Packaging Technician- 1st Shift

Position Summary

Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:00am to 4:10pm. 100% on-site
This is a Union role
Please Note: Occasional weekend work is required.

Responsibilities

• Inspect blister cavities, bottles, pouches, vials, ampoules, syringes, and sealed clinical cards for defects such as missing product, poor seals, misaligned closures, print errors, or contamination.
• Support manufacturing tasks including de-inking product, tablet breaking, oversized capsule filling, and capsule inspection.
• Place blister units into assigned card locations for multi-fill operations, following product assignment requirements on look-alike or multi-fill projects.
• Inspect and verify clinical labels, ensuring 100% accountability for both manual and automated applications.
• Operate barcode scanners and computers for packaging and assembly work.
• Execute sanitation tasks using the three-bucket mop system for ceilings, walls, and floors.
• Work in cold storage environments as required, handling products both inside and outside refrigerated conditions.
• Adhere to all SOPs, safety, and quality requirements while ensuring accuracy and compliance in all packaging operations.

Requirements

• A High School Diploma or equivalent.
• 2+ years previous production or warehouse experience preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret customer specifications, cGMPs, SOPs, and follow written/oral instructions accurately while communicating effectively.
• Demonstrates attentiveness, professionalism, good personal hygiene, and strong teamwork skills in a fast-paced environment.
• Able to troubleshoot problems, report issues, and follow all plant safety guidelines.
• Physically capable of standing, walking, sitting, and occasionally lifting up to 25 lbs; must meet vision requirements for reading documents and computer use.
• Willingness to work overtime, frequently in cold environments, and perform sanitation/cleaning tasks (e.g., mopping walls, floors, ceilings, equipment).
• Accessible to both manufacturing floor and office staff, with ability to operate required office equipment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• 2+ years previous production or warehouse experience preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret customer specifications, cGMPs, SOPs, and follow written/oral instructions accurately while communicating effectively.
• Demonstrates attentiveness, professionalism, good personal hygiene, and strong teamwork skills in a fast-paced environment.
• Able to troubleshoot problems, report issues, and follow all plant safety guidelines.
• Physically capable of standing, walking, sitting, and occasionally lifting up to 25 lbs; must meet vision requirements for reading documents and computer use.
• Willingness to work overtime, frequently in cold environments, and perform sanitation/cleaning tasks (e.g., mopping walls, floors, ceilings, equipment).
• Accessible to both manufacturing floor and office staff, with ability to operate required office equipment.

Skills

• Attention to detail.
• Teamwork.
• Problem-solving.
• Communication.
• Physical stamina.

Benefits

• Diverse, inclusive culture.
• Several Employee Resource Groups focusing on D&I.
• Dynamic, fast-paced work environment.
• Potential for career growth on an expanding team within an organization dedicated to preserving and bettering lives.
• Competitive salary.
• Medical, dental and vision benefits effective after 90-day probationary period.
• Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career!

Pay

Competitive salary.

Schedule

Monday – Friday, 8:00am to 4:10pm. 100% on-site.

Company Information

Catalent is a global leader in development, manufacturing, and clinical supply services for pharmaceuticals, biologics, and cell and gene therapies. Our 206,878 sq. ft. Philadelphia-area facility serves as the global Center of Excellence for Clinical Supply Packaging, offering GMP secondary packaging and clinical labeling services. We provide manual, semi-automated, and automated packaging solutions for studies of all sizes, including temperature-controlled and frozen packaging capabilities for sensitive products. Come and be part of a team that delivers industry-leading quality and innovation. The Operations Department is responsible for providing customized innovative manufacturing and packaging solutions. The department oversees all manufacturing and production aspects of quality packaging and labeling of our customer’s clinical trial projects. This position must be able to work in a team environment to offer quality packaging and labeling of customer’s clinical trials. Employees will be involved with handling look-alike products and labeling. Clinical operations can be run as a blister fill, bottle fill, pouch, carding, vial/syringe inspection or hand assembly. Employees will also be involved with de-inking of product and capsule manufacturing. These individuals must be detail oriented in order to work with multiple look-alike products at the same time.

About the Company

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. Visit Catalent Careers to explore career opportunities.