Skilled Trades

Catalent Pharma Solutions; Strathroy; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Catalent Pharma Solutions is seeking Skilled Trades personnel for their new manufacturing facility in Strathroy, Ontario. Ideal candidates will perform maintenance, troubleshoot equipment, and work in a team dedicated to pharmaceutical manufacturing excellence. Join a company committed to quality and patient safety, with opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Comprehensive Benefit Package

Group Retirement Savings Plan

Paid Time Off Programs

Employee Reward & Recognition programs

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent is required.
• Licensed by Ministry of Skills and Development - Required.
• Knowledge of workplace safety and safe lifting procedures.

Responsibilities

• Performs reactive, assigned, and preventative maintenance on equipment.
• Diagnoses and troubleshoots both mechanical and control problems.
• Completes system support work and documentation to cGMP standards.

Skills

Problem Solving

Mechanical Skills

Analytical Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Attention to Detail

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Completion of Tradesman and Qualification Act requirements

Licensed by Ministry of Skills and Development

Job description

Skilled Trades

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 is committed to a Patient First culture through excellence in quality and compliance, and to the safety of every patient, consumer and Catalent employee. We’re bringing this mission to Strathroy, Ontario, with the launch of our new manufacturing facility on Adair Blvd. This site marks a pivotal expansion of Catalent’s Zydis technology, a globally renowned, fast-dissolve oral dosage form that has transformed the lives of millions of patients worldwide. This is your opportunity to join a dedicated team at the forefront of pharmaceutical manufacturing. At Adair, you’ll play a vital role in the startup of a site built for innovation and excellence, from installation and qualification to regulatory approval and commercial manufacturing. If you’re seeking meaningful work, opportunities for growth, and the excitement of building something extraordinary, we want to hear from you.

Reporting to the Facility and Maintenance Supervisor, the Skilled Trades performs reactive, assigned, and preventative maintenance on all production and supporting equipment within the facility. The Skilled Trades diagnoses, troubleshoots, and provides mechanical/hydraulic/pneumatic/control system support on all equipment.

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

• Assembles, disassembles, installs, repairs, and/or fabricates as needed to maintain machinery, equipment, spare parts, tooling, change-parts, or facility in accordance to technical manuals/schematics/blueprints/SOPs/standard practices/experience/site resources/OEM resources as needed

• Diagnoses and troubleshoots both mechanical and/or control problems and corrects as required in accordance to technical manuals/schematics/blueprints/SOPs/standard practices/experience/site resources/OEM resources as needed

• Completes system support work (fuse changes, contactor resets, temperature controller adjustments, calibrations, PLCs, etc.) as trained; completes documentation (work orders, PMs, calibration forms, validation documents, etc.) to cGMP/SOP standards

• Complies with PM, SOP, cGMP, and regulatory requirements

• Executes assigned PMs and work orders as scheduled on time; supports on-site contractors as necessary for PM or project activity

• Updates the CMMS with the required information

• Maintains tools, toolboxes, and shop areas in compliance with cGMP/SOP standards; Maintain all utilities needed to support the manufacturing lines including steam boilers, Purified Water System and Liquid Nitrogen system.

• Collaborate with team to proactively assess ways to reduce downtime on the manufacturing line and ensure 24/day operation

• Other duties as assigned

The Candidate

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent is required

• Completion of Tradesman and Qualification Act requirements

• Licensed by Ministry of Skills and Development - Required

• Knowledge of workplace safety and safe lifting and handling procedures; Knowledge of First Aid and CPR an asset

• Experience in the following; Shop tools, lathe, mills, grinders, drill presses, precision measurement instruments, power tools, technical manuals/schematics/blueprints, controllers, PLC & HMI, PID, calibration, and engineering drawings

• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills (both verbal and written); ability to work independently, as required to complete daily activities according to schedule

• Strong problem solving and analytical skills; attention to detail coupled with a sense of urgency

• Basic computer skills to allow for electronic maintenance task documentation.

• Currently Catalent does not participate in the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP).

• Candidates with non-Canadian credentials must provide an evaluation confirming the Canadian equivalency of the credentials as determined by the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada (ACESC) such as WES.

• While performing the responsibilities of the job, the employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is occasionally 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 often 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. The employee is required to stand for long periods of time and occasionally bend and lift.

• This role is required is to be clean shaven to wear a respirator, which is deemed mandatory to meet Health & Safety requirements.

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.

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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 [e-mail]. 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.