Manager, Reliability Engineering, Automation and Capital Projects

About the role

Site Catalent’s Winchester, KY site is the company’s flagship U.S. manufacturing location for large-scale oral solid dose forms. The site specializes in complex and controlled-release oral dose technologies, supporting product development, technology transfer, and commercial manufacturing across pharmaceutical and consumer health programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead the site reliability engineering and automation team, ensuring equipment reliability, process improvements, and metric development.
• Guide process teams and manage day-to-day activities of process engineers.
• Lead the Capital Projects Team, maintaining the portfolio of capital and performance improvement projects to support the site’s improvement agenda and capital plan.
• Work cross-functionally with maintenance, operations, finance, continuous improvement, and quality to drive process and equipment improvements.
• Improve and generate equipment reliability metrics to prioritize process improvement projects.
• Collaborate with maintenance management to manage and maintain the corrective work order program.
• Affiliate with the strategic capital improvement plan, including the site master plan.
• Maintain relationships with key equipment and process vendors to stay current with technological and equipment advances.
• Maximize production success by implementing programs to minimize mechanical failure and enhance equipment performance.
• Evaluate the performance of direct reports against job requirements and goals.
• Promote Operational Excellence, Six Sigma, and Lean methodologies across workflows and lead Kaizen Events.
• Mentor and lead direct reports in root cause analysis and PR closure.
• Ensure compliance with Health, Safety, and Environmental requirements throughout projects.
• Ensure direct reports are trained in cGMPs, company policies, and procedures related to their responsibilities.
• Address and provide training needs for direct reports, including process-specific training at OEM partners.
• Perform other duties as required to support Catalent Pharma Solutions' high performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering field required.
• 2+ years of supervisory experience required.
• Prior experience managing external vendors.
• Experience in project budgeting.
• Hands-on experience with process, controls, and equipment engineering.
• Knowledge of Lean Six Sigma tools and techniques.
• Strong leadership skills to organize and motivate multi-disciplined personnel for complex projects.
• Ability to apply engineering principles to solve complex technical issues.
• Strong project management skills.
• Interpersonal skills to foster effective interactions with peers, contractors, and governing agencies.
• Strong presentation skills to report on project status against plan and budget.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Specific vision requirements include reading written documents and frequent use of a computer monitor.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Engineering or Business preferred.
• Leverage Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, or Professional Project Management preferred.