GMP Production Supervisor
Catalent, Inc. is a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) whose mission is to develop, manufacture, and supply products that help people live better and healthier lives. Catalent is dedicated to delivering unparalleled service to pharma, biotech, and consumer health customers, supporting product development, launch, and full life-cycle supply. With time-tested experience in development sciences, delivery technologies, and multi-modality manufacturing, Catalent supports the acceleration of development programs and the launch of more than a hundred new products every year. Powered by thousands of scientists and technicians and the latest technology platforms at more than 40 global sites, Catalent supplies billions of doses of life-enhancing and life-saving treatments for patients annually.
Are you driven by excellence in pharmaceutical manufacturing and passionate about upholding the highest standards of GMP compliance? We’re looking for a proactive and experienced GMP Production Supervisor to lead our manufacturing team, ensuring efficient, timely, and compliant execution of clinical production activities. This is a hands-on leadership role where your expertise will directly contribute to the success of our development projects and batch manufacturing operations.
This is a shift-based role. Alternating one week of earlies and one week of lates. Monday to Friday 6am – 2pm & Monday to Thursday 1.30pm – 10pm and Friday 1.30pm – 7.30pm.
The Role:
1. Lead and manage day-to-day operations within the GMP Production area, ensuring adherence to the company’s Quality Management System and SOPs.
2. Schedule and oversee operator workloads for short to medium-term planning.
3. Ensure Right First-Time execution of manufacturing operations for development projects and clinical batches.
4. Supervise GMP manufacturing and cleaning activities across a range of dosage forms including solids, semi-solids, solutions, suspensions, ointments, and creams.
5. Conduct batch sampling and ensure accurate, timely documentation in line with GMP standards.
6. Perform daily compliance checks on batch documentation, equipment, and facility logbooks.
7. Collaborate cross-functionally with Validation, QA, Analytical Services, Engineering, and Project Management to support GMP operations.
8. Support internal audits, deviation investigations, and CAPA management.
9. Ensure staff training is up-to-date and appropriately documented.
10. Oversee GMP room clean-downs and cleaning verification activities.
11. Work with Facilities and Engineering teams to ensure timely maintenance and introduction of new equipment.
The Candidate:
12. Strong leadership and team management skills and proven previous experience of working at a supervisory level.
13. Proven experience in GMP pharmaceutical manufacturing.
14. Excellent understanding of cGMP standards and documentation practices.
15. Ability to work collaboratively across departments.
16. Detail-oriented with strong organizational and problem-solving skills
Why You Should Join Catalent:
17. Competitive Salary – Reflecting your experience and skills.
18. Bonus & Benefits – Includes a site performance bonus, a pension scheme matching up to 6% and 4 x life assurance. Enjoy private medical insurance, a generous holiday entitlement that increases with tenure, and the option to buy leave.
19. Career Development – Access high-quality training, mentoring, and cross-functional opportunities within Catalent’s global network. Benefit from a subscription to LinkedIn Learning, providing access to 10,000+ online courses.
20. Health & Wellbeing – Includes an employee assistance programme, on-site canteen facilities, and an active safety and “Patient First” culture. Join Employee Resource Groups that foster a diverse and inclusive workplace. Plus, participate in charitable activities.
21. Excellent Location – Just a few minutes’ drive from J26 of the M1, with free on-site parking. Commutable from Derbyshire, Leicestershire, and Nottinghamshire.
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.
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Catalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any characteristic protected by local law.
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