Associate, Interior Materials Support

Position Summary:

Catalent Pharma Solutions in Harmans, MD is hiring an Associate, Interior Materials Support for the manufacturing group. The Associate, Interior Materials Support role will coordinate the flow of materials inside the manufacturing clean space. This role will assist the manufacturing team with locating needed materials, schedule with the warehouse when materials are required, and troubleshoot material replacements by Item Request Forms (IRFs). Additionally, this role will maintain the 999 material and chemical inventories.

This is a full-time on-site position, 7pm-7am on a 2-2-3 rotation

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. Our FDA-licensed, state-of-the-art CGMP manufacturing facility for Gene Therapies is located on the Harmans/BWI campus. The campus, featuring two manufacturing facilities is located 5 miles from the Baltimore Washington International (BWI) airport and 13 miles from our Baltimore location. The campus is close to Washington, DC’s I-270 Technology Corridor, top universities, and government agencies. The Harmans/BWI-1 EMA and FDA approved facility, at approximately 200,000 sq. ft., houses 10 CGMP manufacturing suites, fill/finish, central services, testing labs, and a warehouse. The Harmans/BWI-2 facility, at approximately 145,000 sq. ft., is under development and will house 8 CGMP manufacturing suites and cold storage warehousing. Both facilities support Phase 3 through commercial manufacturing of advanced therapeutic products including AAV and other viral vector-based therapies and vaccines.

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

• Follow a defined process for checking manufacturing inventory locations and order replenishments from the supply chain team
• Coordinate timing with the supply chain team to receive materials upon transfer from warehouse to manufacturing
• Verify handoff with warehouse and confirm that all items are correct on the associated work order and escalate discrepancies to supply chain team
• Physically and electronically (via Inventory Transfer in JDE) transfer materials from staging to designated location on the manufacturing floor
• Maintain First Expired, First Out (FEFO) practices through use of flow directions during replenishment
• Perform routine FEFO maintenance by evaluating current inventory and alerting Manufacturing Team of upcoming expiry dates
• Assist MFG team in cycle counting and resolving material discrepancies including expediting urgent requests
• Audit the minimum and maximum quantities in all Kanban locations
• Serve as a resource in manufacturing suites, supporting MFG by delivering materials and limiting movement in/out of cleanrooms
• Perform inventory adjustments, lookups, inquiries, general problem resolution, and troubleshooting in company ERP system
• Assist the manufacturing team in returning unused or extra materials issued to the work order, allowing them to be returned to stock or inventory for future use
• All other duties as assigned;

The Candidate

• High School Diploma or GED is required, Associates or Bachelors preferred
• With a High School Diploma or GED, two or more years of GMP Manufacturing experience is required
• With an Associates degree one or more years of or more years of GMP Manufacturing experience is required
• With a Bachelors degree no additional years of experience are required
• Basic knowledge of current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP’s) required
• General understanding of most areas in Manufacturing and supporting functional groups is strongly preferred
• Familiar with or experience with cGMP Biotech or Pharmaceutical operations preferred
• Must be team-oriented (proactively builds healthy working relationships between peers, their department and other groups)
• Must possess a basic knowledge of non-manufacturing functions such as QC, Regulatory, QA, and/or Materials Management

• 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. 

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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 DisabilityAccommodations@catalent.com. 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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