Process Engineering Technician - FP Assembly - FFEx

Novo Nordisk - Clayton, NC

Full-time - Mid Level

Clayton, NC

10,001+ employees

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods

About the position

You will be joining Fill & Finish Expansions (FFEx), which is responsible for all major expansion activities within aseptic production, solid dosage forms, finished products, fill & finish warehousing, and QC across all production areas in Product Supply. The area is anchored in Product Supply, Quality & IT, which globally employ approx. 20,000 of Novo Nordisk's 50,000 employees. FFEx is a newly established and growing area with the responsibility to design, plan, and build all new aseptic filling capacity across Novo Nordisk to serve the needs of millions of patients. We do it by rethinking our production facilities with the use of modern technology, as we are setting the standards for the aseptic production of the future. Facilities designed today which we will still be proud of 20 years from now. FF Expansions has a global approach, where you will be working with multiple sites and cultures across the world.

Responsibilities

• Improve & support systems/equipment reliability & performance in core processes.
• Support Process Engineers in process performance & reliability improvements.
• Event & process analysis via root cause analysis (RCA) tools & techniques.
• Implement / maintain reliability centered maintenance (RCM) within core processes.
• Development & implementation of equipment reliability improvement projects.
• Maintain standards for procedures & maintenance plans.
• Design / Re-design / Evaluation / Optimization of systems & equipment.
• Support and/or execution of Engineering studies, testing (FAT's, SAT's) & validation protocols.
• Coaching Process Maintenance Technicians.
• Systems trainer.
• Other accountabilities as assigned.

Requirements

• Associate's degree in a relevant technical field or equivalent combination of education & experience preferred.
• Minimum of seven (7) years of applicable relevant work experience preferred.
• Proven practical experience in both equipment maintenance & process improvements required.
• Experience with engineering, validation, manufacturing/pharma manufacturing and/or experience in formulation preferred.
• Experience in LEAN and/or Six Sigma preferred.
• Demonstrates knowledge in the following systems: Instrument & electrical, mechanical, process improvement methodologies, pharmaceutical utilities, process development, product transfer & chemical properties preferred.
• Knowledgeable in controls & control systems, e.g. SCADA, PLC, PCS & BMS preferred.
• Experience with MS Office applications like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc. preferred.
• Proven expertise in planning/organization/execution of maintenance/production/process activities, following up on results & revising the work plan for complex problems being resolved by cross functional teams preferred.
• Proven experience with project planning, execution & management preferred.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing environments.
• Familiarity with regulatory compliance in the pharmaceutical industry.

Benefits

• Leading pay and annual performance bonus for all positions
• 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