Maintenance Technician

$3,000 Sign on Stay Bonus

About Us:

Join a company where the work you do makes a difference!  We are One Team with One Goal.  At STERIS Applied Sterilization Technologies (AST), it’s our philosophy and our way of doing business.  Through a network of over 50 facilities globally, STERIS AST has been committed to providing contract sterilization services to the medical device, pharmaceutical, consumer, and industrial communities for over 40 years.  Our irradiation and gas sterilization services ensure the safety of those who use these products, including our families, our friends, and ourselves.

This position works a 2-2-3 Schedule from 5:30PM to 5:30AM. Initial training period will range from 6-12 months Monday-Friday 7:00AM to 3:30PM before being moved to night shift. The overnight shift will be 5:30 pm - 5:30 am following a 2-2-3 schedule. This position qualifies for shift differential.

The position of Maintenance Technician is a hands-on position, that provides technical expertise and participates in the maintenance, repair, and preventive maintenance of facility equipment to reduce downtime while increasing operational efficiency in a validated , cGMP environment. This equipment includes machinery, buildings, computer systems, control systems, safety, and security systems. Additionally, this position includes responsibility for maintaining shop tools, inventory, and keeping the department’s CMMS (computerized maintenance management system) updated all while adhering to Lean and 5S principles. This position will also be required to support after hours emergency response activities on an as needed basis. In addition, this position assists with the development and maintaining of parts inventory systems. Depending on the modality in which this role operates (i.e. Gamma), this is a physical role – requiring strength and endurance.

What you will do with us:

• Performs technical troubleshooting on a variety of modalities, technologies, and locations.
• Performs regularly scheduled preventative maintenance on high volume, validated processing equipment.
• Optimizes processing and reduces downtime by performing predictive and preventative maintenance on all equipment, machinery and facility buildings; participating in the installation of new equipment as required.
• Contributes to maintaining a safe, secure and clean workplace by conducting the daily, weekly, quarterly and semi-annual safety/maintenance inspections according to pre-established guidelines and schedules; completes related paperwork in a timely and accurate manner to Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards.
• Contributes to production efficiency by responding to maintenance calls on a 24 hour 7 days per week basis as assigned, rotating on-call responsibility, investigates reason for call in, and either repairs or defers action for immediate supervisor decision: maintaining a spare parts program.
• Maintains building climate by installing, repairing and servicing ventilation, heat and air conditioning systems.
• Complies with all environmental requirements for waste.
• Maintains facility lighting by installing and repairing wiring and fixtures.
• Monitors production efficiency by maintaining and analyzing a production downtime record.
• Ensures employee safety by adhering to all Lock-Out/Tag-Out (LOTO) procedures, following Safety Data Sheets (SDS) safety procedures when using chemicals.
• Strives for continuous improvement by analyzing new or alternative ways to improve operations; incorporates staff recommendations into analysis; responds to audit activities in a constructive manner and uses findings to improve operations where possible.
• Maintains mechanical and technical skills knowledge and abilities by attending workshops, reviews trade publications and participates in training others to conduct minor, basic repairs to equipment, machinery, etc. Completes any training deficiency as noted.
• Contributes in a team effort by performing according to the guidelines outlined in the STERIS Code of Business Conduct, the GMP and other directives; supports the directives and decisions of higher-level management; accomplishes other duties as assigned.

What you will do with us cont'd:

The position of Maintenance Technician is a hands-on position, that provides technical expertise and participates in the maintenance, repair, and preventive maintenance of facility equipment to reduce downtime while increasing operational efficiency in a validated, cGMP environment. This equipment includes machinery, buildings, computer systems, control systems, safety, and security systems. Additionally, this position includes responsibility for maintaining shop tools, inventory, and keeping the department’s CMMS (computerized maintenance management system) updated all while adhering to Lean and 5S principles. This position will also be required to support after hours emergency response activities on an as needed basis. In addition, this position assists with the development and maintaining of parts inventory systems. Depending on the modality in which this role operates (i.e. Gamma), this is a physical role – requiring strength and endurance.

Education Degree

How you will learn your role:

• Review work instructions along with vital policies and procedures. 

• Take part in on-the-job training, overseen by your Hiring Manager. 

• Demonstrate ability to meet the requirements of the job

You will be a great fit if you:

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in positions demonstrating knowledge of maintenance systems, mechanical processes and production output in manufacturing/industrial/military environment.
• Subject to passing Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) required background check.
• Ability to effectively read, write and verbally communicate in English. (English and Spanish in PR)
• Ability to work independently under general guidelines and supervision.
• Requires computer literacy to include word processing, spreadsheet and software capabilities.
• Requires effective interpersonal skills as demonstrated through prior experience.
• Above average organizing, analyzing and a minimum of Level 3 math skills (ratios, proportions, basic algebra) to determine organizational Customer and regulatory problems to formulate corrective action plans.
• May require PLC/control experience.
• Able to adapt to changing duties and responsibilities.
• Requires working knowledge of pneumatics, hydraulics, mechanics or electrical applications.
• Ability to read blueprints and schematics.
• Normal hearing range sufficient to hear alarms, bells, horns, etc.

You'll be a great fit if:

• Be dependable and reliable. 
• Be a collaborative team player. 
• Be attentive to detail. 
• Ability to meet physical requirements of position, including physical capacity evaluation testing and annual physical, as appropriate.
• Ability to successfully complete Operator training (classroom and hands-on) to become certified Operator and successfully pass Operator re-certification test annually.

Reasons you will love working here:

This is an opportunity to join a company that will invest in you for the long-term. STERIS wouldn’t be where it is today without our incredible people, who take true pride in their work. That’s why we share in our success together by rewarding employees for their hard work. We do this by providing competitive base salary plus bonus (as applicable), comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, paid PTO and holidays, 401K with company match.