Process Improvement Engineer II — Lean & Maintenance

Biopharma Careers; North Carolina; On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance – effective day one

Job summary

Novo Nordisk in Durham, NC seeks an experienced engineer to improve and develop systems and equipment for core processes, ensuring customer, business, and regulatory requirements are met. Responsibilities span people, process, equipment focus, and standards as a Gatekeeper for OFP.

Lead cross-functional improvements, mentor technicians, and apply Lean tools to enhance maintenance planning and project execution, with a strong emphasis on quality and safety.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in engineering/related field or an equivalent combination of experience & education required
• Minimum of five (5) years of engineering experience in maintenance, design, process improvement, or Six Sigma Green Belt certification or equivalent preferred
• Knowledgeable in Instrument & Electrical, Mechanical, Control/SCADA/PLCs, Process Improvement Methodologies, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), & Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) preferred
• Proven expertise in planning/organization/execution of maintenance activities, following up on results, & revising the work plan for complex problems being resolved by cross functional teams preferred

Responsibilities

• Coach & mentor peers, Engineering personnel & Process Maintenance Technicians
• Support technical development of Process Maintenance Technicians & Technical Area Specialists
• Employ advanced cLEAN® tools within the main areas of problem solving, project & change management
• Lead cross-functional process improvements
• Develop plans to improve the performance of a process or set of systems, using green belt concepts
• Develop & manage project budget for improvements for a process or set of systems
• Support event response activities
• Support implementation of better practices & participate in sharing knowledge across all OFP sites for improvement projects
• Maintain & establish standards for procedures & maintenance plans
• Support global OFP collaboration initiatives
• Additional accountabilities, as required.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Process improvement

Cross-functional collaboration

Project budgeting

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/related field

Tools

Instrument & Electrical systems

Mechanical systems

Control/SCADA/PLCs

Six Sigma Green Belt

Job description

Novo Nordisk in Durham, NC seeks an experienced engineer to improve and develop systems and equipment for core processes, ensuring customer, business, and regulatory requirements are met. Responsibilities span people, process, equipment focus, and standards as a Gatekeeper for OFP.

Lead cross-functional improvements, mentor technicians, and apply Lean tools to enhance maintenance planning and project execution, with a strong emphasis on quality and safety.