What are the responsibilities and job description for the Global Lean Leader position at Catalent Pharma Solutions?
Position Summary:
Catalent Pharma Solutions is hiring a Global Lean Leader to support sites across the world. The Global Lean Leader is responsible for enabling the organization to adopt new lean ways of working through the Catalent Operating System, The Catalent Way. This role requires facilitation, change management and leadership skills and involves a high level of travel to Catalent's manufacturing sites globally.
This role is hands-on and includes training, coaching and mentoring, and enabling our manufacturing sites to address specific issues and improvement targets through the application of lean six sigma tools and techniques. The role will enable sites to adopt The Catalent Way standards and processes bringing efficiency, effectiveness, and transparency to the whole organization.
The Role
- Work as part of an expert team or alone deploying the Catalent Operating model across our network of sites through a workshop, capability building, and enabling approach
- With a focus on the lean Six Sigma tool, techniques, and methods enable sites to learn, improve, and resolve issues in a sustainable way
- Work in conjunction with the sites to enable them to deliver improvement in our People, Safety, Quality, Cost, and Delivery metrics
- Participate in, facilitate, or lead workshops to enable the adoption of The Catalent Way
- Perform deep dives, specific analysis, and maturity assessments to support the improvement program
- Maintain a high level of expertise in applicable continuous improvement and change management tools through self-study, practice, and self-development
- Partner with other global and on-site CI colleagues to deliver sustainable improvement aligned with business needs
- Facilitate data analytics wherever needed, utilizing statistical methods and advanced data modeling tools
- Assess sites against The Catalent Way standards and provide expert help where required
- Prepare standards, best practices, and training materials as required
- All other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or Business is required
- Ten or more years of experience in similar roles, and three or more years of experience in continuous improvement is required
- Black Belt Certification or comprehensive lean training is required
- Prior experience working with the application of lean six sigma tools
- Must have expert influencing and communication skills
- Experience in pharmaceuticals or another regulated environment is preferred
- Prior experience in operations, quality, or continuous improvement roles within a manufacturing site is preferred
- cGXP experience with an understanding of change control processes is preferred
About Catalent
- Defined career path and annual performance review and feedback process
- Diverse, inclusive culture
- Positive working environment focusing on continually improving processes to remain innovative
- Potential for career growth on an expanding team within an organization dedicated to preserving and bettering lives
- 152 Hours 8 paid holidays
- Several Employee Resource Groups focusing on D&I
- Dynamic, fast-paced work environment
- Community engagement and green initiatives
- Generous 401K match
- Company match on donations to organizations
- Medical, dental and vision benefits effective day one of employment
- Tuition Reimbursement Let us help you finish your degree or start a new degree
- WellHub program to promote overall physical wellness
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