Industrial Utility Worker - 2nd Shift

Position Summary:

This position involves maintaining a clean and safe work environment. Responsibilities include cleaning various areas, managing chemical spills, and ensuring timely delivery and proper storage of materials.

Schedule: Monday - Friday 6am - 2:30pm

Pay: $19.08 + bonus (bi-weekly pay)

Location: 8525 Page Ave St. Louis, MO

Hire Type: Direct/Full-time

What You'll Do:

• Performs the work associated with maintaining a clean, safe and attractive work environment.
  • This includes: aisle ways, stairways, lavatories, lunchroom, general manufacturing areas, plant office floors, parking lots, stairways *this includes sweeping and shoveling snow/ice
• Waste containers must be emptied daily and returned to the designated areas.
• Use cleaning equipment as directed.
• Remove accumulated hazardous wastes from laboratory and other areas.
• Transport hazardous waste to the hazardous waste storage area.
• Clean up of chemical spills and blood borne pathogens.
• Operates forklift trucks and other material handling equipment for the loading and unloading of railroad cars and trucks as needed.
• Deliver proper material on time to the various areas of the manufacturing processes (EX: For example, case packing, labeling and bottle dumping)
• Count and verify by proper item and lot number, all materials during palletization, loading and unloading and stores all materials in the proper place.
• Assemble, weigh and stage raw materials and packaging components needed for production and maintains proper documentation.
• Occasionally perform proper palletization of finished or unfinished products and storing them in the proper place as designated.
• Refuel and recharge material handling equipment and responsible for the daily maintenance such as cleaning the equipment, checking the oil, water, battery and lubrication of the equipment.
• Exercise extreme caution in order to not damage other material or property while operating moving equipment and must at all times exercise extreme caution for the safety of other employees.
• Maintain written and/or electronic records as required by management (i.e. cGMP or ISO procedures).
• Keep equipment and surrounding work area clean at all times.
• Move and load hazardous wastes, as directed by the supervisor.
• Perform other duties as directed by supervisor including a combination of Janitor and Forklift duties, bottle dump, case pack, label, sprayers.

Skills, Abilities, & Experience:

Required:

• High School Graduate or equivalent.
• Ability to read and comprehend written instructions, safety warning labels, and machine instruction manuals. Basic math, writing and data entry skills.
• Ability to operate or to be trained to operate a forklift truck.
• Ability to appropriately handle cleaning equipment, hazardous waste materials removal and storage, palletizer, snow removal tools and equipment and other necessary functions related to the job.

Preferred: 

• Previous forklift experience.
• Ability to take initiative and prioritize work tasks.
• Previous Industrial Janitorial/Porter/Utility experience. Preferably Chemical Manufacturing. 
• Strong teamwork skills.
• Ability to use guidelines and pivot quickly for urgent needs.
• Previous experience working with chemicals and safety/PPE equipment.

Other:

Equipment/Machinery Operated/Job Features:

• Including but not limited to:
  • hand trucks, floor scrubber, tenant sweeper, buffer, furniture moving equipment, cardboard baler, trash compactor, motor driven Forklift, and other material handling equipment.
• Move and arrange drums on pallet from floor.
• Weigh drums and bags of raw materials, calculate usage required and containers as needed.
• Reliable, good communication skills, able to work with all levels of the organization.
• Able to work with minimal direct supervision.
• Performs necessary quality and inventory control data gathering and input in either written or electronic formats.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, ability to organize and maintain organization.

What STERIS Offers:

We value our employees and are committed to providing a comprehensive benefits package that supports your health, well-being, and financial future.

Here is just a brief overview of what we offer:

• Market Competitive Pay
• Extensive Paid Time Off and (9) added holidays
• Excellent Healthcare, Dental and Vision Benefits
• Long/Short Term disability coverage
• 401(k) with company match
• Maternity & Paternal Leave
• Additional add-on benefits/discounts for programs such as Pet Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement and continued educations programs
• Excellent opportunities for advancement and stable long-term career