The PositionLead tactical & long-term strategic activities to drive process & technical improvements within respective department & ensure technical & maintenance standardization across shift teams. Contribute to a positive, constructive & ambitious work environment in department leadership team, as well as in own area of responsibility. Ensure engagement, motivation & development of employees in team.
RelationshipsReports to VP, Aseptic Production, Sr Director, Finished Production or Project Director.
Essential Functions- Accountable for ensuring maximum up time of equipment to support site production schedules
- Development of long-term technical & process improvement plans
- Ensure robust processes are in place to exceed all quality objectives, specifications & requirements
- Drive process performance to meet business & customer needs
- Championing systematic problem solving (SPS) process
- Process confirmation of technical & maintenance standards
- Drive technical & maintenance standardization & collaboration across teams
- Ensure collaboration across sites via applicable process groups
- Ensure completion of high-level projects & investigations
- Owner of departmental master plan for technical improvements
- Coach, develop & engage direct reports, focusing on the NNWay essentials
- Process group responsibilities representing the Clayton site & contributing globally to better/best practices & projects for manufacturing efficiency & compliance
- Ensure employees have individual development plans (IDP), with annual goals and measurements that are consistent with the priorities of the business, to include:
- Conducting interim reviews to ensure their performance is focused on those priorities, and they understand their accountability for results and the measurement process
- Ensure that the IDP forms include completed learning and aspiration plans and are in place for all reporting personnel to enable the achievement of goals and capability to assume increased levels of responsibility
- Follow all safety and environmental requirements in the performance of duties
- Other accountabilities, as assigned
Physical RequirementsAbility 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).
Development Of PeopleSupervisory. Ensure that reporting personnel have individual development plans (IDP), with annual goals and measurements that are consistent with the priorities of the business and that interim reviews are held so that their work is focused on those priorities and they understand their level of accountability for results and the measurement process. Ensure that the IDP forms include completed learning and aspiration plans and are in place for all reporting personnel to enable the achievement of goals and capability to assume increased levels of responsibility. Manage the application and communication of all Novo Nordisk policies, procedures and Novo Nordisk Way.
Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field of study from an accredited university required
- Master's degree from an accredited university or industry equivalent experience preferred
- Minimum of seven (7) years of manufacturing environment experience required, preferably in the pharmaceutical or other regulated industries
- Minimum seven (7) years of leadership (direct or indirect) experience in engineering, manufacturing, or maintenance required, with a preference toward pharmaceutical or other regulated industries
- Experience driving process improvements/design using systematic methodologies, LEAN & Six Sigma strongly preferred
