Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Encapsulation Operator

Position Summary

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. 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.

Reporting to the Department Supervisor, this position is responsible for set-up and operation of the encapsulation machines, as per standard operating procedures and safety requirements, producing consistent, good quality product in accordance with master batch production records and Standard Operating Procedures ensuring compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices.

This position is located in Strathroy, Ontario, one of two sites located in Canada offering softgel development and manufacturing capabilities for the Pharmaceutical and Consumer Health industries. We have a broad range of integrated formulation, manufacturing, analytical and packaging services to offer full-service turnkey solutions.

12 hour rotating continental shifts (Days and Nights)

The Role

• Sets up the encapsulation machines and operates them according to SOP, producing good quality product. Required activities involve (but are not limited to) checking fill and shell weights, measuring seam integrity, changing fill and gel tanks/receivers and performing any necessary corrective adjustments.

• Spreads capsules on trays, checking capsules as spreading for defects, compiles trays of product in to stacks, labels and transfers the stacks to the assigned drying tunnel.

• Confirms all gelatin and fill tanks conform to temperature, color, batch number, and receiver sequences for the order before placed on machine, following corrective actions if necessary.

• Monitoring encapsulation machine and capsules though out the shift for any issues and correcting as needed.

• Completes all documentation required, including but not limited to: in-process checks, set-ups, start-ups, and changeovers.

• Changes and cleans machine parts as required.

• Performs other duties/projects as assigned.

The Candidate

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent is required.

• Additional education would be considered an asset

• Two (2) years of experience in a manufacturing, pharmaceutical and/or GMP facility an asset.

• Knowledge of workplace safety and safe lifting and handling procedures is an asset.

• Ability to work independently, as required, and complete daily activities according to schedule.

• Strong problem solving and analytical skills

• Strong mathematical skills, to compute simple calculations (adding, subtraction, percentages, rounding numbers, converting weights measurements).

• Process a high degree of attention to detail and accuracy.

• The employee is often required to sit and use their hands and fingers, to handle or feel and to manipulate keys on a keyboard.

• Use of manual dexterity is required.

• The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, bend, or twist, and to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.

• Vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

• There is also the potential exposure to chemicals.

Why You Should Join Catalent

• Comprehensive Benefit Package (Health, Dental, Vision, & Life Insurance)

• Group Retirement Savings –Registered Pension Plan (RPP) with employer contributions

• Paid Time Off Programs including vacation, banked time & personal time

• Employee Reward & Recognition programs

• Opportunities for professional and personal development & growth including tuition reimbursement

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.

personal initiative. dynamic pace. meaningful work.

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Catalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any characteristic protected by local law.

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.

Notice to Agency and Search Firm Representatives: Catalent Pharma Solutions (Catalent) is not accepting unsolicited resumes from agencies and/or search firms for this job posting. Resumes submitted to any Catalent employee by a third party agency and/or search firm without a valid written & signed search agreement, will become the sole property of Catalent. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral. Thank you.