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Manufacturing Tech I

Catalent
San Diego, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/7/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/6/2026
Manufacturing Technician I (1st Shift)

Position Summary:


  • Work Schedule: Monday-Friday from 7:30am-4pm
  • 100% on-site (San Diego)


Catalent, Inc. is a leading global Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO), and Catalent’s San Diego facility focuses on early-stage development of small molecule and peptide drug candidates from the bench to the clinic. This facility offers an array of services that support oral and injectable dosage forms that include preformulation testing, formulation and analytical development, cGMP manufacturing and clinical packaging, labeling, and worldwide distribution. Our San Diego location is the home of our Catalent Spray Drying technologies with downstream roller compaction capabilities to support the needs of our client’s most challenging compounds.

The Manufacturing Technician I will be responsible for conducting Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) manufacturing of solid oral and liquid oral pharmaceutical dosage forms for Phase I and Phase II clinical trials. Daily responsibilities will include production equipment set up, weighing of materials, sieve and blending activities, spray drying, milling, granulation, mixing, roller compaction, submitting samples, encapsulation, tableting, coating and packaging. You will be a key member of a multi-site mission to deliver unparalleled service to our clients and quality drug products to the patients.

The Role:


  • Prepare materials, equipment and manufacturing suites for production
  • Conduct GMP manufacturing of solid oral and liquid oral dosage forms
  • Packaging and labeling of manufactured products
  • Pre/postproduction cleaning of equipment, supplies and manufacturing area
  • Follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and production batch records
  • Responsible for accurate documentation in production batch records
  • May also assist engineering with equipment validations, preventative maintenance, and cleaning verifications
  • Other duties as assigned


The Candidate:


  • High School Diploma or GED equivalent is required
  • No prior experience required. Some GMP experience in pharmaceutical or medical device manufacturing a plus.
  • Physical Requirements: On an average 8-hour day this position requires the 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 40 pounds. Specific vision requirements including reading of written documents, visual inspection of materials and use of computer monitor screen frequently


Pay:


  • The anticipated salary range for this role in California is $40,000 to $46,000 annually. The final salary offered to a successful candidate may vary, and will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to: the type and length of experience within the job, type and length of experience within the industry, skillset, education, business needs, etc. Catalent is a multi-state employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions that work in other states.


Why you should join Catalent:


  • Awesome employee activities: Movie Day, Monthly Birthday Celebrations, Friday Bagel Breakfast, On-site Fitness Center with machines, Sponsored Sports Teams, and several other company-sponsored events that encourages positive employee comradery, which contributes to effectively building positive employee relationships, overall creating a positive work environment.
  • Environmentally friendly green initiatives with on-site practices as well as regularly participating in Beach Clean-up activities for community engagement.
  • Defined career path and annual performance review and feedback process. Potential for career growth on an expanding team within an organization dedicated to preserving and bettering lives.
  • Several Employee Resource Groups focusing on Diversity and Inclusion.
  • Competitive salary with bonus potential. Generous 401K match and Paid Time Off accrual. Medical, dental and vision benefits effective day one of employment.
  • 152 hours of PTO 10 paid holidays.
  • Positive and fast-paced working environment focusing on continually improving processes to remain innovative and dynamic.
  • Tuition Reimbursement – Let us help you finish your degree or earn a new one!
  • WellHub program to promote overall physical wellness.
  • Perkspot - offers exclusive or private discounts from approximately 900 merchants in a wide array of categories.


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.

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Catalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veterans.

If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, you may submit your request by sending an email, and confirming your request for an accommodation and include the job number, title and location to DisabilityAccommodations@catalent.com. This option is reserved for individuals who require accommodation due to a disability. Information received will be processed by a U.S. Catalent employee and then routed to a local recruiter who will provide assistance to ensure appropriate consideration in the application or hiring process.

Notice to Agency and Search Firm Representatives: Catalent Pharma Solutions (Catalent) is not accepting unsolicited resumes from agencies and/or search firms for this job posting. Resumes submitted to any Catalent employee by a third party agency and/or search firm without a valid written & signed search agreement, will become the sole property of Catalent. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral. Thank you.

Important Security Notice to U.S. Job Seekers:

Catalent NEVER asks candidates to provide any type of payment, bank details, photocopies of identification, social security number or other highly sensitive personal information during the offer process, and we NEVER do so via email or social media. If you receive any such request, DO NOT respond— it is a fraudulent request. Please forward such requests to spam@catalent.com for us to investigate with local authorities.

California Job Seekers can find our California Job Applicant Notice HERE.

Salary : $40,000 - $46,000

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