Packaging Technician

Position Summary:

• Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, core hours 8am-4:30pm
• 100% on-site (San Diego)

Catalent, Inc. is a leading global Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO), and Our purpose-built San Diego location provides comprehensive clinical supply services including clinical supply management, primary and secondary packaging, complex labeling services, clinical storage, distribution, and clinical returns and destruction, and will also include stability chambers. Located less than a mile from Catalent’s West Coast early-phase oral drug product development center of excellence, customers choosing this convenient Catalent location can now enjoy a fully integrated development, clinical supply manufacturing and distribution solution.

The Packaging Technician for our Clinical Supply Services group will work in a team environment to offer quality packaging and labeling of customers’ clinical trials.  This Packaging Technician will be involved with handling look-alike products and labeling. Clinical operations projects may be a blister fill, bottle fill, pouch, carding, vial/syringe inspection or hand assembly. The Packaging Technician will also be involved with de-inking of products and capsule manufacturing. This individual must be detail oriented in order to work with multiple look-alike products at the same time.

The Role:

• Fill tablet, bottle, desiccant and closure hoppers. Hand count product using counting trays. Manufacturing responsibilities include de-inking product, tablet breaking, product placement into oversized capsules and capsule inspection. Work independently on assigned look-alike product and multi-fill projects
• Inspect bottles for misalign closures, print registration and missing print copy, inspect seal integrity of pouch, print registration and missing print copy, inspect blister units and place them into properly assigned card locations for multi-fill operations; inspect blister cavities for missing product, burnt product, holes in foil, print registration, missing print, crushed blisters and seal integrity
• Responsible for cleaning machine equipment and production rooms as stated in cleaning SOP’s (Standard Operating Procedure). Fill in all appropriate information in the cleaning logbooks as well as responsible for cleaning production rooms with three bucket sponge mop cleaning system which includes ceilings, walls and floors
• All clinical labels must be inspected and require a 100% accountability. Clinical labels can be either manually or automatically applied
• Sealed clinical cards must be inspected for missing copy, poor seal, smudges and dirt, misalign blister units and burnt product
• Inspection required for vials, ampoules and syringes utilizing black and white light boxes
• Cold storage packaging will also be required working with cold product both outside and inside refrigeration conditions. Assembly work required which may include utilizing barcode scanning equipment and computers
• Other duties as assigned

The Candidate:

• High School Diploma/GED or equivalent required
• Two (2) years of previous production or warehouse experience preferred
• Ability to read and understand customer specifications, cGMP’s and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Must be able to follow written and oral instructions in an accurate manner, and effectively communicate, must be attentive, have a neat appearance and good personal hygiene, possess the ability to work in a fast-paced environment, work well in a team environment and troubleshoot problems and report issues
• Must be able to work overtime as required
• Physical requirements: able to perform duties which include cleaning and sanitation of rooms, including but not limited to mopping of walls, floors and ceilings, sanitation of machinery and equipment; Must be able to lift up to 40lbs and work in temperature-controlled freezers/fridges

Pay:

• The anticipated salary range for this role in San Diego, CA is $46,000 to $48,000 annually. The final salary offered to a successful candidate may vary, and will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to: the type and length of experience within the job, type and length of experience within the industry, skillset, education, business needs, etc.  Catalent is a multi-state employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions that work in other states.

Why you should join Catalent:

• Awesome employee activities: Movie Day, Monthly Birthday Celebrations, Friday Bagel Breakfast, On-site Fitness Center with machines, on-site yoga and HIIT classes, Sponsored Sports Teams, and several other company-sponsored events that encourages positive employee comradery, which contributes to effectively building positive employee relationships, overall creating a positive work environment.
• Environmentally friendly green initiatives with on-site practices as well as regularly participating in Beach Clean-up activities for community engagement.
• Defined career path and annual performance review and feedback process. Potential for career growth on an expanding team within an organization dedicated to preserving and bettering lives.  
• Several Employee Resource Groups focusing on Diversity and Inclusion.
• Competitive salary with bonus potential. Generous 401K match and Paid Time Off accrual. Medical, dental and vision benefits effective day one of employment. 
• 152 hours of PTO + 10 paid holidays.
• Positive and fast-paced working environment focusing on continually improving processes to remain innovative and dynamic.
• Tuition Reimbursement – Let us help you finish your degree or earn a new one!
• WellHub program to promote overall physical wellness.
• Perkspot - offers exclusive or private discounts from approximately 900+ merchants in a wide array of categories.

Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career!  Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help us bring over 7,000 life-saving and life-enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where employees work directly with pharma, biopharma and consumer health companies of all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70 billion doses per year, and each one will be used by someone who is counting on us. Join us in making a difference. 

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Catalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veterans.

If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, you may submit your request by sending an email, and confirming your request for an accommodation and include the job number, title and location to [email protected]. This option is reserved for individuals who require accommodation due to a disability. Information received will be processed by a U.S. Catalent employee and then routed to a local recruiter who will provide assistance to ensure appropriate consideration in the application or hiring process.

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