Health & Safety Professional - IFP (Source)

Location

Clayton, NC | United States

Job description

About the Department

At Novo Nordisk, we want to make a difference. For more than 100 years, we have led the way in diabetes care. 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 legacy Injectable Finished Products (IFP) facility in Clayton, NC is a 457,000 square foot aseptic "fill and finish" site that is responsible for producing innovative, injectable diabetes and obesity treatments. At IFP, you’ll join a global network of manufacturing professionals who are passionate about what they do.

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

Reports to Manager, Environmental, Health & Safety (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

• Associates 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
• Able to develop & manage action plans to achieve targets preferred

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.

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.

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