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Facilities Technician - Nights

Novo Nordisk AS
  • NH
    9 days ago

    Job Description

    About the Department

    Site New Hampshire, located in West Lebanon, is where Novo Nordisk's life-saving treatments are brought to life. Our manufacturing facility produces a global supply of our hemophilia and growth hormone product lines, as well as our next generation of cutting-edge medications.

    What we offer you:

    • Leading pay and annual performance bonus for all positions
    • 36 Paid days off including vacation, sick days & company holidays
    • Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance
    • Guaranteed 8% 401K contribution plus individual company match option
    • 14 weeks Paid Parental Leave
    • Free access to Novo Nordisk-marketed pharmaceutical products

    At Novo Nordisk, you will find opportunities, resources and mentorship to grow and build your career. Are you ready to realize your potential?

    The Position

    This position has primary responsibility for routine maintenance and troubleshooting of manufacturing process equipment and utilities systems such as: HVAC, heating/hot water, boilers, chillers, natural gas, electronics, electrical systems, plant steam, clean steam, wastewater/water treatment, and various process equipment systems throughout facility. This role will monitor and maintain site equipment and respond to unplanned equipment and utilities issues on our night shift. Prior experience in a similar life science, pharmaceutical, or similar GMP sterile/cleanroom environment is preferred but not required. This could be a great opportunity for someone coming from a mechanic or maintenance background in a different industry who is looking to apply their experience within a GMP pharmaceutical manufacturing environment. This position will require working in our sterile cleanroom areas, more information included in the essential functions.

    The shift schedule for this role will align with our Front End Nights manufacturing schedule which rotates every other week:

    • Week 1: 7am-7pm Sunday, Monday, Tuesday
    • Week 2: 7am-7pm Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday
    • During initial onboarding and training there will be some training during day shift hours required.

    Relationships

    Reports to: Facilities Maintenance Supervisor, Nights

    Essential Functions

    • Perform preventive maintenance (PM) of plant equipment
    • Respond to and rectify alarm conditions on plant equipment
    • Perform troubleshooting, repair and corrective maintenance (CM) of manufacturing related equipment
    • Develop and maintain a knowledge of building and process automation systems (BMS and PCS)
    • Interfaces with engineering and/or manufacturing departments to schedule work in parallel with manufacturing operations
    • Complete assigned PM work orders and Facilities work requests within the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
    • Working in the cleanroom areas may require wearing: hairnet, beard cover, frocks/coveralls, shoe covers, snood, face mask, sterile gloves, and to follow GMP processes at all times. Examples of prohibited materials in cleanroom areas may include (but are not limited to): food/drink/gum, jewelry, cosmetics, nail acrylics, perfume/cologne, and personal cell phones
    • Train junior personnel
    • Ability to work well autonomously and within a team
    • Perform all other duties or tasks as assigned
    • Performs all job duties and responsibilities in a compliant and ethical manner and in accordance with all applicable healthcare laws, regulations and industry codes
    • Incorporates the Novo Nordisk Way and 10 Essentials in all activities and interactions with others

    Qualifications

    • Education and Certifications:

    • High school diploma or equivalent

    • Work Experience:

    • Three (3) years minimum experience in equipment operation and maintenance (Facilities related systems preferred)

    • Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

    • Possess basic mechanical knowledge

    • Ability to read and understand equipment and system drawings

    • Knowledge of proper use of hand tools

    Physical Requirements

    0-10% overnight travel required. The ability to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, stand and walk. The ability to push, pull, lift, finger, feel and grasp. The ability to speak, listen and understand verbal and written communication. Repetition including substantial movement of wrists, hands and or fingers. Lifting up to 33lbs/15kg of force occasionally and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Visual acuity to perform close activities such as: reading, writing and analysing; and to determine the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of work assigned or to make general observations. The working environment includes a variety of physical conditions including: noise, vibration, inside and outside conditions including temperature changes, extreme cold and extreme heat; proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals. The working environment frequently includes close quarters and narrow aisles or passageways.

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

    At Novo Nordisk, were not chasing quick fixes - were creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years, weve been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives. This dedication fuels our constant curiosity and inspires us to push the boundaries of whats possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together, were making healthcare more accessible, treating and defeating diseases, and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations. When you join us, you become part of something bigger - a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today.

    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.

