Warehouse Assistant III

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.

At STERIS Applied Sterilization Technologies (AST), We are One Team with One Goal. Through a network of nearly 60 facilities globally, STERIS AST has been committed to patient safety by providing contract sterilization services to the medical device, pharmaceutical, consumer, and industrial communities for over 50 years.  Our sterilization services ensure the safety of those who use these products, including our families, our friends, and ourselves. 

What you will do as a Warehouse Assistant III:

• Assumes authority over warehouse personnel actions and coordinates day to day tasks through effective communication and teamwork.

• May perform the duties of Material Handler Warehouse I and II.

• Relies on extensive experience to make sound decisions when faced with shipping and receiving challenges involving product delivery and pick-up.

• Implements and oversees daily tasks of the warehouse personnel and ensures performance of tasks are completed in a timely and high-quality manner.

• Provides team with guidance and support to ensure tasks are completed as scheduled; gets involved with open tasks when lacking resources to ensure meeting deadlines.

• Ensures Customer product is properly received through monitoring movement and storage of unprocessed and processed product in a manner to permit accurate tracking and minimal product damage.

• Ensures Customer product is properly shipped by monitoring product movement from storage through shipment in a manner that minimizes product damage and ensures accuracy of shipping documentation.

• Maintains a safe, clean and secure working environment by enforcing adherence to all safety procedures, rules and regulations; advising management of unsafe work practices and/or conditions; supporting plant safety meetings that evaluate equipment and working conditions.

• Ensures high-level of Customer service and satisfaction through professional and timely responses to internal and external Customer needs.

• Promotes team culture through constant and effective cross departmental communication and interaction. 

• Oversees and leads all the activities of warehouse personnel and is actively engaged in all facets of warehouse operations.

• Assists Supervisor/Manager with staff through coaching, counseling, motivating, and training as needed. Promotes teamwork through intra- and inter-department cooperation.

• Monitors and assists with scheduling customers appointments within dock schedule. Regularly communicates with customers about inbound or outbound shipments

• Assists in monitoring flow of deliveries and reports increases or decreases to forecasted volumes

• Records and tracks incoming damages and may communicate with internal or external Customers about disposition of damages.

• Participates in all safety related initiatives (Safety Committee, SEEing Safety Events, Safety Rounds, etc.) and promotes the actions/changes driven by these initiatives.

• Ensures compliance with Corporate QSRC and GMP procedures by monitoring established programs; monitoring training requirements and conducting in depth investigations on receiving/shipping related nonconformities.  

• Implements and sustains corporate sponsored and facility-based initiatives such as SQDC, Lean programs and OTOG events.

The Experience, Skills, and Abilities Needed:

Required:

• High School Diploma or GED
• 7-9 years supporting or working in a Warehouse or Industrial environment 
• Four years of experience in a leadership role.