Gel Prep Operator

Catalent•Saint Petersburg, FL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

To provide a cGMP compliant manufacturing process and continuously improve the pharmaceutical manufacturing environment at Catalent St. Petersburg. Create a workplace that is safe, clean, environmentally friendly, employee friendly, highly productive, efficient and of sufficient capacity to support the forecasted demand as predicted by Catalent Pharma Solutions. Under supervision, prepare, blends and mixes batches of material by operating blending equipment and completing batch paperwork according to Standard Operating Procedures and applying current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP).

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent required.
Previous manufacturing experience and work in a GMP regulated industry preferred.
Basic computer skills including Windows navigation and data entry.
Must be able to read, write and communicate in English.
Ability to read, interpret and execute written instructions.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide and combine units of measure. Ability to calculate fractions and decimals.
Ability to solve practical problems.
Ability to interpret and perform work against a variety of English instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines under pressure
Individual required to sit rarely, stand regularly, walk regularly and consistently lift to 50 pounds; no lifting greater than 44.09 pounds without assistance, for a work period of up to 12-hours.
Ability to push and/or pull on average 500 kg (approximately 1,100 pounds).
Successful completion of Lung Capacity test and ability to wear respirator
Vision requirements include ability to differentiate color (Pass the Ishihara Color Vision Screening) and obtain 20/30 acuity in both far and near vision with or without corrective lenses. For Catalent’s in-house screening, the acceptable score is to identify at least 4 of 6 numbers in the circles.
Read written documents and frequent use of a computer monitor.
Must be able to operate industrial machinery.
Must be able to access manufacturing floor.
Previous manufacturing experience and work in a GMP regulated industry preferred.

Nice To Haves

Previous manufacturing experience and work in a GMP regulated industry preferred.
Previous manufacturing experience and work in a GMP regulated industry preferred.

Responsibilities

Accurately Completes documentation related to the Gelatin process.
Measures and weighs, by manual and computerized scales, gelatin and dyes used in gelatin batches.
Processes gelatin master batches and color conversion per applicable SOP and batch record instructions.
Operates production equipment as required per applicable SOP.
Washes, inspects and sanitizes gelatin receivers and equipment.
Performs work according to safety policies and practices related to the position.
Handles non-hazardous, hazardous and DEA waste.
Maintains a clean work area.
Notifies Supervision immediately in the event that there is any deviation from the batch record, SOP or potential production event.
Cross - training to perform tasks, operate equipment and maintain the necessary documentation in other production departments may be required.
Depending on shift staffing level and/or the workload, an operator could be assigned to perform tasks in areas, different than her/his primary position/business unit.
Update SOPs for assigned department as needed