Manager - Facilities

Catalent Pharma Solutions; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off & holidays

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Tuition reimbursement

8 holidays included

Job summary

Catalent Pharma Solutions in Madison, Wisconsin, seeks a Manager of Facilities to lead a maintenance team and drive reliable, compliant operations in a 100% onsite GMP environment. You will supervise 4–8 technicians, coordinate preventive and corrective work, and support deviations, investigations, and change controls.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in maintenance leadership, strong HVAC/electrical skills, and proven documentation and SOP-writing capabilities in a regulated setting.

Qualifications

• Journeyman-level training or certification in Electrical, Electronics, HVAC, or related trade with 5+ years experience.
• Associate Degree in Electrical, Electronics, or related field with 5+ years experience.
• Related Military Technical Training with 5 years electrical/electronics experience.
• 3–5 years of leadership or supervisory experience.
• Experience leading maintenance technicians or skilled trades personnel.
• Strong background in facility maintenance, HVAC troubleshooting and repair, and electrical troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with cGMP manufacturing environments.
• Mechanical and electrical aptitude.
• Experience writing and following procedures and standard operating procedures.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Detail-oriented with strong documentation skills.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English clearly.
• Ability to stand for up to 8 hours per day.
• Ability to work indoors and outdoors as business needs require.
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, climbing stairs and ladders, reading, writing, speaking, listening, and computer use.
• Occasional bending, kneeling, crouching, reaching, and carrying materials.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds regularly and occasionally up to 80 pounds.
• Demonstrable leadership experience at Catalent (including internal leadership programs) may be considered in place of external experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a team of 4–8 maintenance technicians, assigning daily work and priorities.
• Coordinate technician schedules, paid time off, and coverage.
• Train, coach, and conduct performance discussions and development activities.
• Schedule preventive maintenance and prioritize corrective maintenance work orders.
• Coordinate contractor activities and ensure maintenance tasks are completed on time and documented properly.
• Support technicians with complex equipment issues, including HVAC, electrical systems, and facility utilities.
• Serve as the escalation point for unresolved technical problems.
• Review maintenance records and ensure cGMP-compliant documentation.
• Support deviations, investigations, and change controls.
• Write and update standard operating procedures and maintenance procedures.
• Manage outside vendors and contractors, ensuring work quality and safety compliance.
• Recommend facility improvements and repairs to enhance safety, compliance, and efficiency.

Skills

Leadership

Documentation

Communication

English fluency

Mechanical/electrical aptitude

Procedures writing

Education

Journeyman-level training or certification in Electrical/Electronics/HVAC

Associate Degree in Electrical/Electronics or related field

Military technical training (electrical/electronics)

Leadership experience (3–5 years)

Job description

About Site

Catalent’s Madison, Wisconsin site is a state‑of‑the‑art biologics development and manufacturing facility supporting customers from research through early‑and‑mid‑stage clinical production. Located at 726 Heartland Trail in Madison, the approximately 102,700‑square‑foot GMP facility specializes in mammalian cell line engineering, drug substance biomanufacturing, and biopharmaceutical development, utilizing flexible single‑use systems to enable rapid scale‑up and customization. The site is home to Catalent’s proprietary GPEx® and GPEx® Lightning technologies, which are used to generate high‑yielding mammalian cell lines for biologic therapies, and supports production scales ranging from 50 to 4,000 liters for clinical manufacturing. Following a $45 million expansion announced in 2025, the Madison site has significantly increased capacity, added new equipment, and created approximately 200 highly skilled biohealth jobs, further strengthening its role within Catalent’s global biologics network and Wisconsin’s growing life sciences ecosystem.

Position Summary

We have an opportunity for a Manager - Facilities to join our team at Catalent Pharma Solutions in Madison, Wisconsin. This role leads maintenance activities within the Facilities group and supervises a team of maintenance technicians. The position focuses on ensuring maintenance work is completed properly, troubleshooting equipment and facility issues, and supporting investigations related to equipment failures. The successful candidate will help maintain a safe, compliant, and efficient facility environment while developing and supporting their team.

Shift: M-F 8am-5pm
Location: Madison, WI
100% Onsite

The Role

• Lead and support a team of 4–8 maintenance technicians, assigning daily work and priorities.
• Coordinate technician schedules, paid time off, and coverage.
• Train, coach, and conduct performance discussions and development activities.
• Schedule preventive maintenance and prioritize corrective maintenance work orders.
• Coordinate contractor activities and ensure maintenance tasks are completed on time and documented properly.
• Support technicians with complex equipment issues, including HVAC, electrical systems, and facility utilities.
• Serve as the escalation point for unresolved technical problems.
• Review maintenance records and ensure cGMP-compliant documentation.
• Support deviations, investigations, and change controls.
• Write and update standard operating procedures and maintenance procedures.
• Manage outside vendors and contractors, ensuring work quality and safety compliance.
• Recommend facility improvements and repairs to enhance safety, compliance, and efficiency.

Minimum Requirements

• Journeyman‑level training or certification in Electrical, Electronics, HVAC, or a related technical trade with at least 5 years of experience, or
• Associate Degree in Electrical, Electronics, or a related field with at least 5 years of experience, or
• Related Military Technical Training with at least 5 years of electrical/electronics experience.
• 3–5 years of leadership or supervisory experience.
• Experience leading maintenance technicians or skilled trades personnel.
• Strong background in facility maintenance, HVAC troubleshooting and repair, and electrical troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with cGMP manufacturing environments.
• Mechanical and electrical aptitude.
• Experience writing and following procedures and standard operating procedures.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Detail‑oriented with strong documentation skills.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English clearly.
• Ability to stand for up to 8 hours per day.
• Ability to work indoors and outdoors as business needs require.
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, climbing stairs and ladders, reading, writing, speaking, listening, and computer use.
• Occasional bending, kneeling, crouching, reaching, and carrying materials.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds regularly and occasionally up to 80 pounds.
• 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.

Preferred Skills & Background

• Pharmaceutical, biotech, or regulated manufacturing experience.
• Knowledge of FDA and GMP regulations (21 CFR 210/211).
• PLC and ladder logic knowledge.
• Experience with cGMP facility construction or startup.
• Experience with audits, deviations, and change controls.

Why You Should Join Catalent

• Defined career path and annual performance review and feedback process.
• Diverse, inclusive culture.
• Potential for career growth on an expanding team within an organization dedicated to preserving and bettering lives.
• Competitive paid time off plus 8 paid holidays.
• Community engagement and green initiatives.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits effective day one of employment.
• 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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