Senior Maintenance Project Manager - Planning and Scheduling

Are you experienced in managing maintenance, planning and scheduling in a manufacturing enterprise level environment? Are you energetic, strive for improving processes effectiveness, and eager to advocate for improvements? Do you look for a new global project to utilise your expertise?

If so, apply today!

The Position

As a Senior Maintenance Project Manager – Planning and Scheduling, you will be an Subject Matter Expert (SME) and Project Manager for Global Planning and Scheduling Excellence Program, developing roadmap for implementation, leading, and supporting manufacturing sites across multiple production facilities. Your role would be to empower a proactive approach to equipment maintenance and reliability by planning, designing, and implementing maintenance programmes to optimise the availability and productivity of manufacturing facilities and equipment.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Develop global KPIs and track performance of work management processes (backlog, schedule compliance, etc.), and drive improvement actions with sites by creating best practice library, simplifying planning and scheduling roll out at sites
• Design change management plan for global project implementation, leading network supporting local program leads at site level, and control integration of global Antiseptic Manufacturing (AM) Planning and Scheduling roadmap into local site project portfolio (e.g., local Hoshin Kanri, or PPM)
• Coordinate Program with internal (e.g., sites, or other departments) and external stakeholders (e.g., suppliers), and support peer groups who are driving similar programs (Materials management, CMMS, Operator Care, Reliability/Maintenance Engineering)
• Ensure sites have the right resources (staffing and skills) to execute proper maintenance planning and scheduling, and ensure that technical training programs are established and deployed for maintenance planning and scheduling

In this role you would need ability to travel up to 30% of the time (% can change on a case-by-case basis based on the role).

Qualifications

We are looking for candidates who meet the following qualifications:

• Degree in engineering, Maintenance, or a relevant field of study, and/or a minimum of 10 years of experience in Maintenance management (Planning and Scheduling, Lean and/or Reliability), preferably in a manufacturing or industrial environment 
• Proven experience implementing Reliability Excellence programs with a focus on Planning and Scheduling 
• Proven experience working within CMMS for maintenance/spare parts management 
• Certifications in Reliability / Asset Management (e.g. CMRP, CRL) or Lean 6Sigma 
• Experience working within SAP PM /MM for maintenance/spare parts management 

As a person you have excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and engage diverse stakeholders at all levels of the organization. You are highly analytical, with good problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with the ability to identify and resolve complex and critical issues required. When working you can be flexible, adaptable, and resilient, with the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

About the department

Join a dynamic and collaborative team committed to advancing the Reliability Excellence programme within our organization. As a member of our team, you will play a crucial role in driving transformational change across the AME Reliability & Maintenance Excellence programmes at production sites worldwide. Our environment encourages innovative thinking and teamwork, empowering you to contribute to developing cutting-edge strategies that enhance equipment reliability and operational efficiency. 

Working at Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk is a leading global healthcare company with a 100-year legacy of driving change to defeat serious chronic diseases. Building on our strong legacy within diabetes, we are growing massively and expanding our commitment, reaching millions around the world and impacting more than 40 million patient lives daily. All of this has made us one of the 20 most valuable companies in the world by market cap. Our success relies on the joint potential and collaboration of our more than 68,000 employees around the world. We recognize the importance of the unique skills and perspectives our people bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk, we’re working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it’s a collective effort. Join us! Together, we go further. Together, we’re life changing.
 
Contact
 
For questions specific to the role, please contact Senior Manager for Reliability Programs, Matthew Baldwin, at mwbw@novonordisk.com . Please be advised this contact will not respond to queries about recruitment status.

Deadline 

27 April 2025

We will review applications and conduct interviews on an ongoing basis, so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
 
You are encouraged to attach a cover letter to your application, or include a few sentenc-es about why you are applying for this role in your CV. To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo in your CV, and submit your CV in English.
 

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.