Warehouse Technician, Material Handler

Do you want to spend your working time making a positive difference to the world around you? Are you passionate about supporting the medical and pharmaceutical industries, and many more? Do you care about keeping patients and people safe? If so, then a career with Steris AST as a Team Leader could be a great fit for you.

At Steris AST we are the trusted experts in technology-neutral sterilizationservicesincludingradiation and gas modalities.

We offer electron beam, gamma, X-ray, ethylene oxide and vaporized hydrogen peroxide technologies for the purpose of product sterilization. Whether that product be a single use medical device,consumables in a hospital environment, cosmetics and toiletries, or industrial products, we make sure everything that makes its way to an end user is safe for use or consumption.

The Technician has responsibility for the operation of the processing facility, allowing Customer supplied medical products to be received and processed in a timely manner at the STERIS Thorne facility. The Operations Dept should provide efficient and pro-active support to the site as part of a dedicated team and should embrace the brand values of STERIS AST.

The Technicians are involved in the management of a process utilizing hazardous materials, and the role includes several safety-critical Forklift / Reach Truck driven tasks associated with the operation of safety-critical equipment and handling.

• 3 on - 3 off (42 hrs per week)
• Either: 0600am - 1800 pm or 1800pm - 0600am (night shift allowance applies per hour worked)

• Operate Forklift to ensure all pallets within the warehouse are suitably handled. labelled and where applicable, quarantines in line with site procedures.
• Monitor processes to ensure that products that are found to have damage or deviate from site requirements, are reported to the Quality Manager.
• Record and monitor stock levels and request reorder when required.
• Query resolution when operating the loading / unloading chambers.
• Partner with other departments and teams across different shift patterns and support with root cause investigation & reporting
• Ensure safety and standards are always maintained.
• Maintain cleaning standards by following procedures and associated cleanliness forms are documented.
• Support the team to improve the sites 5S Standards (Continuous Improvement).

• Valid Forklift or Reach Truck Licence.
• Can adapt to using user-friendly software packages.
• Attention to detail & accuracy.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills.
• Background in Warehouse / Logistics / Foods or Highly Regulated sector would be beneficial.

• Attention to detail & accuracy.
• Ablity to work towards tight time frames.
• Strong communication & interpersonal skills.
• Can work autonomously as well as part of a team.
• Competent using various user-friendly software packages.

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 innovative healthcare and life sciences products and services around the globe. For more information, visit

STERIS strives to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.