Associate Automation Engineer
About the role
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.
Essential Functions
- Support plans to maintain & improve process control systems
- Demonstrate awareness of systematic problem-solving in everyday life
- Schedule & execute plans in coordination with operations schedules
- Own self-development & initiative to build an understanding of automation applications & systems
- Adhere to the automation standards & implement the necessary changes to the automation-related specifications & maintenance plans
- Support Engineering Technicians
- Aid in coaching & training colleagues & stakeholders
- Operate in compliance with a quality first mindset
- Assist in implementing process changes & investigating process deviations
- Work closely with operations to identify process gaps & focus on continuous improvement
- Support corporate, PS , local IT, & local stakeholder initiatives & projects
- Govern behavior based on the Novo Nordisk Way
- 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
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in engineering or related field of study from an accredited university required
- May consider an Associate’s degree in engineering or related field from an accredited university with two (2) years of engineering experience in process-based manufacturing, utility, &/or packaging systems required
- May consider a High School Degree/GED with four (4) years of engineering experience in process-based manufacturing, utility, &/or packaging systems required
- Minimum of two (2) years engineering experience in process-based manufacturing, utility, &/or packaging systems preferred
- Technical/Process/Functional knowledge preferred
- Knowledgeable in the following technologies: PLC, DCS/SCADA, MES, Oracle, MS SQL (databases), Historian, general controls a plus
- Organization/Planning: Knowledge in planning/organization, follow-up & completion a plus