Material Handler II

Position Summary

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 The Material Handler II is responsible for the safe movement of customer products. Duties include movement of product within unprocessed storage area, transfer of product to processing area, loading and unloading processed product, placing and retrieving monitoring devices on product, pre‑shipping preparation and staging product in the processed area. Reviews product and process documents and instructions, i.e., customer‑provided special instructions or work instructions, and ensures accurate processing.

In this role, you may perform the duties of Material Handler I, Warehouse Material Handler, Warehouse Assistant and/or Operator with initiation and/or completion of Operator training program. Trains other Material Handlers in the essential functions of the job. Depending on the modality in which this role operates (i.e., Gamma), this is a highly physical role – requiring strength and endurance.

Shift

Hours:

Thursday – Saturday and every other Sunday 8 am – 8 pm

• Transfer product from unprocessed storage area to processing area, load and unload processed product, conduct pre‑shipping preparation and stage product in processed area. Review product/process documents and customer provided special instructions to ensure accurate processing.
• Maximize processing and minimize downtime by monitoring equipment used for product movement and transfer; conduct and perform minor repairs, referring major malfunctions and/or unsafe conditions to management or Maintenance Department; maintain a clean orderly work area, perform material handling, production functions as needed; process product according to specifications if qualified by training and certification.
• May assist in maintaining product inventory by receiving, identifying, labeling (if appropriate), and storing product within the Shipping and Receiving area in accordance with established procedure and any applicable customer provided special instructions.
• Contribute to accuracy of processing and product accountability by maintaining product documentation; implement appropriate corrective action as needed; place, retrieve and analyze product monitoring devices per processing specifications.
• Contribute to safe product processing by researching and responding to any alarm conditions in an appropriate manner; report events and activities outside normal parameters to supervisor and/or team leader or operator, and may assist in resolving issues acting within operational and safety guidelines; conduct area housekeeping on a daily basis.
• Participate in operator training to further develop skills.
• Contribute to a team effort by performing in accordance with all STERIS policies, GMP, Lean principles and other directives; support the directives and decisions of higher‑level management and perform other duties as assigned.

• High School Diploma or GED
• A minimum of four (4) years warehousing experience in an FDA, ISO, GMP environment.

• A Forklift, Equipment Operator or related certification is preferred.

• Subject to passing Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) required background check.
• Ability to effectively read, write and verbally communicate.
• Ability to work independently under general guidelines and supervision.
• Requires ability to navigate through defined computer screens.
• Above‑average organizing and analyzing skill and Level 2 math skill (four basic arithmetic functions in all units of measurement, decimals, ratios, rates, percentages) to determine organizational, customer and regulatory problems and formulate corrective action plans; attention to detail.
• Requires 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.

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