Production Supervisor
The Production Supervisor plays a key role in ensuring pharmaceutical manufacturing processes are executed in full alignment with cGMP, regulatory standards, and site quality expectations. This role provides leadership to manufacturing teams, drives compliance and safety, and supports a culture focused on operational excellence and continuous improvement.
Position Summary
This position is 100% on-site at the St. Petersburg site.
Shift: Rotating 2-2-3 7 am - 7 pm
Join Catalent’s flagship Softgel development and manufacturing facility in North America, located in St. Petersburg, FL, with a capacity of 18 billion capsules per year. This role offers competitive pay, day-one benefits, and career growth in a state-of-the-art, turn-key facility.
The Role
Lead daily production activities, set priorities, assign tasks, and guide a team of manufacturing operators.
Oversee production scheduling, resource allocation, and workflow to support batch release timelines and throughput goals.
Provide coaching, performance feedback, and skills development to team members.
Ensure adherence to SOPs, GMP, and internal quality standards.
Review and maintain manufacturing documentation, including batch records, logbooks, deviations, and SOPs.
Collaborate with Engineering and Maintenance teams to support equipment reliability, preventative maintenance, and troubleshooting.
Serve as primary contact on shift for safety and security concerns.
All other duties as assigned.
The Candidate
Bachelor’s degree preferred; three years of experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing preferred.
Supervisory experience beneficial; equivalent combinations of education and experience considered.
Strong written and verbal communication skills; intermediate to advanced PC proficiency.
Ability to work 12‑hour shifts and adapt to changing production demands.
Ability to meet required vision criteria, including color differentiation and visual acuity.
Ability to sit, stand, and walk for extended periods; occasional lifting up to 15 lbs (and no more than 44.09 lbs without assistance).
Frequent use of computers and written documentation.
Primary work location on the manufacturing floor.
Why You Should Work At Catalent
Spearhead exciting and innovative projects
Fast-paced, dynamic environment
High visibility to members at all levels of the organization
152 hours of 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.
personal initiative. dynamic pace. meaningful work.
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Catalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veterans.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree preferred
- Three years of experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing preferred
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Intermediate to advanced PC proficiency
- Ability to work 12-hour shifts
- Ability to meet vision criteria
- Ability to stand and walk for extended periods
- Occasional lifting up to 15 lbs
Catalent, Inc. Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Catalent, Inc. and has not been reviewed or approved by Catalent, Inc..
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off is commonly described as roughly 152 hours per year plus about eight paid holidays for U.S. roles. Eligibility and exact counts vary by location, but the allotment is positioned as competitive.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with a company match (often described as dollar‑for‑dollar up to 6%) is part of the package. The match level is commonly referenced as a meaningful component of total rewards.
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Inclusive Benefits Coverage — Medical, dental, vision, life/disability, HSA/FSA, EAP, tuition reimbursement, adoption assistance, commuter and dependent‑care benefits, and wellness programs are offered. Some roles indicate benefits eligibility begins on the first day for direct hires.
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What We Do
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. For more information, visit www.catalent.com.
