Shop Floor Operations PM — Global Manufacturing Improvements

Novo Nordisk; Kongens Lyngby; On-site; DKK 651,000 - 957,000; Full time

Job summary

Novo Nordisk in Lyngby, Denmark, seeks a Project Manager – Operations to drive complex operational improvements across manufacturing networks. You will work on-site, close to production lines, translating data insights into actionable roadmaps and tangible results.

Responsible for diagnosing problems, leading cross-functional teams, and delivering measurable outcomes while supporting ramp-ups and long-term performance improvements. Travel up to 50%.

Qualifications

• Hold a relevant degree in engineering, science, business administration, economics or another relevant discipline.
• Have relevant professional experience within manufacturing, operational excellence, operations consulting, engineering, supply chain, procurement or cross-functional project work.
• Demonstrate a proven track record of taking ownership and delivering tangible outcomes through projects or initiatives.
• Show strong analytical and structured problem-solving capability.
• Able to analyse operational data and identify performance gaps, bottlenecks and improvement opportunities.
• Translate analysis into practical recommendations and implement them.
• Comfortable working hands-on with manufacturing sites and shop-floor teams.
• Able to operate in complex, ambiguous environments where solutions are not obvious at first.
• Demonstrate strong stakeholder management, collaboration and communication skills.
• Have resilience to drive change when implementation is challenging.
• Professional proficiency in English.
• Willingness to travel globally up to 50% as required.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of project workstreams from diagnosis through implementation and delivery.
• Drive operational readiness and ramp-up of new production lines for stable target performance.
• Work with sites and shop-floor teams to understand challenges and identify bottlenecks and improvement opportunities.
• Analyse operational performance data and develop capacity models, process maps and scenarios.
• Translate complex analysis into clear recommendations and practical implementation roadmaps.
• Drive implementation and ensure improvements deliver tangible outcomes.
• Collaborate with production teams to establish sustainable changes in performance and ways of working.
• Engage stakeholders across manufacturing, engineering, quality, supply chain and site leadership.
• Influence stakeholders and maintain momentum when priorities shift.
• Communicate progress, risks, recommendations and outcomes clearly to project leadership.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

English proficiency

Hands-on execution

Travel readiness

Education

Relevant degree (engineering/science/business)

Job description

Novo Nordisk in Lyngby, Denmark, seeks a Project Manager – Operations to drive complex operational improvements across manufacturing networks. You will work on-site, close to production lines, translating data insights into actionable roadmaps and tangible results.

Responsible for diagnosing problems, leading cross-functional teams, and delivering measurable outcomes while supporting ramp-ups and long-term performance improvements. Travel up to 50%.