Engineering Responsible for Automatic Visual Inspection (Denmark, Kalundborg)

Novo Nordisk A/S; Kalundborg; On-site; DKK 570,000 - 838,000; Full time

Job summary

Novo Nordisk A/S in Kalundborg seeks an Engineering Responsible for Automatic Visual Inspection (AVI) to own and optimise AVI equipment in Drug Product Manufacturing. You will collaborate with production, QA, and external suppliers to maintain high quality, reliability, and regulatory compliance.

The role combines technical inspection expertise with process optimisation in a highly automated facility. Strong problem-solving, a GMP mindset, and fluent Danish/English communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Hold a degree in Engineering, Automation, Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline, or possess equivalent technical experience.
• Bring experience from a GMP- or GxP-regulated manufacturing environment and understand the importance of compliance and validation.
• Have experience working with automated production equipment and an interest in vision-based inspection technologies, automation, or machine optimisation.
• Apply structured problem-solving and root cause analysis to identify, address, and prevent technical issues.
• Communicate effectively in both Danish and English and work well across disciplines and organisational levels.

Responsibilities

• Taking ownership of the daily performance, operation, and optimisation of AVI equipment.
• Driving continuous improvements to vision inspection recipes, machine settings, and inspection reliability.
• Identifying root causes of technical challenges and implementing sustainable solutions to minimise downtime.
• Collaborating with production, QA, and external suppliers to ensure efficient and compliant processes.
• Contributing to optimisation, standardisation, and validation activities supporting business goals and quality requirements.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication skills

Bilingual Danish/English

Education

Engineering/Automation/Mechanical Eng or related field

Tools

Vision systems

Automation equipment

Job description

Jobbeskrivelse

Placering

Kalundborg, Denmark

Jobkategori

Manufacturing

Are you motivated by solving complex technical challenges in a GMP-regulated manufacturing environment? Do you thrive on improving equipment performance and ensuring high-quality production processes? If so, this is your opportunity to join Novo Nordisk's visual inspection support team in Kalundborg, where your expertise will contribute to delivering life-changing medicines to patients worldwide.

Your New Role

As Engineering Responsible for Automatic Visual Inspection (AVI), you will play a key role in supporting and optimising our inspection equipment within Drug Product Manufacturing. You will take ownership of ensuring stable operations while driving continuous improvements across both vision systems and mechanical performance.

Working closely with production, quality assurance, and technical stakeholders, you will contribute to maintaining high standards of product quality, equipment reliability, and regulatory compliance. This position offers a unique opportunity to combine technical expertise with process optimisation in a highly automated production environment.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Taking ownership of the daily performance, operation, and optimisation of AVI equipment.
• Driving continuous improvements to vision inspection recipes, machine settings, and inspection reliability.
• Identifying root causes of technical challenges and implementing sustainable solutions to minimise downtime.
• Collaborating with production, QA, and external suppliers to ensure efficient and compliant processes.
• Contributing to optimisation, standardisation, and validation activities supporting business goals and quality requirements.

You will be trusted to make technical decisions, challenge existing practices, and help create robust solutions that support both manufacturing performance and patient safety.

Your New Department

You will join Drug Product Manufacturing (DPM) in Kalundborg, where approximately 520 dedicated colleagues work together to transform Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients into finished products used by patients around the world.

Our production processes include environmental control, washing and sterilisation, preparation, aseptic filling, lyophilisation, and visual inspection. Within this setup, you will become part of a specialised visual inspection support team consisting of seven highly skilled colleagues who share a strong commitment to operational excellence, technical collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Together, the team plays an important role in ensuring reliable inspection processes that safeguard product quality and support Novo Nordisk's commitment to delivering medicines patients can trust.

Your Skills and Qualifications

To succeed in this position, you have a strong technical foundation and enjoy working with complex automated equipment in a regulated production environment. You are curious by nature, driven to solve problems, and motivated by improving technical performance through collaboration and innovation.

We imagine that you:

• Hold a degree in Engineering, Automation, Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline, or possess equivalent technical experience.
• Bring experience from a GMP- or GxP-regulated manufacturing environment and understand the importance of compliance and validation.
• Have experience working with automated production equipment and an interest in vision-based inspection technologies, automation, or machine optimisation.
• Apply structured problem-solving and root cause analysis to identify, address, and prevent technical issues.
• Communicate effectively in both Danish and English and work well across disciplines and organisational levels.

Experience with Automatic Visual Inspection systems, machine vision technologies, validation activities, or pharmaceutical manufacturing processes will be considered an advantage.

Beyond your technical competencies, you demonstrate ownership, attention to detail, and a proactive mindset. You are comfortable working independently while contributing positively to team objectives and shared success.

Working at Novo Nordisk

Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with determination, constant curiosity and a commitment to finding better ways forward. For over 100 years, this dedication has driven us to build a company focused on lasting change for long-term health. One where diverse thinking, shared purpose and mutual respect come together to create extraordinary results. When you join us, you're not just starting a job – you're becoming part of a story that spans generations.

What We Offer

There is, of course, more on offer here than the uniqueness of our culture and the extraordinary results we produce. Being part of a global healthcare company means opportunities to learn and develop are all around us, while our benefits are designed with your career and life stage in mind.

Salary: For this role, the Annual Base Salary ranges from 570,200 to 838,100 DKK, corresponding to the level of the position. The placement within the salary range will be assessed during the recruitment process based on the candidate’s skills, competencies, knowledge, and relevant experience.

Incentives and Benefits: The salary package may include short-term and/or long-term incentives as well as other employee benefits based on position level, location, functional area and relevant market benchmarks. Learn more about our Reward Philosophy here.

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

Contact

For further information about the position, please contact Ahmad Abd Hammoud on [phone].

Deadline

8 September 2026

At Novo Nordisk, we're not chasing quick fixes – we're creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years, we've been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives. This dedication fuels our constant curiosity and inspires us to push the boundaries of what's possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together, we're making healthcare more accessible, treating and preventing diseases, and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations. When you join us, you become part of something bigger – a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today.