Packaging Technician

Overview

Catalent, Inc. is a leading global Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO). Our San Diego location provides comprehensive clinical supply services including clinical supply management, primary and secondary packaging, complex labeling services, clinical storage, distribution, and clinical returns and destruction, and will also include stability chambers. Located less than a mile from Catalent’s West Coast early-phase oral drug product development center of excellence, customers choosing this location can enjoy a fully integrated development, clinical supply manufacturing and distribution solution.

The Packaging Technician for our Clinical Supply Services group will work in a team environment to offer quality packaging and labeling of customers’ clinical trials. This role involves handling look-alike products and labeling. Clinical operations projects may include a blister fill, bottle fill, pouch, carding, vial/syringe inspection or hand assembly. The Packaging Technician will also be involved with de-inking of products and capsule manufacturing.

This individual must be detail oriented to work with multiple look-alike products at the same time.

• Fill tablet, bottle, desiccant and closure hoppers. Hand count product using counting trays. Manufacturing responsibilities include de-inking product, tablet breaking, product placement into oversized capsules and capsule inspection. Work independently on assigned look-alike product and multi-fill projects.
• Inspect bottles for misaligned closures, print registration and missing print copy; inspect seal integrity of pouch, print registration and missing print copy; inspect blister units and place them into properly assigned card locations for multi-fill operations; inspect blister cavities for missing product, burnt product, holes in foil, print registration, missing print, crushed blisters and seal integrity.
• Responsible for cleaning machine equipment and production rooms as stated in cleaning SOPs. Fill in all appropriate information in the cleaning logbooks and clean production rooms with a three-bucket sponge mop cleaning system (ceilings, walls and floors).
• All clinical labels must be inspected and require 100% accountability. Clinical labels can be manually or automatically applied.
• Sealed clinical cards must be inspected for missing copy, poor seal, smudges and dirt, misaligned blister units and burnt product.
• Inspection required for vials, ampoules and syringes utilizing black and white light boxes.
• Cold storage packaging required when working with cold product both outside and inside refrigeration conditions. Assembly work may include utilizing barcode scanning equipment and computers.
• Other duties as assigned.

• High School Diploma/GED or equivalent required.
• Two (2) years of previous production or warehouse experience preferred.
• Ability to read and understand customer specifications, cGMPs and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Must be able to follow written and oral instructions accurately; communicate effectively; be attentive, neat in appearance and maintain good personal hygiene; work in a fast-paced environment; work well in a team; troubleshoot problems and report issues.
• Must be able to work overtime as required.
• Physical requirements:
  
  able to perform duties including cleaning and sanitation of rooms (mopping walls, floors and ceilings), sanitation of machinery and equipment; lift up to 40 lbs and work in temperature-controlled freezers/fridges.

• The anticipated salary range for this role in San Diego, CA is $46,000 to $48,000 annually. The final salary offered may vary based on factors including experience, industry, skillset, education, and business needs. Catalent is a multi-state employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions in other states.

• Awesome employee activities:
  Movie Day, Monthly Birthday Celebrations, Friday Bagel Breakfast, On-site Fitness Center with machines, on-site yoga and HIIT classes, Sponsored Sports Teams, and other events that foster positive employee relationships and a positive work environment.
• Environmentally friendly green…