Health & Safety Supporter

Novo Nordisk A/S; Kalundborg; On-site; DKK 500,000 - 734,000; Full time

Job summary

Novo Nordisk A/S in Kalundborg seeks a Health and Safety Supporter to help create a safe working environment as projects move forward. You will drive safety improvements, support risk assessments, inspections and incident follow-up, and ensure compliance with Danish legislation and our ISO 45001-aligned system.

You will collaborate with project teams, operators and external partners to promote a safety-first approach and LEAN mindset, while maintaining strong communication and a proactive stance.

Qualifications

• A technical background, for example as a production or process technician, or a relevant technical academic education.
• Professional-level Danish and English, both spoken and written.
• Familiarity with management systems such as ISO 45001 and experience of, or familiarity with, project management.
• Experience working across functions and the ability to influence stakeholders without formal authority.
• Statutory Working Environment training for Health & Safety Representatives and relevant company or health and safety training, such as fire safety, first aid or workplace assessment courses.
• A proactive, credible and solution-oriented approach, supported by strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive safety improvements throughout project execution and operational readiness, promoting a safety-first and LEAN mindset.
• Carry out planned Health, Safety and Environment line walks and safety inspections and provide daily health and safety follow-up, including the processing and follow-up of incidents and near-misses.
• Support risk assessments, including assessments involving hazardous media, and contribute to relevant EHS Portal activities.
• Support work permits, including GMO-related permits where relevant, as well as Work Wise, emergency response and inspection readiness.
• Support the Health & Safety Representative organisation, helping ensure that employee representatives are involved in decisions affecting the working environment.
• Support training and introductions and share good health and safety practices across teams and contractors.

Skills

Technical background

Danish & English fluency

ISO 45001 familiarity

Project management familiarity

Cross-functional collaboration

Influence without authority

Education

Technical education or relevant technical academic education

Job description

Your impact begins here

As Health and Safety Supporter, you will help create a safe working environment as projects and operations move forward at API LP Kalundborg. You will drive safety improvements, support risk assessments, inspections and incident follow-up, and help ensure that our work complies with Danish legislation, Novo Nordisk requirements and our ISO 45001-aligned management system. Your work will protect colleagues and contractors every day while enabling projects and operations to progress safely.

What you’ll bring

You combine a technical understanding of production with a practical and structured approach to health and safety. You are comfortable working independently while building strong relationships across projects, operations and external partners.

To succeed in this role, you bring:

• A technical background, for example as a production or process technician, or a relevant technical academic education.
• Professional-level Danish and English, both spoken and written.
• Familiarity with management systems such as ISO 45001 and experience of, or familiarity with, project management.
• Experience working across functions and the ability to influence stakeholders without formal authority.
• Statutory Working Environment training for Health & Safety Representatives and relevant company or health and safety training, such as fire safety, first aid or workplace assessment courses.
• A proactive, credible and solution-oriented approach, supported by strong communication skills.

It would be useful, but is not essential, if you have an education within health and safety or two to five years of experience in health and safety management, ideally in an operational or project-based environment.

• Knowledge of Danish health and safety legislation, compliance requirements, risk assessments or accident and incident investigations would also be an advantage.

What you’ll do

As the day-to-day health and safety support for projects and operations at API LP Kalundborg, you will take initiative and help teams continuously improve the way they work safely.

• Drive safety improvements throughout project execution and operational readiness, promoting a safety-first and LEAN mindset.
• Carry out planned Health, Safety and Environment line walks and safety inspections and provide daily health and safety follow-up, including the processing and follow-up of incidents and near-misses.
• Support risk assessments, including assessments involving hazardous media, and contribute to relevant EHS Portal activities.
• Support work permits, including GMO-related permits where relevant, as well as Work Wise, emergency response and inspection readiness.
• Support the Health & Safety Representative organisation, helping ensure that employee representatives are involved in decisions affecting the working environment.
• Support training and introductions and share good health and safety practices across teams and contractors.

Who you’ll work with

You will join API LP – HSE & Infrastructure in Global Manufacturing & Supply and be based at API LP Kalundborg, which will be the scope of your responsibility.

You will collaborate with project managers, people managers in API, Environment, Health and Safety coordinators and colleagues, Health & Safety Partners and Health & Safety Representatives. Externally, you will work with NNE, project subcontractors and consultants.

You will bring these perspectives together, speak up when progress stalls and help teams reach clear, safe decisions at pace.

What you can expect here

You will have a high degree of independence and the trust to use it. You will be supported to perform at your best, encouraged to make your voice heard and given opportunities to contribute your expertise. Working across projects, operations and a broad network of partners will give you opportunities to build new skills and broaden your understanding of the value chain.

Salary:

For this role, the Annual Base Salary ranges from 499,600 to 734,400 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 .

For questions, please reach out to Martin Winther Wulff, [e-mail].

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

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