Junior Lean Partner

Do you have a strong drive to tackle business challenges with effective solutions? Are you excited about the prospect of personal and professional growth in a supportive team setting? If this sounds like you, then you could be the ideal candidate we're seeking.

Apply today and join us for a life-changing career!

The position

As a Junior Lean Partner, you'll be brought on board to apply and learn Lean principles and tools to optimize our operations. You'll receive mentorship and training from experienced team members and have the chance to contribute to cross-functional improvement projects. 

Your main tasks will be:
•    Participate in cross-functional improvement projects
•    Provide LEAN training to the entire organization, including developing and delivering training materials and workshops on LEAN topics, as well as coaching and mentoring managers on LEAN principles and behaviours
•    Conduct value stream mapping and process analysis to identify waste and non-value-added activities
•    Facilitate root cause analysis using systematic problem-solving-methods

You'll play a crucial role in establishing a culture where LEAN is the standard operating procedure. You'll achieve this by coaching and teaching our leaders and employees. Additionally, you'll participate in developing, communicating, and implementing corporate and local strategies and processes, such as the cLEAN Supply System roll-out and Hoshin Kanri. You'll also ensure continuous process improvement (LEAN) at the site level through KATA, PSPS, PS@ShopFloor, and sharing best practices.

Qualifications
We're seeking candidates who fulfil the following prerequisites:

•    You have analytical skills and also practical experience in analysing business issues will be an advantage
•    You have some professional experience within a similar position in a LEAN environment
•    You have knowledge of LEAN Manufacturing concepts and business experience from manufacturing environment, or just be eager to learn
•    You are fluent in English (speaking and writing)
•    You enjoy analysing data and finding the right solutions hereby

As an individual, you thrive in both team-oriented and independent settings, particularly when coaching and collaborating with leaders and colleagues. You possess an outgoing personality that enables you to establish trustworthy relationships across the organization.

About the department
In FPM DK1, (Finished Products Manufacturing), Kalundborg, we produce top-quality injectable products and tablets for patients with diabetes worldwide. The cLEAN and Digitalization team is a part of IFP Kalundborg’s Business Support. We are responsible for supporting the site with systems and initiatives regarding Warehouse, Compliance, Finance, Planning, Purchase, Training, LEAN & Digitalization. 
The team consists of five LEAN Partners, one Senior Procees Expert and three Data Scientist. With a LEAN approach the team supports IFP Kalundborg’s strategic aspirations to improve data-driven decision making and increase production stability and efficiency. You will be part of a great team, where we help each other and work towards a common goal of delivering high-quality products to our customers while continuously improving our processes.

Working at Novo Nordisk
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. We embrace the spirit of experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop, we seize them. From research and development, through to manufacturing, marketing and sales – we’re all working to move the needle on patient care.

Contact 
For further information, please contact Associate Manager Martin Houmand at +45 30795008.

Deadline 
21 July 2024 

Interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few sentences about why you are applying in your CV. To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo in your CV.
 

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.