Material Handler I

At STERIS, we help our Customers create a healthier and safer world by providing innovative healthcare and life science product and service solutions around the globe.

Position Summary

Join a company where the work you do makes a difference! We are One Team with One Goal. At STERIS Applied Sterilization Technologies (AST), it is our philosophy and our way of doing business. Through a network of over 50 facilities globally, STERIS AST has been committed to providing contract sterilization services to the medical device, pharmaceutical, consumer, and industrial communities for over 40 years. Our sterilization services ensure the safety of those who use these products, including our families, our friends, and ourselves.

If you are looking to join a collaborative and innovative team in an essential industry, apply for our Material Handler position today! The schedule for this opening is: 5:30am - 5:30pm. The hourly pay rate is $16/hr.

What You'll Do as a Material Handler

• • Safely and accurately process Customer products according to established procedures within FDA, ISO, and GMP guidelines.
  • Utilize handling equipment, such as forklifts and pallet jacks, to transfer Customer product through the sterilization process.
  • Load and unload Customer product manually or using automated equipment into the validated sterilization process.
  • Place and retrieve monitoring devices on product to ensure proper sterilization levels.
  • Comply with all health and safety requirements to work within facilities that utilize various industrial sterilization modalities; complete training and annual certification to use personal protective equipment (e.g., safety glasses, safety shoes, respiratory protection equipment (SCBA)).
  • Ensure safety and quality in all aspects of the job.
    

The Experience, Skills, and Abilities Needed

• Required:

  • High School Diploma or G.E.D.
  • Minimum of two (2) years warehousing / manufacturing experience.
  • Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
  • Essential to be clean shaven for safety equipment.
  • Ability to effectively read, write and verbally communicate.

  Preferred:

  • Prior experience operating forklift.
  • Ability to work independently under general guidelines and supervision.
  • Ability to navigate through defined computer screens.
  • Above average organizing, analyzing, and Level 1 math skills (add and subtract 2-digit numbers. Multiply and divide by 10’s and 100’s by 2,3,4,5, ability to use the four arithmetic functions of add, subtract, multiply, and divide with money, measurements, e.g. cup, pint, inch, foot, lbs. etc).
  • Effective interpersonal skills as demonstrated through prior experience.
  • Able to adapt to changing duties and responsibilities.
  • Normal hearing range sufficient to hear alarms, bells, horns, etc.
  • Work while seated or standing, using your hands.
  • Utilize basic computer and math skills.

  Other:

  • Be dependable and on time.
  • Be a team player.
  • Pay attention to detail.
  • STERIS operates 24/7, 365, including holidays.
    

What STERIS Offers

This is an opportunity to join a company that will invest in you for the long-term. STERIS wouldn’t be where it is today without our incredible people, who take true pride in their work. That’s why we share in our success together by rewarding employees for their hard work. We do this by providing competitive base salary plus bonus (as applicable), comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, paid PTO and holidays, 401K with company match.

Pay range for this opportunity is $16.00. This position is eligible for bonus participation.

Minimum pay rates offered will comply with county/city minimums, if higher than range listed. Pay rates are based on a number of factors, including but not limited to local labor market costs, years of relevant experience, education, professional certifications, foreign language fluency, etc.

STERIS offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits portfolio. Click here for a complete list of benefits: STERIS Benefits

STERIS is a leading provider of products and services that meet the needs of growth areas within Healthcare: procedures, devices, vaccines and biologics. We exist to fulfill our MISSION TO HELP OUR CUSTOMERS CREATE A HEALTHIER AND SAFER WORLD. STERIS is a $3B, publicly traded (NYSE: STE) company with approximately 18,000 associates and Customers in more than 100 countries.

If you need assistance completing the application process, please call 1 (440) 392.7047. This contact information is for accommodation inquiries only and cannot be used to check application status.

STERIS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and the use of affirmative action programs to ensure that persons are recruited, hired, trained, transferred and promoted in all job groups regardless of race, color, religion, age, disability, national origin, citizenship status, military or veteran status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state or local law. We are not only committed to this policy by our status as a federal government contractor, but also we are strongly bound by the principle of equal employment opportunity.

The full affirmative action program, absent the data metrics required by § 60-741.44(k), shall be available to all employees and applicants for employment for inspection upon request. The program may be obtained at your location’s HR Office during normal business hours.