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, 7am-7pm on a 2-2-3 rotation

Catalent, Inc. is a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) whose mission is to develop, manufacture, and supply products that help people live better and healthier lives. Catalent is dedicated to delivering unparalleled service to pharma, biotech, and consumer health customers, supporting product development, launch, and full life-cycle supply. With time-tested experience in development sciences, delivery technologies, and multi-modality manufacturing, Catalent supports the acceleration of development programs and the launch of more than a hundred new products every year. Powered by thousands of scientists and technicians and the latest technology platforms at more than 40 global sites, Catalent supplies billions of doses of life-enhancing and life-saving treatments for patients annually.

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