    If you are interested in applying to Novo Nordisk and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply, please call us at 1-855-411-5290. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationNH
    IndustryBiotechnology/Pharmaceuticals
    Company Size2,500 to 4,999 employees
    Year Founded1923
    Websitehttps://www.novonordisk.com/

    About Company

    Working at Novo Nordisk

     

    Life-changing careers

    Starting a career at Novo Nordisk is more than getting a job. It is an opportunity to improve the lives of millions of people living with a serious chronic disease.

    Whether you are a part of supplying insulin for patients around the world, discovering the next breakthrough at one of our state-of-the-art research centres, working with us is truly life-changing.

     

    We are inspired by life

    We are a proud life-science company on a mission to ensure that people living with a chronic disease can live a full life. Millions rely on us.

    We’re inspired by life in all its forms and shapes, ups and downs, opportunities and challenges. From our colleagues in the lab, working to change lives through pioneering break-through treatments, to our colleagues putting sustainability at the core of our processes and working to prolong the life of our planet, this mission to improve lives is at the core of our every action.

     

    Together we drive change

    Change is a constant — change in lifestyle, change in technology, change all over. At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for change. We drive it.

    We’re a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future.

    That’s why we continuously push to improve the way we work and the lives of the patients we serve, creating innovative solutions that fit the way people want to live. To accomplish this, we embrace a spirit of open-mindedness and experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection.

     

    Together, we are life-changing

    Our company is our people. We know that life is anything but linear and balancing what is important at different stages of our career is never easy. That’s why we make room for diverse life situations, always putting people first. We want to ensure that every employee can achieve a work-life balance that supports their current priorities and where they want to go next.

     

    Your development starts here

    We value our employees for the unique skills, backgrounds and perspectives they bring to the table. We work continuously to help bring out the best in all of our people, offering opportunities for development and creating an environment of mobility within the company. We strive to offer a workplace that’s great to be in and to be from.

    It is very important to us that anyone working with us feels empowered as an employee and as a person. We all should have the opportunity to act fast, make decisions and be agile. 

    With a career at our company, you will feel a difference right from the start. A sense of inspiration that comes from a shared belief in driving positive change for people, families and communities everywhere, and it’s a collective effort. We rely on the joint potential and collaboration of our more than 45,000 employees.

    In the video above, meet  Marie Darting, one of our scientists, and hear more about her work as a formulation scientist, her perspective on development plans and the impact she feels her work has on people living with a chronic disease.

     

    Who we are

    We were founded in 1923 and today we are a global healthcare company headquartered just outside Copenhagen, Denmark.

    Our purpose is to drive change to defeat diabetes and other serious chronic diseases, such as obesity and rare blood and endocrine disorders. We do so by pioneering  scientific breakthroughs, expanding  access to our medicines , and working to prevent and ultimately cure diabetes.

    With almost 100 years of experience, one of the broadest diabetes product portfolios in the healthcare industry, as well as an award-winning pipeline of innovative products, our success is built on our company values – the Novo Nordisk Way.

    Skills

    • Automation Systemsunmatched
    • Biologyunmatched
    • Biotech and Pharmaceuticalunmatched
    • Cellular Telephoneunmatched
    • Chronic Diseaseunmatched
    • Cleanroomunmatched
    • Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)unmatched
    • Diseaseunmatched
    • Drug Manufacturingunmatched
    • Electrical Engineeringunmatched
    • Electricityunmatched
    • Electronicsunmatched
    • Equipment Maintenance/Repairunmatched
    • Facilities Managementunmatched
    • Facilities and Maintenanceunmatched
    • GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices)unmatched
    • HVACunmatched
    • Hand Toolsunmatched
    • Healthcareunmatched
    • Hemophiliaunmatched
    • Home Automationunmatched
    • Identify Issuesunmatched
    • Maintenance Servicesunmatched
    • Manufacturingunmatched
    • Manufacturing Operationsunmatched
    • Manufacturing/Industrial Processesunmatched
    • Mechanical Maintenanceunmatched
    • Medicationsunmatched
    • Mentoringunmatched
    • Natural Gasunmatched
    • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
    • Preventative Maintenanceunmatched
    • Product Marketingunmatched
    • Production Scheduleunmatched
    • Regulationsunmatched
    • Scaffoldingunmatched
    • Staff Trainingunmatched
    • Water Treatmentunmatched
    • Willing to Travelunmatched

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