LEAN Partner I/II API

About the Department

At Novo Nordisk, we are helping to improve the quality of life for millions of people worldwide. For more than 100 years, we have led the way in diabetes care. Being part of Novo Nordisk allows our employees to embark on life-changing careers, and the opportunity to help improve the quality of life for millions of people around the world.

In NC, we operate three pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities that are responsible for fulfilling different steps in our injectable and oral treatment supply chains. Our newer Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) facility in Clayton, NC sits on 825,000 square-feet of state-of-the-art equipment, and houses the Fermentation, Recovery and Purification in the production of ingredients for Novo Nordisk's innovative oral products. At API, you'll join a global network of manufacturing professionals who are passionate about what they do.

What we offer you:

Leading pay and annual performance bonus for all positions

All employees enjoy generous paid time off including 14 paid holidays

Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance - effective day one

Guaranteed 8% 401K contribution plus individual company match option

Family Focused Benefits including 12 weeks paid parental & 6 weeks paid family medical leave

Free access to Novo Nordisk-marketed pharmaceutical products

Tuition Assistance

Life & Disability Insurance

Employee Referral Awards

At Novo Nordisk, you will find opportunities, resources, and mentorship to help grow and build your career. Are you ready to realize your potential? Join Team Novo Nordisk and help us make what matters.

The Position

Enable & inspire NNPILP to "live cLEAN " by driving continuous improvement (CI) mindset throughout the site; providing cLEAN tools, training, & expertise; supporting CI projects & initiatives.

Relationships

Reports to Manager.

Essential Functions

Assist senior team members to develop Continuous Improvement plans; identify, prioritize, & initiate CI opportunities; follow-through on Continuous Improvement activities

Provide coaching to develop the cLEAN mindset

Aid in SPS through facilitating & coaching

Support &facilitate CI kaizen workshops, problem solving workshops

Communicate across site to share best practices, success stories, ideas; collaborate across API M-US, DFP, & PS sites as appropriate

Assist in formal training in cLEAN programs across the site

Provide coaching & mentoring for 1-Star project leaders across site; develop coaching skills

Manage/lead focused cross-functional CI projects

Apply PDCA methodologies to achieve significant, measurable improvement in business, support, & production processes

Provide direction, coaching, & mentoring for site team members

Participate in execution of cLEAN site initiatives

Support change management plans for CI initiatives; develop control plans intended to sustain improvement gains

Follow all safety & environmental requirements in the performance of duties

Other accountabilities, as assigned

Physical Requirements

Ability to work in an open office environment with the possibility of frequent distraction. Ability to travel up to 10% of the time. (% can change on a case by case basis based on the role).

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, Statistics, Business, or a relevant field of study from an accredited university required

Two (2) years of experience in manufacturing, maintenance, quality assurance, engineering, supply chain, process improvement required

Demonstrated expertise in pharmaceutical or related industry preferred

Certification & demonstrated experience/results as Six Sigma Green Belt is a plus

Demonstrated competency in Lean tools & Lean Principles ( Ex.8 Wastes, Yamazumi, SMED, Value Stream Mapping, LEAN Layout, Standardized Work, & 5S) preferred

Demonstrated coaching, communication, change management, & leadership skills preferred

Strong computer skills, including experience in MS Office, Power BI, statistical analysis software, or other related software packages preferred

Demonstrated flexibility, adaptability, agility, credibility, & change management skills preferred

Proven expertise in planning/organizing, managing execution, checking results, & revising complex, cross functional projects preferred

Proven leadership skills preferred

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.

Novo Nordisk is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations.

If you are interested in applying to Novo Nordisk and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply, please call us at 1-. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

Permanent