Sterilization Operator

Job Overview

Level of

Experience:

Entry Level

Employment Type: Contract on W2 (U.S. Citizens or GC Holders or EAD/CPT/OPT)

Working Hours: 6PM - 6AM (3rd Shift)

Location: Sandy, UT

Duration: 12 Months

Total Hours per Week: 40

Client: Medical Devices Company

Job Category: Industrial

• Operate all material handling equipment, including electric forklifts, stretch wrappers, manual pallet jacks, and slip sheeter attachments.
• Utilize warehouse stock locator systems, bar code scanners, and electronic scanner systems.
• Move and rotate stock according to FIFO principles; arrange materials in the sterilizer/warehouse per Kan Ban bin requirements.
• Load and unload trucks, assist with company physical inventories and cycle counts.
• Prepare products for sterilization, including staging, sporing, and pallet preparation.
• Work twelve‑hour shifts, including weekends; maintain physical and mental capability to wear full‑face respirators and gas masks.
• Support the Sterilizer Supervisor and other Sterilization Operators in daily operations and overall performance of the sterilizer.

• Verify quantities on production transfers, delivery records, and freight bill of lading, noting any damage or shortages.
• Prepare products for manual or automated processing.
• On incoming raw materials or finished goods, prepare pallets, pull packing slips or product transfer records, and provide substitutes when necessary.
• Verify quantity, part number, P.O. number, and vendor lot number against packing slips or transfer records; hand over to receiving or shipping coordinators.
• On outgoing product, verify quantities and lot numbers; prepare pallets with slip sheets, stretch wrap, and load, calculating cube and weights.
• Prep materials per Kan Ban bin system.
• Assist with all paperwork and adding spores to products scheduled for sterilization.
• Safely operate pallet jacks, stretch wrappers, scales, cranes, barcode/RFID scanners, dock levelers, dock restraints, and wheel chocks under regulations.
• Pass annual physical exam and full‑face respirator fit tests.
• Mechanically inclined to repair equipment as instructed by maintenance.
• Troubleshoot and communicate equipment failures with maintenance.
• Assist in ethylene oxide emergencies when they occur.
• Conduct cycle counts and physical inventories of raw materials and finished goods as required.
• Maintain a neat and orderly work area.
• Comply with all local, state, federal, and client safety regulations, policies, and procedures, including RCRA Hazardous waste regulations.
• Adhere to local client quality policies, procedures, and practices through sound quality assurance principles.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Complete daily cycle counts.
• Participate in continuous improvement programs to increase sterilization production efficiency.
• Work to reduce lost time and safety incidents.
• Work to reduce errors in all processes.
• Serve mandatory work during semi‑annual shutdowns (July/December).

Minimum Education:

• High School Diploma or equivalent GED.
• Good communication, math, and computer skills required.

Minimum Experience:

• Two years at client or one year comparable outside warehouse experience.
• Good work and attendance record.
• Prior experience with forklifts and other material handling equipment.