Job Abstract

Pre-Distribution Supervisor

Position Summary

Catalent Pharma Solutions in Philadelphia, PA is hiring a Pre-Distribution Supervisor.  The Pre-Distribution Supervisor is responsible for distribution supervision of clinical supplies. 

This is a full-time position: Monday – Friday, 1st shift.

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. 

This 206,878 square-foot facility, located in the Philadelphia area is Catalent’s global Center of Excellence for Clinical Supply Packaging.  Catalent offers GMP secondary packaging and clinical labeling services throughout our global network. Packaging can be configured to hold a single product or multiple products as determined by study requirements. We offer manual patient kit assembly along with semi-automated and automated wallet sealing and high-speed automated carding to meet the needs of studies of all sizes. For temperature sensitive products and those with minimal to zero allowable time out of environment, we can perform secondary packaging in refrigerated and frozen packaging rooms or over dry ice depending upon your project needs.  Using our Clinicopia global labeling system with its multi-lingual label phrase library we can design single panel, booklet labels or our unique Peel-ID™ safe storage labels for your studies. Single panel and Peel-ID™ safe storage labels can be conveniently reviewed and approved online via our Fusion portal before being printed and inspected at our facilities.

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

• Supervise daily activities of distribution coordinators and material handlers driving hourly and daily performance to achieve targets and improvement.
• Monitors, organizes and performs all functions associated with packaging of clinical trial supplies and assures compliance to good manufacturing practices, standard operating procedures, Food and Drug Administration, Drug Enforcement Agency and Occupational Safety and Health Administration rules and regulations.
• Lead/coach/mentor shipping associates and material handlers with their growth and development.
• Assign/coordinate associates and handlers’ daily activities including specific projects and seeing them through to completion; responsible for understanding all duties that their teams perform.
• Perform employee performance evaluations, disciplinary notices, according to company guidelines and performance requirements as necessary and per the union contract if needed.
• Partner with other internal departments to identify operating efficiencies to continuously improve and promote safety, quality, compliance, delivery, cost, and engagement.
• Lead investigations and writing deviations (and other quality system reports in TrackWise), as applicable, as well as, promote the reports to the next level of review in the TrackWise system.
• Review and approve Distribution staff vacation, flex, and personal days along with leave of absence requests. Act as proper back up coverage to employees and other supervisors in case of emergency breaks, PTO, etc.
• All other duties as assigned.

The Candidate

• High school diploma or general education diploma is required; Bachelor of Science degree (or equivalent work experience) is preferred.
• Demonstrated analytical skills, including spreadsheets is preferred.
• Inventory database experience is preferred. Minimum 4 years distribution experience is preferred.
• Previous supervisory experience in union environment is preferred.
• Leadership and team building skills; Demonstrated ability to mentor, train, motivate, direct, and empower direct reports.
• In-depth knowledge of good manufacturing practices, Drug Enforcement Agency and Occupational Safety and Health Administration rules and regulations.
• Demonstrable leadership experience at Catalent (including but not limited to participation in Catalent-sponsored leadership programs such as NGGL, GOLD, LEAD Now, GM Excellence, and GROW) may be considered in place of external experience.
• Perform tasks in multi-temperature environments (between 30°C and -20°C., and within confined spaces; Ability to perform repetitive and physically demanding tasks for extended periods.
• Ability to lift up to 75 pounds using safe lifting techniques; Individual may be required to sit, stand, walk regularly; Specific vision requirements include reading of written documents and frequent use of computer monitor.

Why you should join Catalent:

• Defined career path and annual performance review and feedback process 
• Diverse, inclusive culture 
• 152 hours of PTO + 8 paid holidays
• Several Employee Resource Groups focusing on diversity & inclusion
• Dynamic, fast-paced work environment
• 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 
• Competitive salary with possible bonus potential 
• Community engagement and green initiatives 
• Generous 401K match and Paid Time Off accrual 
• Medical, dental and vision benefits effective day one of employment 
• Tuition Reimbursement – Let us help you finish your degree or earn a new one!
• GymPass 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. 

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, 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.

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