Warehouse Group Lead
Catalent Pharma Solutions
Summary
We have an opportunity for a Warehouse Group Lead to join our team. This role focuses on managing processes and people to ensure smooth material movement to and from production. You will guide and support team members, resolve issues quickly, and maintain a positive and productive work environment. The position involves proactive planning, resource allocation, and close collaboration with other departments to achieve operational goals while ensuring audit readiness and efficiency across multiple warehouses.
Job description
Position Summary
We have an opportunity for a Warehouse Group Lead to join our team. This role focuses on managing processes and people to ensure smooth material movement to and from production. You will guide and support team members, resolve issues quickly, and maintain a positive and productive work environment. The position involves proactive planning, resource allocation, and close collaboration with other departments to achieve operational goals while ensuring audit readiness and efficiency across multiple warehouses.
Shift: Monday-Friday 6 PM - 3 AM. Location: Winchester, KY 100% Onsite.
The Role
- Serve as the primary escalation point for Warehouse Shift Leads and Material Handlers
- Monitor material readiness daily and weekly to meet the production plan
- Assist the Supervisor with daily allocation of people resources to meet production needs
- Coordinate and monitor team member breaks, lunches, and Paid Time Off schedules to ensure coverage
- Manage personnel issues such as Paid Time Off, medical leave, disciplinary actions, and dispute resolution with the Warehouse Supervisor and Human Resources
- Lead material movement to ensure production readiness, including maintaining requirements to drive the dedicated Refer/Box Truck
- Conduct mid-year and annual performance reviews for direct reports and reinforce performance expectations throughout the year
- Act as a liaison between production and the warehouse
- Serve as a safety role model by demonstrating safe work habits, identifying unsafe conditions, and ensuring compliance with safety procedures
- Maintain a clean and operational warehouse; perform GEMBA walks and correct issues proactively
- Monitor and control warehouse operations under current Good Manufacturing Practice conditions
- Assist the Warehouse Supervisor in designating authorized personnel for box truck operations
- Resolve operational issues during shifts through communication with Quality, Operations, and Engineering/Maintenance
- Ensure clear communication between shifts by monitoring shift handoff meetings
- Drive improvements aligned with Catalent Winchester goals and objectives
- Serve as a resource for general training issues
- Assist the Supervisor with performance metrics for each shift
- Complete tasks within JDEdwards to support the Warehouse Supervisor
- Perform all Warehouse Shift Lead specific tasks and responsibilities
- Other duties as required to support Catalent Pharma Solutions' high performance
The Candidate
Minimum Requirements
- High School Diploma or General Educational Development required
- 3+ years of manufacturing experience
- Valid driver's license in good standing
- Individual may be required to stand, walk, kneel, squat, bend, or reach for an extended period of time
- Specific vision requirements include reading written documents, labels, and machines
- Demonstrable leadership experience at Catalent (including but not limited to participation in Catalent-sponsored leadership programs such as NGGL, GOLD, LEAD Now, GM Excellence, and GROW) may be considered in place of external experience
Preferred Skills & Background
Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry
Requirements
- High School Diploma or General Educational Development required
- 3+ years of manufacturing experience
- Valid driver's license in good standing
- Ability to stand, walk, kneel, squat, bend, or reach for extended periods
- Vision requirements include reading written documents, labels, and machines
- Demonstrable leadership experience may be considered in place of external experience
Benefits
- Paid Time Off
- 8 Paid Holidays
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Tuition Reimbursement
- WellHub Program
- Employee Resource Groups
- Perkspot Discounts
- Career Growth Opportunities
Company overview
Catalent Pharma Solutions, now known as Catalent, Inc., is a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) headquartered in Tampa, Florida. Founded in 2007 as a spin-off from Cardinal Health's pharmaceutical technologies segment, the company has grown into a major player in the pharmaceutical services industry. Catalent provides comprehensive drug development and manufacturing solutions including drug delivery technologies, formulation development, analytical testing, clinical and commercial manufacturing, clinical packaging, and supply chain services. The company operates over 50 facilities across four continents and has supported more than half of all FDA-approved products over the past decade. With approximately 16,900 employees, Catalent produces over 70 billion doses annually for more than 8,000 products, serving major pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer, Moderna, Novo Nordisk, and Bristol-Myers Squibb. In 2024, the company was acquired by Novo Holdings A/S for $16.5 billion, further strengthening its position in the global pharmaceutical manufacturing landscape.