Automation Engineer III Virginia

About the Department

For more than 100 years Novo Nordisk has been tackling the unmet medical needs of people living with serious chronic diseases such as diabetes & obesity. Being part of Novo Nordisk allows our employees to embark on the opportunity to help improve the quality of life for millions of people around the world.

Our new Petersburg Virginia site marks a strategic move to advance our capabilities in Emerging Technologies (ET) within Chemical API development and production. The highly experienced site is designed to strengthen and accelerate our Small Molecule (SMOL) strategy while amplifying our operational capacity. This is to safeguard and support ETs SMOL projects in the coming years aligning with our vision and strengthening our potential for growth and innovation.

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 14weeks 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

Work with business stakeholders and/or project team and vendors to ensure process control systems for existing and/or new equipment and processes are in alignment with local and global standards. Work with equipment vendors to spec equipment IFAs and requirements ensuring the equipment is ability to connect to and be used in local manufacturing meeting all requirements through people & equipment focus as well as serving as gatekeeper for standards.

Relationships

Reports Manager Senior Manager.

Essential Functions

• Support plans to maintain & improve process control systems
• Schedule & execute plans in coordination with manufacturing schedules
• Operate as automation resource on projects that involve process control systems
• Own self-development & initiative to understand the site process control systems
• Adhere to the automation standards & implement the necessary changes to the automation-related specifications & maintenance plans
• Support audits & inspections for process control systems
• Utilize the appropriate cLEAN tools within the main areas of Systematic Problem Solving process improvement & project management
• Operate within compliance with a Quality Mindset that focuses on risk management & mitigation
• Implement effective change management
• Support Corporate PS local IT & local stakeholder initiatives & projects
• Participate in the development of new SOPs best practices and maintenance procedures
• 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

• Bachelors Degree in engineering or related field of study from an accredited university required
• May consider an Associates degree in engineering or related field from an accredited university with a minimum of five (5) years of engineering experience in process-based manufacturing utility &/or packaging systems required
• May consider a High School Degree/GED with a minimum of seven (7) years of engineering experience in process-based manufacturing utility &/or packaging systems required
• Minimum of three (3) years engineering experience in process-based manufacturing utility &/or packaging systems required
• For Logistics roles only: Warehouse automation equipment a plus (Automated storage and Retrieval Systems Automated Guided vehicles Autonomous Mobile Robots and Conveyor systems)
• Knowledgeable in the following technologies: SAP EM PLC DCS/SCADA MES Oracle MS SQL (databases) Historian general controls a plus SAP EWM a plus
• Proven expertise in planning/organization/execution of engineering activities a plus
• Ability to follow-up on results & revising the work plan for moderately complex problems being resolved by cross functional teams a plus
• Ability to translate high level direction into actionable tasks that deliver results using cLEAN / Six Sigma methodologies a plus

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

Were not your typical healthcare a modern world of quick fixes we focus on solutions to defeat serious chronic diseases and promote long-term health. Our unordinary mindset is at the heart of everything we do. We seek out new ideas and put people first as we push the boundaries of science make healthcare more accessible and treat prevent and even cure diseases that affect millions of lives. Because it takes an unordinary approach to drive real lasting change in health.

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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