Associate Director, Facilities, Maintenance & Calibration

Catalent•Petersburg, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Associate Director, Facilities, Maintenance & Calibration Position Summary Work Schedule : Monday -Friday, 8:00 AM-4:30 PM or 8:30 AM-5:00 PM with a 30-minute unpaid lunch This position is 100% on-site at the St. Petersburg site. Join Catalent’s flagship softgel development and manufacturing facility in St. Petersburg, FL, producing 18 billion capsules annually. Within the Catalent network, we offer a broad range of integrated formulation and analytical services to solve difficult development and manufacturing challenges. The Associate Director, Facilities, Maintenance & Calibration is responsible for leading all aspects of building, grounds, utilities, and processing equipment maintenance operations. This includes ensuring equipment reliability, facility integrity, and compliance with preventive maintenance and calibration requirements to meet regulatory standards. The Associate Director, Facilities, Maintenance & Calibration provides critical day-to-day leadership in prioritizing key facilities and maintenance activities. Working closely with the facilities, maintenance, and calibration teams, this position ensures maximum equipment and system uptime while leveraging KPIs to drive continuous improvement and cost optimization.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering required.
Minimum 10 years of engineering leadership experience in a regulated manufacturing environment is required.
Strong leadership and interpersonal skills with ability to build trust and execute with excellence.
Excellent written, oral, presentation communication skills and excellent organizational and problem-solving skills.
Hands-on experience with Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) compliance standards.
Proficiency in MS Office Suite, Compliance Wire, and Engineering systems (e.g., BMRAM).
Ability to coordinate multiple priorities, develop effective solutions in a fast-paced environment and demonstrated ability to work independently while fostering strong collaboration across functional departments in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
Perform additional responsibilities as needed to support departmental and organizational objectives.
Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
Must be able to sit, stand, and walk regularly; occasional lifting up to 15 lbs. (no lifting over 44 lbs. without assistance).
Frequent computer uses and document reading are required.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred.
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.

Responsibilities

Manage an annual repair and maintenance budget of approximately $6.5M.
Promote and manage CAPEX projects as needed to upgrade existing critical facility infrastructure.
Have oversight of process equipment system admins to ensure compliance with data integrity requirements.
Manage vendor service spend with inhouse PM, calibration, and break fix spend to meet monthly Repairs and Maintenance budget
Lead maintenance strategy for all production and support equipment, ensuring uptime and reliability.
Oversee calibration programs, preventative maintenance schedules and manage break/fix work requests and emergency repair response.
Ensure 24/7 operational coverage for facilities, maintenance, and calibration to support uninterrupted manufacturing operations.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Tuition Reimbursement – Let us help you finish your degree or earn a new one!
WellHub program to promote overall physical wellness.
152 hours of PTO + 8 paid holidays.
Medical, dental and vision benefits effective day one of employment.
Defined career path and annual performance review and feedback process.
Diverse, inclusive culture. Several Employee Resource Groups focusing on D&I.
Community engagement and green initiatives.
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.
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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.