To meet the increasing demand for current and future treatments in serious chronic diseases, we are looking into expanding our global manufacturing footprint in Ireland.

This is an exciting challenge and a chance to make a lasting impact. You will be joining a newly established and growing area in our company, responsible for designing, planning, and building all major fill & finish expansion projects across Novo Nordisk to meet the needs of millions of patients. You will be part of a global team who will develop the pharma facilities of the future and work with advanced technology to rethink our fill & finish facilities.

Once final approvals have been obtained and the facility, located in West Dublin, is in operation, it will be part of Novo Nordisk’s global network of manufacturing facilities. Join us as we build the future for patients and design facilities, we will be proud of for decades.

The position
Responsible for utilities/facilities engineering strategy, process development & management for the site expansion project. Lead & mentor facilities / utilities team, to include creating & maintaining a positive working relationship with site, corporate & global stakeholders. Manage cost, quality & delivery of utilities within budget & alignment with production schedule.

You have the following task:

• Build, manage & strategically direct the utilities team, comprised of internal employees (managers & technical individual contributors) & external contractors, to include staff selection, coaching/developing, performance management for internal employees & setting department objectives & expectations
• Ensure Good Engineering Practice implementation within the Facilities / Utilities discipline, to include alignment with NN requirements
• Oversee the development of the document management & progress tracking system
• Oversee the development & implementation of engineering systems (PDM, PSM & 5S)
• Drive continuous process improvement using cLEAN® tools including SPS, process confirmation, & leading key performance indicators
• Guide & make technical decisions for the strategy & cGMP/regulatory compliance
• Prioritize tasks, ensures timeline adherence, & delivers progression report out based on schedule
  
  
  
  

Qualifications

The ideal candidate:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field of study in an accredited university required
• Master’s degree in engineering or related field of study preferred
• Min of eight (8) years of engineering, maintenance &/or operations experience in a manufacturing environment required, preferably in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment
• LEAN experience required, preferably certified within Novo Nordisk framework
• Ability to drive process solutions by working proactively with a broad range of user stakeholders required
• Advanced knowledge of black utilities systems that includes chilled water, plant steam, compressed air, electrical distribution & potable water, fire, waste systems & wastewater required
• Advanced knowledge of clean utilities systems that includes process water, clean steam, process air, vacuum, cryogenic storage required
• Advanced knowledge of raw material & hazardous waste handling processes in the pharmaceutical industry required
  
  
  
  

About The Department

You will be joining Fill & Finish Expansions. The area is anchored in Product Supply, Quality & IT, which globally employ approximately 20,000 of Novo Nordisk’s 50,000 employees.

Fill & Finish Expansions is a newly established and growing area with the responsibility to design, plan and build all major fill & finish expansion projects across PSQIT to serve the needs of millions of patients.

We do it by rethinking our fill & finish facilities with the use of modern technology. We are setting the standards for the facilities of the future, designing facilities we will still be proud of 20 years from now.

Fill & Finish Expansions has a global approach, where you will be working with multiple sites and cultures across the world.

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. From research and development to manufacturing, marketing, and sales – we’re all working to move the needle on patient care.

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.