Machine Safety expert with ATEX

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Category: Business Support & Administration

Location: Høje-Taastrup, Capital Region of Denmark, DK

Are you passionate about Health and Safety? Want to support our risk assessments, and ensure compliance with evolving regulations in regards to Machine Safety and ATEX? Ready to provide technical leadership and shape safe operations across our global portfolio?

Then join us in driving safety and innovation, apply now

The position
In this role, you will work as a Subject Matter Expert providing technical leadership on Machine Safety and ATEX compliance, acting as an independent expert providing strategic support and proactive advice to all Corporate Vice President areas engineers, Project Managers, and Health & Safety organization within ATEX and Machine Safety aspects of Development Product Portfolio & Emerging Technologies (DPP&ET) on a global level.

In this role, you will oversee the entire project lifecycle for ATEX equipment, including the selection of ATEX device manufacturers, design review and documentation revision, conducting Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT), supervising installation, commissioning, and performing Site Acceptance Tests (SAT).

Main responsibilities will be to:

• Conduct in-depth analysis/risk assessments of installed equipment, focusing on electrical and pneumatic circuits, and evaluate their compatibility with Machine Safety and ATEX standards.
• Work closely with equipment suppliers to ensure compliance with ATEX and EU directives throughout the project.
• Overview changes in legislation globally/international standards, proactively secure standards, procedure etc. are timely aligned and implemented.
• Offer guidance and participate in investigations into more complex incidents involving machinery.
• Provide guidance and participate in more complex risk assessments within investment projects.

Please note that you will be working on both sites Måløv and Høje Taastrup, other than a few days per week from home if desired. Furthermore, there can be some business trips related to projects at our foreign sites.

Qualifications
We are looking for a candidate with the ability to manage and lead large projects with high quality standards in a multicultural environment.

To succeed in this role, you:

• Hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering or a related field.
• Have several years' experience within Machine Safety related roles and are knowledgeable in EU and USA machine safety standards.
• Have practical experience working with production equipment, particularly in ATEX environments.
• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

Moreover, you demonstrate strong knowledge of Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC and the coming Machine Regulation 2023/1230/EC; while it will be a clear advantage if you have proven experience in the design and review of ATEX systems, control cabinets, and safety circuits and strong knowledge of ATEX DIRECTIVE 2014/34/EC.

On a personal level, you have the ability to identify better practices and create improvements in methods, techniques, and approaches, with a problem-solving attitude. You will work in a cross matrix organization, so you demonstrate excellent communication skills to thrive on a high level of stakeholder management and coordination across.

Finally, you can set directions and deliver results within the context of a wider operational area, are skilled in handling most situations independently and with routine, while seeking advice and guidance on more complex issues.

About the department
In ET, we are a team of approximately 3,000 dedicated employees primarily based in Måløv and Taastrup (DK), with additional locations in Boston (US), Durham (US), Petersburg (US), and Athlone (IR) - and our sites are continuously expanding. With ambitious plans for the future, we are working diligently to bring our new tablet product to market. Together, we are committed to maintaining our position at the forefront of technological, systems, and process development.

You will join the dynamic and evolving ET Business Development & Support (ET BDS) team based in Taastrup. Working across all 7 (C)VP areas of ET, the ET BDS team serves as the Executive Office to the Senior Vice President of ET. We prioritize professionalism and ownership, fostering an open and informal culture. You will have ample opportunities to thrive and grow in a supportive environment alongside talented and ambitious colleagues.

Working at Novo Nordisk
We are a proud life-science company, and life is our reason to exist. We're inspired by life in all its forms and shapes, ups and downs, opportunities and challenges. For employees at Novo Nordisk, life means many things – from the building blocks of life that form the basis of ground-breaking scientific research, to our rich personal lives that motivate and energize us to perform our best at work. Ultimately, life is why we're all here - to ensure that people can lead a life independent of chronic disease.

Contact
For further information please contact SVP Health & Safety Partner Jani Hillebrand Aunskjær at +45-34441097.

Deadline
05 January 2025

You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few sentences about why you are applying in your resume or CV. To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo in your CV.

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

At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we're life changing.