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Utility Worker

STERIS
Saint Louis, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 2 May 2025

About 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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