Senior Facilities Engineer
Catalent · Kansas City, MO
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Reliability
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 10+ years
- Industry
- Pharma & life sciences
- Posted
- 9 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A senior reliability role at Catalent (pharma & life sciences) in Kansas City, MO. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral.
- They ask for
- 10+ years · degree required
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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How this role compares
Against 7 other live reliability postings in Missouri.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Root cause 75%
- Team leadership 50%
- PLC 38%
- Automation 38%
- Robotics 25%
- OEE 25%
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This plant: Catalent in Kansas City
5 other open roles at this site · 2 people we found on the reliability team.
- Maintenance Technician – Utilities · Reliability · Technician
- Facilities Maintenance Technician · Reliability · Technician
- Maintenance Technician · Reliability · Technician
- Validation Process Engineer · Quality
- Equipment Maintenance Technician (Electrical) · Reliability · Technician
Full description from CatalentAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Position Summary
- ◆Shift: Monday – Friday 8am-5pm
- ◆100% on-site
Catalent’s Kansas City facility is a leading center for integrated development, manufacturing, and packaging services for oral solid dosage forms. The site combines advanced technologies with a collaborative environment to support pharmaceutical development from early-stage formulation through commercial supply. With a strong focus on quality and innovation, the campus offers modern laboratories, state-of-the-art manufacturing suites, and specialized capabilities to meet diverse client needs. This location fosters teamwork and continuous learning, making it an excellent setting for professionals who want to contribute to delivering life-changing therapies while working in a dynamic and supportive environment.
The Senior Facilities Engineer Provides management and technical assistance to employees and contractors in support of the repair and maintenance of equipment, utilities, and facilities. Supports manufacturing and packaging operations by providing quality, compliant, and reliable facilities, systems and equipment used in the development and manufacture of pharmaceutical products. Ensures maintenance, repair and operation of utilities and equipment are performed in the most efficient method as possible while maintaining cGMP compliance.
The role
- ◆Ensure the facility utilities, buildings, grounds, equipment and services are available for support of manufacturing operations.
- ◆Management of the site maintenance labor/repair budget
- ◆Manage site contract maintenance services
- ◆Ensure regulatory compliance by performing quality, effective and timely completion of maintenance projects or activities
- ◆Use communication skills to achieve positive business relationships with employees, customers and vendors while maintaining company goals
- ◆Ensure the level of service provided by facility vendors meets required standards
- ◆Schedule/coordinate maintenance shutdowns
- ◆Support the maintenance department by providing technical assistance as required
- ◆Develop and manage preventative maintenance policies to ensure facility and equipment reliability
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Senior Facilities Engineer
The candidate
- •Bachelor Science - Related Technical Discipline
- •Minimum 5-10 years of working experience with bachelor’s degree in architectural, Chemical, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering. An Engineering Technology degree with 10-15 years of engineering experience will be considered.
- •Ability to troubleshoot simple to complex process and equipment problems.
- •Minimum of 5 years of experience in a regulated manufacturing environment.
Why you should join Catalent
- •Competitive medical benefits and 401K
- •152 hours 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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