Environmental health

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 life-changing careers, and the opportunity to help improve the quality of life for millions of people around the world.

In NC, we operate three pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities that are responsible for fulfilling different steps in our injectable and oral treatment supply chains.

Our Emerging Technologies - Oral Finished Products facility in Durham, NC is a 194,000 square foot tableting and packaging facility that supports the production of our innovative oral treatments for patients with type 2 diabetes.

OFP maintains a curious and pioneering spirit, harmonious with our growing pipeline of new products and emerging technologies.

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 for production & maintenance, collect & report environmental data.

Relationships

Senior Manager.

Essential Functions

• Implement safety programs
• Support Production & Maintenance 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 departments
• Provide backup support for the ISO14001 Environmental Management as well as ISO 45001 Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems
• Increase the awareness of safety through various communication tools
• Management Circular for Zero waste initiatives & control processes
• Assist in management & record keeping for Health & Safety qualifications, programs, & compliance requirements
• Follow all safety and environmental requirements in the performance of duties
• Other accountabilities as assigned

Physical Requirements

Moves equipment & / or supplies weighing up to 33 pounds within the facility using various body positions. Routinely operates & inspects manufacturing equipment using hands.

Strap & unstrap pallets using hands. Must be able to be on your feet for up to a 12-hour shift. May require corrected vision to 20 / 20 or 20 / 25 based on role.

May require color vision based on role. Occasionally ascends / descends a ladder. May be required to work at elevated heights.

Occasionally works around odorous & / or hazardous materials. May be required to wear latex gloves. May perform critical job functions in extremely cold work environments depending on site.

May position oneself within confined spaces for inspection if required of the role. Ability to work in loud noise environments with hearing protection.

May be required to secure a motorized vehicle license & operate a motorized vehicle based on the role.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or (GED) is required
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university is preferred
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience in a safety environment required
• Construction and expansion experience is preferred.
• Full knowledge of OSHA regulations required
• Good skills in root cause analysis for analyzing accidents preferred
• Working knowledge of ISO 45001 & 14001 a plus
• Emergency Management / planning knowledge & experience a plus
• Pharmaceutical experience a plus preferred
• Good communication & writing skills required
• Organization / Planning : Ability to develop & manage action plans to achieve targets required
• Ability to work Monday - Thursday 10 hr day shift

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.

This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

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Last updated : 2024-08-12