Automation Engineer I​/II; MES

Position: Automation Engineer I/II (MES)
Location: Clayton

About the Department At Novo Nordisk, we are helping to improve the quality of life for millions of people worldwide. For more than 100 years, we have led the way in diabetes care. Being part of Novo Nordisk allows our employees to embark on the opportunity to help improve the quality of life for millions of people around the  NC, we operate three pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities that are responsible for fulfilling different steps in our injectable and oral treatment supply chains.  

Our newer Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) facility in Clayton, NC sits on 825,000 square-feet of state-of-the-art equipment, and houses the Fermentation, Recovery and Purification in the production of ingredients for Novo Nordisk’s innovative oral products.  At API, you’ll join a global network of manufacturing professionals who are passionate about what they do.

What we offer you:

Leading pay and annual performance bonus for all positions

All employees enjoy generous paid time off including 14 paid holidays

Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance – effective day one Guaranteed 8% 401K contribution plus individual company match option

Family Focused Benefits including 14 weeks paid parental & 6 weeks paid family medical leave

Free access to Novo Nordisk-marketed pharmaceutical products

Tuition Assistance Life & Disability Insurance Employee Referral Awards At Novo Nordisk, you will find opportunities, resources, and mentorship to help grow and build your career.  Are you ready to realize your potential?  Join Team Novo Nordisk and help us make what matters. The Position Work with business stakeholders and/or project team and vendors to ensure Process Control Systems and Manufacturing Execution Systems for existing and/or new equipment and processes are in alignment with local and global standards.

Work with Process Engineers and Operations to create and review System Functional Specifications, Recipe Design Specifications, and requirements ensuring the equipment/system is configured and tested and ready be used in local manufacturing, meeting all requirements through people & equipment focus, as well as serving as gatekeeper for standards. Relationships Reports to Manager, Senior Manager.

Essential Functions Configure and support our Manufacturing Execution Systems platform, enabling real time production data capture, automated workflows, equipment configuration, and system integrations to ensure compliant, efficient manufacturing execution   Schedule & execute plans in coordination with manufacturing schedules

Operate as automation resource on projects that involve Manufacturing Execution Systems.

Own self-development & initiative to understand the site process control systems

Adhere to the automation standards & implement the necessary changes to the automation-related specifications & maintenance plans

Support audits & inspections for process control systems

Utilize the appropriate cLEAN tools within the main areas of Systematic Problem Solving, process improvement, & project management

Operate within compliance with a Quality Mindset that focuses on risk management & mitigation

Implement effective change management

Support Corporate, PS, local IT, & local stakeholder initiatives & projects

Participate in the development of new SOPs, best practices and maintenance procedures

Follow all safety & environmental requirements in the performance of duties

Other accountabilities, as assigned

Physical Requirements Ability to work in an open office environment with the possibility of frequent distraction. Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.

Qualifications Bachelor's Degree in engineering or related field of study from an accredited university required:

May consider an Associate’s degree in…