CI Manager

Position Summary

Welcome to Greendale, Indiana! Greendale is one of two gummy technology development and manufacturing facilities in North America. The site has the capability to manufacture traditional gelatin gummies as well as 100% plant-based pectin gummies for nutritional supplements and nutraceuticals. With extensive development and manufacturing expertise and a wide range of flavors, shapes, sizes, and colors available, we can work with complex ingredients to help create engaging new products consumers will love.

The CI Manager’s primary duty is to be a change agent responsible for driving continuous improvement and operational excellence throughout the organization by: applying advanced problem solving tools and methods, and modeling problem solving for the organization; assessing the effectiveness of business and operations functions and process; planning, leading, and facilitating project teams; offering recommendations for and driving sustainable improvements; demonstrating strategic thinking and innovation in the areas of continuous improvement program design and execution; driving culture changes towards lean performance, continuous improvement, and operational excellence. The CI Manager will perform effectiveness checks and ensures sustainability of project results and performance.

The Role

• Drives productivity and efficiency gains through reduction of Planned and Unplanned Downtime in order to contribute to yearly productivity and OEE goals.

• Be a champion of the lean manufacturing methodology, providing mentoring and support to each production facility to which the manager is assigned.

• Leads implementation of Lean manufacturing concepts including KPI Development, 5S, Kaizen, Visual Controls, Standard Work (SOP & OPL), Process Mapping and SMED.

• Analyzes data from RedZone, develops appropriate action plans and communicates progress across the organization.

• Drives site wide continuous improvement effort to maximize safety, quality, and reduce costs.

• Develops and deploys metrics for monitoring the progress being made in each facility with emphasis on reporting OEE and cost reduction opportunities.

• Partners with Operations Leadership to design, schedule and lead Kaizen events that will positively impact the plant.

• Develops method for tracking and reporting on cost savings goals for the site, including alignment with Finance.

• All other duties as assigned.

The Candidate

• BS/BA in a technical and/or business major is required.

• 5+ years leading CI Initiatives required; preferably in a manufacturing environment such as food, nutraceutical or pharmaceutical.

• Experience leading rapid and complex Kaizen events.

• Experience with investigations, RCA and the development of CAPA’s required.

• Experience with documentation, batch record and SOP creation preferred.

• Quality system experience with FDA regulated products a plus.

• Additional specific education in lean manufacturing and Six-Sigma processes a plus.

• Experience in lean manufacturing implementations a plus.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to relate to all levels of a manufacturing organization.

• Strong analytical skills required.

• Strong skills in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Experience with Visio, Tableau, Power BI, and Project a plus.

Why You Should Join Catalent

• Competitive medical benefits and 401K

• 152 hours of PTO + 8 Paid Holidays

• Dynamic, fast-paced work environment

• Opportunity to work on Continuous Improvement Processes

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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