Position Summary

St. Petersburg is our primary softgel development and manufacturing facility in North America with a capacity of 18 billion capsules per year.

The featured RP Scherer softgel technology is a proven oral drug delivery solution to enhance bioavailability of poorly soluble Rx and OTC drug candidates.

Non-gelatin based OptiShell® and Vegicaps® capsules expand the range of molecules into softgel, ideal for challenging fill formulation.

Within the Catalent network, we offer a broad range of integrated formulation

Material Prep Operator 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).

The Role

Rotating 12 hour shifts 7 : 30am-7 : 30pm

• Measures and weighs, by manual and computerized scales, ingredients used in material batches.
• Operates equipment to mixes material batches.
• Pulls and stages material for encapsulation process.
• Delivers material to encapsulation.
• Washes, inspects and sanitizes material receivers and equipment.
• Performs work according to safety policies and practices related to the position.
• Other duties as assigned

The Candidate

High School diploma or equivalent required.

Physical / Mental Requirements :

Individual may be required to sit intermittently, stand regularly, walk regularly and consistently lift to 30 pounds for a work period of up to 12-hours.

No lifting greater than 44.09 pounds without assistance.

• Ability to push and / or pull on average 500 kg (approximately 1,100 pounds).
• Annual potent compound physical required.
• Successful completion of Lung Capacity test and ability to wear respirator required
• 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.
• Required to operate industrial machinery.
• Must be able to access manufacturing floor

Why You Should Join Catalent

• Several Employee Resource Groups focusing on D&I
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Let us help you finish your degree or earn a new one!
• Generous 401K match
• 19 days accrued PTO 8 paid holidays

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.

Catalent is committed to the health and safety of its employees, visitors and the customers and patients we serve. As a result of the global pandemic, we have modified many of our recruitment and on-boarding processes to maintain everyone’s safety.

The Human Resources teams will communicate all necessary safety processes and procedures throughout each stage.

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 .

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.

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Last updated : 2024-06-10