Process Automation Engineer

Are you passionate about automation and process optimization? Do you want to play a key role in ensuring smooth and efficient manufacturing processes? If you’re ready to take on exciting challenges and make a real impact, read on and apply today for a life-changing career.

The position

As a Process Automation Professional at Novo Nordisk, you will:
- Control System Optimization: Design, implement, and lead changes and improvements related to the control system, including initiating Change Controls for modifications.
- Process Parameter Setting: Establish critical process parameters, such as alarms and limits, to ensure smooth operations.
- Recipe Creation & Specifications: Develop recipes based on production requirements and translate them into Functional Specifications (FS) for implementation.
- Collaboration & Testing: Work closely with programmers to integrate FS into the control system and actively participate in testing under real production conditions.
- Quality Assurance & Troubleshooting: Investigate deviations (OOS, OOT), resolve issues, and ensure process consistency and product quality while addressing customer requirements.

Qualifications

We are looking for candidates who possess the following qualifications:
- University degree in a technical field or high school diploma with 5+ years relevant experience.
- Understanding fermentation, filtration, CIP, sterilization, and validation.
- Awareness of Change Management, Deviation Management, and GMP/GxP standards.
- Familiarity with DeltaV, Simatic, or Yokogawa; practical experience with DeltaV preferred.
- Proficient in Czech and English for effective collaboration.
- Strong attention to detail and excellent problem-solving skills.
- Ability to commute daily to Bohumil.
- Makeup, jewelry, nail polish, and artificial nails are not allowed in production.

About the department

Located in Bohumil, our department is the brain of the processes, bridging the gap between development and production. We thrive on solving unexpected challenges, finding innovative solutions, and ensuring smooth operations during production. Our team fosters a culture of collaboration, teamwork, and mutual support, organising workshops and knowledge-sharing sessions to support the continuous development of our colleagues. Bohumil is a vibrant and dynamic location where you’ll have the opportunity to grow and make a real impact.

Working at Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk is a leading global healthcare company with a 100-year legacy of driving change to defeat serious chronic diseases. Building on our strong legacy within diabetes, we are growing massively and expanding our commitment, reaching millions around the world and impacting more than 40 million patient lives daily. All of this has made us one of the 20 most valuable companies in the world by market cap. Our success relies on the joint potential and collaboration of our more than 72,000 employees around the world. We recognise the importance of the unique skills and perspectives our people bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk, we’re working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it’s a collective effort. Join us! Together, we go further. Together, we’re life changing.

Contact 

Please send us your structured resume in English.

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.