Packaging Technician

**Packaging Technician****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 Pharma Solutions in San Diego is a premier pharmaceutical chemistry development and manufacturing organization supporting the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. We focus on bringing client drug compounds from discovery to the clinic with services that include analytical development, pre-formulation testing, formulation development, GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) manufacturing and stability storage and testing as well as Clinical Supply Services. At Catalent San Diego, we recruit and develop exceptional individuals with a passion for science and determination to excel. We offer a technically challenging and stimulating environment and the opportunity to learn from the best.Catalent Pharma Solutions in San Diego is currently hiring a Packaging Technician. The Packaging Technician must be able to work in a team environment to offer quality packaging and labeling of customers clinical trials. This Packaging Technician will be involved with handling look-alike products and labeling. Clinical operations can be run as a blister fill, bottle fill, pouch, carding, vial/syringe inspection or hand assembly. The Packaging Technician will also be involved with de-inking of product and capsule manufacturing. This individual must be detail oriented in order to work with multiple look-alike products at the same time.**This is a full-time, hourly position: Monday-Friday from 8am-5pm.****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:**+ 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 misalign 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 (Standard Operating Procedure). Fill in all appropriate information in the cleaning logbooks as well as responsible for cleaning production rooms with three bucket sponge mop cleaning system which includes ceilings, walls and floors+ All clinical labels must be inspected and require a 100% accountability. Clinical labels can be either manually or automatically applied+ Sealed clinical cards must be inspected for missing copy, poor seal, smudges and dirt, misalign blister units and burnt product+ Inspection required for vials, ampoules and syringes utilizing black and white light boxes+ Cold storage packaging will also be required working with cold product both outside and inside refrigeration conditions. Assembly work required which may include utilizing barcode scanning equipment and computers+ Other duties as assigned**The Candidate:**+ High School Diploma/GED or equivalent required+ 2+ years previous production or warehouse experience preferred+ Ability to read and understand customer specifications, cGMPs and SOPs+ Must be able to follow written and oral instructions in an accurate manner, and effectively communicate, must be attentive, have a neat appearance and good personal hygiene, possess the ability to work in a fast-paced environment, work well in a team environment and troubleshoot problems and report issues+ Must be able to work overtime as required+ Physically able to perform duties which include cleaning and sanitation of rooms, including but not limited to mopping of walls, floors and ceilings, sanitation of machinery and equipment; Must be able to lift up to 40lbs and work in temperature-controlled freezers/fridges**Pay:**+ The anticipated salary range for this role in San Diego, CA is $43,000 to $46,000 annually. The final salary offered to a successful candidate may vary, and will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to: the type and length of experience within the job, type and length of experience within the industry, skillset, education, business needs, etc. Catalent is a multi-state employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions that work in other states.**Why you should join Catalent:**+ 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 several other company-sponsored events that encourages positive employee comradery, which contributes to effectively building positive employee relationships, overall creating a positive work environment.+ Environmentally friendly green initiatives with on-site practices as well as regularly participating in Beach Clean-up activities for community engagement.+ Defined career path and annual performance review and feedback process. Potential for career growth on an expanding team within an organization dedicated to preserving and bettering lives.+ Several Employee Resource Groups focusing on Diversity and Inclusion.+ Competitive salary with bonus potential. Generous 401K match and Paid Time Off accrual. Medical, dental and vision benefits effective day one of employment.+ 152 hours of PTO + 10 paid holidays.+ Positive and fast-paced working environment focusing on continually improving processes to remain innovative and dynamic.+ Tuition Reimbursement Let us help you finish your degree or earn a new one!+ 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.personal initiative. dynamic pace. meaningful work.Visit Catalent Careers (https://careers.catalent.com/us/en) to explore career opportunities.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.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.Important Security Notice to U.S. Job Seekers:Catalent NEVER asks candidates to provide any type of payment, bank details, photocopies of identification, social security number or other highly sensitive personal information during the offer process, and we NEVER do so via email or social media. If you receive any such request, DO NOT respond it is a fraudulent request. Please forward such requests to spam@catalent.com for us to investigate with local authorities.California Job Seekers can find our California Job Applicant Notice HERE (https://cdn.catalent.com/files/legal/CCPA-Privacy-Notice-at-Collection-for-California-Employees-and-Applicants-English.pdf) .