted soil, excavation, external noise, energy, ground- and wastewater by:
• Driving daily processes to make Environmental operations run smoothly.
• Direct involvement in operational tasks such as data collection, sampling, and drive dialogue and coordination with e.g., production and workshop personnel.
• Providing environmental support (e.g., during spillage, waste management) to shop floor operations, ensuring compliance and sustainable practices.
• Collaborating and coordinating with the entire value chain to ensure effective and efficient execution of tasks.
• Supporting and driving preventive work and innovative solutions to ensure an environmentally safe production and get us closer to our environmental targets.
• Working directly on the shop floor through daily dialogues with a wide range of stakeholders to establish and maintain an open, trustworthy, and professional relationship.
Qualifications
To thrive in this role, we envision that you have:
• Professional Experience: A minimum of 2 years of experience with environmental work, ideally from a pharmaceutical/biopharmaceutical production or laboratory settings.
• Educational Background: A relevant intermediate higher education in a relevant field, such as Environmental Technician.
• Language Skills: Danish (Professional Fluency), English (Functional Fluency)
• Balanced Approach: To have a hands-on approach while also being able to provide support with administrative desk work that considers both the environment and business needs.
As an individual, you are driven, with an optimistic attitude that enables you to pursue key focus areas and achieve results. Furthermore, you are comfortable and skilled at communicating with people with diverse backgrounds. You have a qualitative and analytical mindset that gives you a proactive, structured, and systematic approach to tasks. Finally, your colleagues see you as highly motivated, flexible, and friendly, but also persistent and able to get things done. You are a person who thrives on interacting with plenty of different people during a workday.
About the department
You will join the Environment team at NNPR, part of Sustainability Partnering, alongside Health and Safety. Focusing specifically on the Environment team, we are a dedicated group of 9 employees who work diligently to support NNPR. We place a strong emphasis on fostering a 'diversity and inclusivity' mindset, while also prioritizing a fun and inquisitive working environment.
Novo Nordisk Pharmatech A/S is a 100% owned subsidiary of Novo Nordisk located in Køge. We have more than 400 people covering the entire value chain from Research & Development and Business Development to Manufacturing, Marketing and Sales. NNPR is a global and leading manufacturer of pharmaceutical ingredients for the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries. Our purpose is to enable better medicines by providing sustainable pharmaceutical materials through innovative and customized solutions. Our product range consists of Quaternary ammonium compounds (Quats), Recombinant Insulin, Customized Purification Resins, and Specialty Enzymes.
Working at Novo Nordisk
At Novo Nordisk, we do not wait for change. We drive it. 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, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop, we seize them. We are all working to move the needle on patient care, from research and development through manufacturing, to sales and marketing.
Contact
If you would like to know more about the position, please contact Kjertan Lyster, the manager of the Environment department, at +45 31 97 00 70.
Deadline
2nd June 2024
Applications will be evaluated continuously, and candidates may be called for an interview before the deadline, so please apply as soon as you can. You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few lines about your motivation in your CV or resume. Additionally, please do not attach photos to your CV as this allows for a better and more fair process. 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.