Utility Worker
STERISAbout the role
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:
This position involves maintaining a clean and safe work environment. Responsibilities include cleaning various areas, managing chemical spills, and ensuring timely delivery and proper storage of materials.
SCHEDULE: Monday - Friday 2pm-10:30pm
What You'll do as a Utility Worker:
• Responsible for maintaining a clean and safe environment across the building. This includes: aisleways, stairways, lavatories, lunchroom, general manufacturing areas, and plant office floors. Waste containers must be emptied daily and returned to the designated areas.
• Safely use all cleaning equipment and chemicals to perform necessary tasks.
• Removes accumulated waste from common areas and correctly dispose of hazardous waste as needed.
• Responsible for safe cleanup of chemical spills and blood borne pathogens as needed.
• Maintains parking lot, stairways and walkways in inclement weather. This may include sweeping, shoveling of snow and ice.
• Refuels and recharges material handling equipment and responsible for the daily maintenance such as cleaning the equipment, checking the oil, water, battery and lubrication of the equipment.
• Maintain written and/or electronic records as required by management (i.e. cGMP or ISO procedures).
• Operate proper equipment per job
• Including but not limited to, hand trucks, floor scrubber, tenant sweeper, buffer, furniture moving equipment, cardboard baler and trash compactor.
• Move and arrange drums on pallet from floor.
• Weigh drums and bags of raw materials, calculate usage required and containers as needed.
• Is responsible for the delivery of the proper material on time to the various areas of the manufacturing processes or Distribution Center according to the requisitions or instructions given.
• Performs necessary quality and inventory control data gathering and input in either written or electronic formats.
• With direction, supervision and training a Utility Worker may also:
• Operate forklift trucks and other material handling equipment for the loading and unloading of railroad cars and trucks.
• Prepare finished goods for transportation to or from the Distribution Center.
• Load and offload trailers and store finished and unfinished products in the proper place.
• Count and verify by proper item and lot number, materials during palletization, loading and unloading and stores all materials in the proper place.
• Occasionally performs proper palletization of finished or unfinished products and storing them in the proper place as designated.
• Moving and loading hazardous wastes, as directed by the supervisor.
• Performs other duties as directed by supervisor including a combination of Janitor and Forklift duties, bottle dump, case pack, label, sprayers.
Experience, Skills, and Abilities Needed:
Required:
- Highschool Diploma or GED equivalent.
- Ability to read and comprehend written instructions, safety warning labels, and machine instruction manuals.
- Basic math, writing and data entry skills.
- Ability and willingness to be trained to operate a forklift truck.
- Ability to appropriately handle cleaning equipment and machine operation: palletizers, snow removal tools, hand trucks, floor scrubber, Tenant Sweeper, buffer, furniture moving equipment, cardboard baler, trash compactor.
- Ability to stand, walk, or sit for long periods of time.
Preferred:
- Prior forklift experience (sit down or stand up)
- Experience working in commercial cleaning or janitorial settings.
- Previous cleaning, janitorial, or porter experience in a warehouse/distribution center setting.
- Strong communication skills, able to work with all levels of the organization.
- Ability to work with minimal direct supervision.
- Regular proficiency using equipment listed above.
Other:
- May be expected to move, carry, and lift approximately 60 pounds.
- May be expected to climb heights of approximately 18feet.
- Ability to stand or sit for long periods of time.
- Must be able to walk.
- Ability to read scales.
- Manual dexterity and good peripheral vision required.
- Must be able to wear personal protective equipment, as required.
STERIS is a leading global provider of products and services that support patient care with an emphasis on infection prevention. WE HELP OUR CUSTOMERS CREATE A HEALTHIER AND SAFER WORLD by providing i
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