Work Cell Leader - Warehouse

About the Department

At Novo Nordisk, we want to make a difference. For more than 100 years, we have led the way in diabetes care. Being part of Novo Nordisk allows our employees to embark on life-changing careers, and the opportunity to help improve the quality of life for millions of people around the world.

 

In NC, we operate three pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities that are responsible for fulfilling different steps in our injectable and oral treatment supply chains.  Our legacy Injectable Finished Products (IFP) facility in Clayton, NC is a 457,000 square foot aseptic "fill and finish" site that is responsible for producing innovative, injectable diabetes and obesity treatments. At IFP, 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 12 weeks paid parental & 6 weeks paid family medical leave
• Free access to Novo Nordisk-marketed pharmaceutical products
• Tuition Assistance – reimbursement up to 10K annually 
• 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

Leads the day to day activities of Material Support personnel in accordance with the Novo Nordisk Way.  Work Cell Leaders (WCLs) will focus on:

• Ensuring the safe & effective operation of the material handling function within the warehouse organization while maintaining a high level of focus on Quality.  Aiding in continuous through put of materials.  Coordinating with oncoming shift Work Cell Leader on the day to day turnover workload
• Ensuring plant systems are compliant with applicable regulations. Working closely with manufacturing to ensure production schedules are met to prevent line downtime

 

Relationships

Reports to Manager, Warehouse/Supervisor, Material Support.

 

Essential Functions

• Support the site production plan through coordinating the timely & accurate issuance, return & transfer of semi-finished & finished product, components, label control material, systems & production-related materials
• Lead & coach continuous improvement activities within the Material Handling operations
  • Enforce all safety & environmental requirements in the performance of duties
  • Help facilitate a productive, engaging & safe working environment
  • Set up next team for success
  • Communicate to next team via updating of performance boards & generation of daily turnover
  • Participate in process improvement initiatives, such as PS@Shopfloor
  • Coordinate material staging activities, scheduled by Logistics & requested by production
  • Serve as primary contact for the warehouse shift operation
  • Schedule shift resources, to include breaks, lunches & other activities
  • Address any safety, quality, & staffing or personnel issues & escalate to Manager, if necessary
  • Monitor performance & completion of training to assure the competency level of shift team members; ensure team members are trained to the standard
  • Provide performance review input for shift team members as required by Manager
  • Spend 25 - 50% of time operating as a Material Handler in the process
  • Utilize NNTZW to monitor or adjust product temperature as required
  • Possess BMS access to respond, acknowledge & answer temperature excursions in cold rooms
  • Manage sample pulling process for work cell team of Finished packaging, assembled pens & test kits for Aseptic Production
  • Other accountabilities, as assigned
  • Ensure site compliance with cGMPs, ISO standards & corporate & local SOPs
  • Leading & coordinating day to day activities to meet KPI & customer requirements
  • Develop & implement metrics for Material Handling process improvements with the Operations Area Specialists
  • Coaching & development of Material Handling team members
  • Proven ability to motivate & lead people
  • Ensure tracking & reporting of relevant KPI’s
  • Lead investigations & root-cause analysis using Systematic Problem Solving
  • Knowledge & experience in all Material Handling activities
  • Manage Material Ha