Maintenance Optimization Area Specialist
Novo Nordisk
June 26, 2026
On-site
Clayton, NC
Operations
The Position
- Coach, support, and develop all necessary technical competencies of shift personnel to support successful execution of processes.
Essential Functions
- Improve MTTR for all production lines by:
- Owning and improving organization/clarity of parts and functional locations in SAP
- Improving MWDs, FITs, and other Maintenance Standards
- Improve MTBF for all production lines by:
- Reviewing unplanned maintenance and improving Maintenance Plans
- Moving Maintenance Culture toward Condition Based and Predictive Maintenance
- Driving Planned Maintenance efficiency through MN Boards, MRP, and Maintenance Review
- Reduce Maintenance Cost by:
- Acting as Site Liaison for OEM (Parts Complaints, ASL agreements, coordinating with other sites, monthly meetings)
- Improving stakeholder relations with Production Teams, Maintenance Planning, Reliability, and Metrology using the NN Way
- Other accountabilities as assigned
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent industry experience preferred
- Minimum 7 years of maintenance leadership experience in manufacturing (or equivalent industry/military experience) required
- Experience driving process improvements/design using systematic methodologies; LEAN and Six Sigma strongly preferred
- Experience creating/improving FIT/MWDs required
- Knowledge of one or more high-speed, automated systems (Filling, Formulation, Inspection, Assembly & Packaging) preferred
- Ability to develop and manage action plans to achieve targets preferred
Benefits
- Leading pay and annual performance bonus
- Paid time off including 14 paid holidays
- Health, dental, and vision insurance (effective day one)
- 401K: guaranteed 8% contribution plus individual company match option
- 14 weeks paid parental & 6 weeks paid family medical leave
- Free access to Novo Nordisk–marketed pharmaceutical products
- Tuition assistance
- Life and Disability Insurance
- Employee Referral Awards
Application Instructions
- For accommodation requests only, call 1-855-411-5290.
- Coach, support, and develop all necessary technical competencies of shift personnel to support successful execution of processes.
Essential Functions
- Improve MTTR for all production lines by:
- Owning and improving organization/clarity of parts and functional locations in SAP
- Improving MWDs, FITs, and other Maintenance Standards
- Improve MTBF for all production lines by:
- Reviewing unplanned maintenance and improving Maintenance Plans
- Moving Maintenance Culture toward Condition Based and Predictive Maintenance
- Driving Planned Maintenance efficiency through MN Boards, MRP, and Maintenance Review
- Reduce Maintenance Cost by:
- Acting as Site Liaison for OEM (Parts Complaints, ASL agreements, coordinating with other sites, monthly meetings)
- Improving stakeholder relations with Production Teams, Maintenance Planning, Reliability, and Metrology using the NN Way
- Other accountabilities as assigned
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent industry experience preferred
- Minimum 7 years of maintenance leadership experience in manufacturing (or equivalent industry/military experience) required
- Experience driving process improvements/design using systematic methodologies; LEAN and Six Sigma strongly preferred
- Experience creating/improving FIT/MWDs required
- Knowledge of one or more high-speed, automated systems (Filling, Formulation, Inspection, Assembly & Packaging) preferred
- Ability to develop and manage action plans to achieve targets preferred
Benefits
- Leading pay and annual performance bonus
- Paid time off including 14 paid holidays
- Health, dental, and vision insurance (effective day one)
- 401K: guaranteed 8% contribution plus individual company match option
- 14 weeks paid parental & 6 weeks paid family medical leave
- Free access to Novo Nordisk–marketed pharmaceutical products
- Tuition assistance
- Life and Disability Insurance
- Employee Referral Awards
Application Instructions
- For accommodation requests only, call 1-855-411-5290.