Associate Director, Facilities

Associate Director, Facilities

Position Summary:

Catalent Pharma Solutions is hiring an Associate Director, Facilities who leads the team that manages facility activities and projects, including routine and preventative maintenance, metrology, project or capital improvements, business continuity planning, cost reduction, reliability engineering and general facility upkeep to support production operations and ensure a safe and presentable workplace. This role regularly communicates status of all repair and project work to site leadership. The Associate Director, Facilities also drives the creation, improvement and execution of maintenance and plant standards to achieve maximum availability of production equipment.

This is a full time, salaried role, Monday – Friday – days. 8:00AM – 5:00PM

Catalent is a global, high-growth, public company and a leading partner for the pharmaceutical industry in the development and manufacturing of new treatments for patients worldwide. Your talents, ideas, and passion are essential to our mission: to help people live better, healthier lives.

The Boston-area facility is Catalent's global Center of Excellence for spray dry dispersion and Dry Powder Inhaler (DPI) capsule manufacture and packaging. The site features inhaled powder spray drying, as well as multiple commercial-scale lines for capsule filling and blister packaging. On-site spray dryers include best-in-class GEA Niro SD1, SD4 and SD7, the latter being the largest CGMP unit of its kind for DPI in North America.

Catalent is committed to a Patient First culture through excellence in quality and compliance, and to the safety of every patient, consumer, and Catalent employee.

The Role

• Responsible for the management of building, equipment, and grounds; specifically overseeing facilities, maintenance, and metrology departments;
• Has a strong focus on people, processes, engineering and technology to stay competitive with client and employee expectations;
• Is vocal in tier meetings driving improvement and transparency cross-functionally with Quality, Operations, Engineering and Process Development;
• Manages the team of managers, technicians, mechanics, and support staff required to maintain the facility and equipment to required standards of availability, cleanliness, and order;
• Ensure appropriate staffing, proper training and development and performance management for the team;
• Manage capital and non-capital projects to improve capacity, quality, efficiency, utilization, and safety. Responsible for planning and forecasting as well as departmental budget;
• Responsible for plant or manufacturing equipment projects to maximize output, minimize cost and support efficiencies on new or existing equipment;
• Keep abreast of and provide support to plant personnel on water systems, HVAC, plant and equipment layouts, water treatment, air systems, expansions, structural details, material handling and auxiliary equipment;
• Be involved with and knowledgeable of programs, regulations, and the requirements of city, state, and federal environmental agencies as it relates to the business. Support the GMP efforts in the plant as they relate to the facility;
• All other duties as assigned

The Candidate

• Bachelor's degree required;
• Minimum of 8+ years of Facilities, Metrology and Engineering experience involving mechanical, electrical, and building utility types of work;
• Minimum of 5 years of management experience required. Experience managing Managers is preferred but not required;
• Must have experience with capital expenditure and project related work;
• Must be able to effectively use AutoCAD, MS Project, and MS Office programs such Word, Excel, and PowerPoint;
• Working knowledge of the principles of electricity, electronics, mechanical and plant operating systems.
• Must be able to read blueprints & schematic drawings; knowledge of such items as plant systems and related equipment/utilities appropriate to this role.
• Demonstrable leadership experience at Catalent (including but not limited to participation in Catalent-sponsored leadership programs such as NGGL, GOLD, LEAD Now, GM Excellence, and GROW) may be considered in place of external experience
• Individual may be required to sit, stand, walk regularly and occasionally lift 0-15 pounds;

Why you should join Catalent:

• Defined career path and annual performance review and feedback process
• Diverse, inclusive culture
• Positive working environment focusing on continually improving processes to remain innovative
• Potential for career growth on an expanding team within an organization dedicated to preserving and bettering lives
• 152 Hours + 8 paid holidays
• Several Employee Resource Groups focusing on D&I
• Dynamic, fast-paced work environment
• Community engagement and green initiatives
• Generous 401K match
• Company match on donations to organizations
• Medical, dental and vision benefits effective day one of employment
• Tuition Reimbursement – Let us help you finish your degree or start a new degree
• 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.

Catalent is committed to the health and safety of its employees, visitors and the customers and patients we serve. As a result of the global pandemic, we have modified many of our recruitment and on-boarding processes to maintain everyone's safety. The Human Resources teams will communicate all necessary safety processes and procedures throughout each stage.

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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 . 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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