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Novo Nordisk Health & Safety Professional - FFEx in Clayton, North Carolina
About the Department
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.
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
Provide leadership & support in attaining a safe working environment, provide direct support to all stake holders, technical direction from Sr Safety Professional(s) and maintain & report safety data.
Relationships
Reportst to Manager, EHS.
Essential Functions
Follow all safety & environmental requirements in the performance of duties
Implementation of safety programs
Support Stake holders with safety management
Provide safety expertise & solutions to all managers & projects for resolving known or potential issues
Provide safety training & tools for the core processes to improve safety performance
Communicate safety performance statistics on a monthly/weekly basis
Review all recordable accidents & coach root cause analysis, corrective & preventive actions to stakeholders
Provide backup support for the ISO14001 system
Increase the awareness of safety through various communication tools
Follow all safety and environmental requirements in the performance of duties
Other accountabilities, as assigned
Physical Requirements
May move equipment &/or supplies weighing up to 33 pounds within the facility using various body positions. May be required to be on your feet for up to a 12-hour shift. May required corrected vision to 20/20 or based on role. Ability to do close precision work with their hands. Must be able to remain in a stationary position (sitting and standing) 50% of the time. Occasionally ascends/descends a ladder. May be required to work at elevated heights. May require the ability to work in loud noise environments with hearing protections.
Qualifications
Associate's degree in Environmental, Health & Safety or a relevant field of study from an accredited university required
Minimum of five (5) years of safety experience required, preferably in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment
Full knowledge of OSHA regulations required
Excellent skills in root cause analysis for analyzing accidents required
Working knowledge of ISO 45001 preferred
Working knowledge of data systems & analytical tools, to include Tableau, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint & EHS portal (Cority) a plus
Pharmaceutical experience preferred
Good communication & writing skills required
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.
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