Room Lead, Packaging

Room Lead, Packaging

Position Summary

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.

Catalent’s Kansas City facility is home to our Oral & Specialty Drug Delivery, Biologics Analytical Services and Clinical Supply Services businesses. The site provides a range of integrated services for oral solid dosage forms, from formulation development and analytical testing to clinical and commercial-scale manufacture.  The Kansas City facility is a Center-of-Excellence for our Biologics Analytical Services business. Our talented team has over 25 years of experience providing analytical services for stand-alone and integrated biologics projects.

Catalent Pharma Solutions in Kansas City, MO is hiring a Room Lead. The Room Lead supports clinical trial projects through the packaging of clinical trial supplies, ensuring work is carried out in compliance with regulatory requirements, good manufacturing practices (cGMP) and standard operating procedures (SOPs). The Room Lead is key to ensuring the quality of outputs, adherence to the production schedule, and delegation of job-specific tasks. This position oversees the execution of all clinical and commercial batch records in primary, secondary and the potent packaging areas. This position reports to the Production Supervisor but will also receive instruction from the Packaging Team Lead.

This is a full-time, on-site hourly position. This is on 2nd shift, Monday – Friday, 2:30pm-11pm.

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

• Ensure that during all packaging operations the site’s safety, quality and compliance metrics are met or surpassed as well as corporate metrics
• Will lead assigned team members and work alongside them to successfully complete clinical trial and commercial packaging jobs on a daily basis
• Responsible for the safety, quality, delivery and cost (SQDC) of all clinical and commercial outputs
• Assist production associated with QA questions and concerns
• Use visual management boards
• Support supervisors in daily activities
• Understand, interpret, and communicate organizational metrics and goals and lead assigned team members to consistently reach team and organizational goals
• All other duties as assigned

The Candidate:

• A High School Diploma or General Education Diploma is required
• At least two years of clinical trial packaging experience or related manufacturing/operations experience preferred
• Demonstrated ability to motivate and lead others while working alongside them to complete tasks to reach organizational goals
• Basic to moderate computer skills, including, but not limited to e-mail, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Internet Explorer, Inventory systems
• Physical Requirements: On an average 8-hour day this position requires the ability to walk, sit and stand, use hands to handle or feel, reach with hands and arms at or above shoulder height and below waist height, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk and hear, smell and lift up to 40 pounds. Specific vision requirements include reading of written documents, visual inspection of materials and use of computer monitor screen frequently

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 donation