EHS manager

Category:

Engineering & Technical

Are you passionate about sustainability and making a positive impact on the work environment around you? Do you want to be part of our transformation journey in environment, health, and safety at one of Novo Nordisk’s most traditional locations in Denmark?

Read on to find out more and apply today and join us for a life changing career!

The position

As an Associate Manager for Environment, Health, and Safety in Bagsværd, you will be leading a team of 6 talented professionals responsible for driving the EHS agenda in our site.

Tasks and responsibilities will include:

• Provide visible and active leadership, supporting and mentoring the team.
• Be a role model for HSE by providing competent HSE advice and promoting the right behaviour across the site, as well as ensure that applicable EHS guidelines/legislation are followed.
• Monitor the fulfilment of targets and develop appropriate action plans if needed. 
• Set direction and facilitate progress in relevant focus areas, such as reduction of accidents, safe behaviour, and circular factory maturity.
• Actively engage the local leadership team and stakeholders across the broader international network of IFP (Injectable Finished Products) on EHS related topics.

You will also be part of a dynamic management team in Business Support, an area that plays an important role in shaping the overall strategy of the site.

Qualifications

To succeed in this position, you should:

• Hold a relevant academic degree.
• Have at least 3 years of professional experience in the field of environment, health, and safety, preferably from a regulated industry.
• Experience in participating in EHS inspections and audits.
• Experience from a people leadership role.
• Have excellent communication, stakeholder management and change management skills.
• Be fluent in spoken and written English and Danish.

As a person, you are ambitious and structured. You approach tasks with a positive attitude, consider multiple perspectives and deliver high-quality results. You thrive with a mix of both strategic and hands-on tasks in a dynamic environment surrounded by colleagues who support each other and value work-life balance.

About the department

Site Bagsværd is an important manufacturing location that is part of the production network for Injectable Finished Products at Novo Nordisk. The local EHS organization is part of Business Support – an area also responsible for projects, logistics, finance, lean, digitalization, training, and release.

Working at Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk is its people. We know that life is anything but linear and balancing what is important at different stages of our career is not always easy. That is why we make room for different life situations and always put people first. We value our people for the unique skills they have, and we continuously work to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk means working towards something bigger than ourselves, and it is a collective effort. Novo Nordisk relies on the joined potential and collaboration of its more than 40,000 employees. Together we go further. Together we change lives.

Contact

For further information, please contact Fabricio Roepcke, Sr. Manager – Project Office and EHS (fbrp@novonordisk.com).

Deadline

9th April 2024

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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.