Technical Area Specialist (Night Shift)
Novo Nordisk
June 26, 2026
On-site
Clayton, NC
IT
The Position
- Coach, support and develop technical competencies on shift to support successful execution of production and maintenance processes.
Essential Functions
- Act as a maintenance advocate: coordinate daily schedule, remove barriers, and enable maintenance to run optimally.
- Serve as coach and technical mentor for maintenance technicians.
- Execute process confirmation of maintenance standards used on shift; partner with process team to proactively improve quality and compliance.
- Coach maintenance Event Response process.
- Visualize/track events and actions.
- Confirm maintenance technicians understand and follow processes.
- Ensure solutions are verified to work and shared across shifts.
- Manage development plan for maintenance technicians on shift.
- Execute shift maintenance plan; review and close work orders.
- Ensure maintenance work is properly documented in SAP and log-books.
- Implement process improvements.
- Follow all safety and environmental requirements.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical field from an accredited university (required).
- May consider Associate’s degree (accredited) with 7+ years maintenance/manufacturing experience (preferably pharmaceutical).
- May consider High School diploma/equivalent with 9+ years maintenance/manufacturing experience (preferably pharmaceutical).
- Minimum 5+ years maintenance/manufacturing experience (preferably pharmaceutical).
- Leadership experience (direct/indirect) preferred.
- Knowledge of high-speed/automated systems (Filling, Formulation, Inspection, Assembly, Bulk manufacturing, Packaging, Utilities, HVAC) preferred.
- Experience driving process improvements/design (Lean/Six Sigma) preferred.
- Proven mentoring/developing, change management, planning/organizing, execution management, and work-plan revision with cross-functional teams preferred.
Benefits (explicitly listed)
- Leading pay and annual performance bonus; generous paid time off (14 paid holidays); health/dental/vision effective day one; 8% 401(k) contribution + match option; 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.
- Coach, support and develop technical competencies on shift to support successful execution of production and maintenance processes.
Essential Functions
- Act as a maintenance advocate: coordinate daily schedule, remove barriers, and enable maintenance to run optimally.
- Serve as coach and technical mentor for maintenance technicians.
- Execute process confirmation of maintenance standards used on shift; partner with process team to proactively improve quality and compliance.
- Coach maintenance Event Response process.
- Visualize/track events and actions.
- Confirm maintenance technicians understand and follow processes.
- Ensure solutions are verified to work and shared across shifts.
- Manage development plan for maintenance technicians on shift.
- Execute shift maintenance plan; review and close work orders.
- Ensure maintenance work is properly documented in SAP and log-books.
- Implement process improvements.
- Follow all safety and environmental requirements.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical field from an accredited university (required).
- May consider Associate’s degree (accredited) with 7+ years maintenance/manufacturing experience (preferably pharmaceutical).
- May consider High School diploma/equivalent with 9+ years maintenance/manufacturing experience (preferably pharmaceutical).
- Minimum 5+ years maintenance/manufacturing experience (preferably pharmaceutical).
- Leadership experience (direct/indirect) preferred.
- Knowledge of high-speed/automated systems (Filling, Formulation, Inspection, Assembly, Bulk manufacturing, Packaging, Utilities, HVAC) preferred.
- Experience driving process improvements/design (Lean/Six Sigma) preferred.
- Proven mentoring/developing, change management, planning/organizing, execution management, and work-plan revision with cross-functional teams preferred.
Benefits (explicitly listed)
- Leading pay and annual performance bonus; generous paid time off (14 paid holidays); health/dental/vision effective day one; 8% 401(k) contribution + match option; 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.