Maskinmester Pipeline / Marine Engineer - Denmark

It is not unusual to push the boundaries by being passionate about the operation and maintenance of technical installations, or find joy in taking care of systems such as HVAC, steam boilers, wastewater systems, refrigeration, district heating, compressed air, and electrical installations, but in this role you get the chance to understand pharmaceutical processes, developing monitoring tools and analyzing data for recommendation for improvements as a Maskinmester/Marine Engineer for one of our many different sites in the Greater Copenhagen Area, Hillerød, Køge, Kalundborg, Hjørring and Odense.

Your new role

As a Maskinmester at Novo Nordisk, your responsibilities will include ensuring the stable operation of facilities, establishing and adhering to maintenance plans, optimizing facilities, and implementing upgrades, conversions, and renovations. You will work closely with the factory's production team, permanent craftsmen, and other stakeholders to define, coordinate, and plan tasks. Additionally, you may participate in the company's 24/7 duty roster in your site of work and ensuring operation during off-hours. Your work will be both practical and administrative in nature.

The positions we offer are within our expanding support and technical teams, and we are seeking skilled maskinmesters to execute on various ongoing activities. This will require extensive planning and coordination within departments and with external vendors.

We are also looking for colleagues to support the organization with existing production facilities and related production and development processes.

Depending on your level of experience and professional background, we will match your profile with relevant roles ranging from entry-level to senior positions.

You will have a range of day-to-day tasks, including:

• Maintaining large HVAC systems or process air systems, ammonia systems.
• Ensuring maximum up time for our technical supply systems to support 24/7 research, development, and production.
• Continuously optimizing the operational economy of technical systems.
• Driving and executing various energy projects related to operations of different characters and complexities.
• Ensuring compliance with applicable rules, regulations, and procedures.
• Following up on stable operation of facilities.
• Establishing and adhering to maintenance plans.
• Implementing upgrades, conversions, and renovations.

Your new department

In CMC & Product Supply, we cover the full value chain from drug and device development to marketed Novo Nordisk products. We are more than 30,000 colleagues across the globe with the shared responsibility of scaling molecules, processes, devices, and products, dedicated to supplying life-saving medicines to the patients who need them most.

Your skills & qualifications for Maskinmester/Marine Engineers positions

We are looking for Maskinmester/Marine Engineers who have the following qualifications:

• Professional Bachelor as Maskinmester/Marine Engineer. If you do not have an educational background as a Maskinmester, we encourage you to explore alternative pipelines better suited to their qualifications and experience.
• Technical know-how of productions systems acquired from industry or education is preferred.
• Being familiar with LEAN principles and can work in accordance with them.
• Having the ability to monitor data and extract information.
• Having appetite for connecting the understanding of process science to product quality.
• Being professionally proficient in written and spoken English and Danish.

What we offer

There is, of course, more on offer here than the uniqueness of our culture and the extraordinary results we produce. Being part of a global healthcare company means opportunities to learn and develop are all around us, while our benefits are designed with your career and life stage in mind.

Apply and be matched to multiple job opportunities

When you apply to our pipeline, you will be considered for all Maskinmester positions across CMC & Product Supply on all our sites. If you prefer a specific production or business area, please indicate it in your CV, and we will do our best to find the right fit for you.

We’ll match your profile continuously against all suitable positions to ensure you don’t miss out on a life-changing career. This way you will automatically be considered as a potential match for all openings in the area across our factories.

We review applications continuously and if we identify a match, you will be invited for an interview. When an opportunity arises, we will reach out, tell you about the position and invite you for an interview with the Hiring Manager. You will only be contacted if we find a relevant position that matches your profile, and we have a Hiring Manager who is interested in your profile.

We will keep your application for up to six months, ensuring the best opportunities to provide a strong match for open positions, unless you inform us that you wish to withdraw.

Looking for something different? We have multiple talent pipelines to offer diverse opportunities tailored to various skill sets and goals. If you still feel unsure, we cordially invite you to investigate which pathway aligns with your strengths and aspirations. Embrace the future and unlock your potential by exploring our pipelines: Novo Nordisk Talent Pipelines.

Checklist when applying 

• Please answer the questions asked when you apply. We use your answers to identify a possible match between you and our open positions. 
• Let us know exactly which locations you are interested in.
• Please unlock your profile, which you create when applying. This will allow us to match your profile with our open positions. The correct setting states ‘Profile visibility: Novo Nordisk Recruiter Worldwide’. 

More information

If you have questions about these roles, you are welcome to contact us on the following email: processengineeringdk@novonordisk.com.

Deadline

30 September 2025. (Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, and you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.)

Novo Nordisk is not your typical healthcare company. In a modern world of quick fixes, we focus on solutions to defeat serious chronic diseases and promote long-term health. Our unordinary mindset is at the heart of everything we do. We seek out new ideas and put people first as we push the boundaries of science, make healthcare more accessible, and treat, prevent, and even cure diseases that affect millions of lives. Because it takes an unordinary approach to drive real, lasting change in health.