Distribution Associate

100% on-site (San Diego) – Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm

About the role

Catalent’s purpose-built San Diego location provides comprehensive clinical supply services including clinical supply management, primary and secondary packaging, complex labeling services, clinical storage, distribution, clinical returns and destruction, and stability chambers. Located less than a mile from Catalent’s West Coast early-phase oral drug product development center of excellence, customers can enjoy a fully integrated development, clinical supply manufacturing, and distribution solution.

The San Diego Clinical Supply Services Distribution Associate executes core warehouse functions while adhering to established procedures, work instructions, and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Use JDE/MES or applicable systems to pick, pack, verify, and process shipments (small parcel and bulk orders) under ambient, refrigerated, and frozen conditions (including -80°C as applicable).
• Perform order verification at pack-out, including final verification, labeling, and documentation to ensure accuracy and compliance with customer and regulatory requirements.
• Receive incoming materials, verify against documentation, and accurately enter receipts into inventory systems and logs.
• Pick, stage, and prepare materials for packaging and shipment in accordance with order requirements and SOPs.
• Execute packing activities in compliance with defined packaging configurations, temperature requirements, and handling procedures.
• Perform cycle counts and support inventory accuracy through routine counting, reconciliation, and discrepancy identification.
• Support warehouse location management, including consolidation and reorganization of inventory to optimize storage capacity and accessibility.
• Proactively manage warehouse space by consolidating materials and organizing locations during periods of lower order volume to maintain efficient operations.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and inspection-ready warehouse in accordance with 6S standards, including routine sweeping, cleaning, and organization of work areas.
• Support material movement activities using appropriate equipment and systems with adherence to safety and GMP requirements.
• Safely operate warehouse equipment as trained (e.g., pallet jacks, forklifts, reach trucks, stock pickers, lifts) in accordance with site safety policies.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• HS Diploma or Equivalent required.
• 1+ year of experience in warehousing, distribution, or a similar role within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry preferred.
• Experience using powered industrial truck equipment.
• Experience in a GMP-related industry is highly preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to walk, sit, and stand; use hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms at or above shoulder height and below waist height; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk and hear; smell; and lift up to 50 pounds.
• Occasional requirement to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Must be able to stand on feet for hours at a time.

Pay

The anticipated salary range for this role in California is $50,000 - $54,000. The final salary offered may vary and will be dependent on factors including experience, skills, education, and business needs.

Benefits

• Competitive salary with bonus potential.
• Generous 401K match and Paid Time Off accrual (152 hours of PTO + 10 paid holidays).
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits effective day one of employment.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• WellHub program to promote overall physical wellness.
• Perkspot – offers exclusive or private discounts from approximately 900+ merchants in a wide array of categories.
• Awesome employee activities: Movie Day, Monthly Birthday Celebrations, Friday Bagel Breakfast, on-site fitness center with machines, on-site yoga classes, and sponsored sports teams.
• Environmentally friendly green initiatives with on-site practices and community engagement activities like Beach Clean-ups.
• Defined career path and annual performance review and feedback process.
• Several Employee Resource Groups focusing on Diversity and Inclusion.
• Positive and fast-paced working environment focusing on continual process improvement.