Experienced Production Engineer (2-year temporary contract)

   

Are you passionate about production quality and driven by continuous improvement? Join us as an Experienced Production Engineer and play a key role in ensuring the reliable supply of high‑quality pen needles to patients worldwide. If you thrive in a dynamic, collaborative environment where quality comes first, this could be your next life‑changing career opportunity.

 

Your new role

As an Experienced Production Engineer, you will support our quality‑critical production processes and work closely with highly skilled colleagues across our manufacturing site. You will contribute to securing stable operations, ensuring audit readiness, and driving improvements in close collaboration with our Quality Assurance (QA) team.

 

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Handling quality and operational issues together with your team and QA colleagues to ensure stable, compliant production processes.
• Managing deviations and supporting change requests to maintain robust product quality and process performance.
• Ensuring audit and inspection readiness through proactive preparation and high-quality documentation.
• Maintaining and continuously improving quality processes and standards across the production area.
• Supporting optimisation initiatives through data insights, equipment understanding and cross-functional collaboration.

 

This is a 2‑year temporary position.

 

Your new department

You will join one of our Quality Control Support teams consisting of 12 dedicated and supportive colleagues. Together, we verify the quality of pen needle products produced at our in‑house facility and for our global needle supply chain.

 

The team is part of the Needle Manufacturing site in Hjørring, Denmark—home to approximately 350 employees across seven departments. We pride ourselves on a strong quality mindset, a collaborative team spirit and a shared commitment to supplying high‑quality products that make a difference for our patients.

 

Your skills and qualifications

To succeed in this role, you bring a structured and proactive approach to problem-solving and enjoy working in a fast‑paced production environment with shifting priorities. You communicate clearly, collaborate effectively, and are motivated by driving improvements in cross‑functional settings.

 

We expect you to have:

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, pharmacy, medical device technology, natural sciences, or a similar technical background.
• Knowledge of production equipment, with a flair for IT systems and data analysis.
• Experience from a similar role is an advantage.
• Full professional proficiency in English and Danish.

 

We welcome a colleague who is eager to learn quickly, set direction, take ownership, and bring a positive mindset to the team.

 

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.

 

Contact

For further information about the position, please contact Senior Manager, Marco Søgård Toldbod at +45-34489919.

 

Application Deadline

15th of April. 

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

 

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.