Utility Worker - 1st 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.

Shifts: 6am-2:30pm/10am-6:30pm

*Shifts are subject to chane based on Union moves

This is a direct-hire role wirh STERIS.

What You'll Do:

•    Responsible for maintaining a clean and safe environment across the building. This includes: aisleways, stairways, lavatories, lunchroom, general manufacturing areas, and plant office floors. Waste containers must be emptied daily and returned to the designated areas.
•    Safely use all cleaning equipment and chemicals to perform necessary tasks.
•    Removes accumulated waste from common areas and correctly dispose of hazardous waste as needed.
•    Responsible for safe cleanup of chemical spills and blood borne pathogens as needed.
•    Maintains parking lot, stairways and walkways in inclement weather. This may include sweeping, shoveling of snow and ice.
•    Refuels and recharges material handling equipment and responsible for the daily maintenance such as cleaning the equipment, checking the oil, water, battery and lubrication of the equipment.
•    Maintain written and/or electronic records as required by management (i.e. cGMP or ISO procedures).
•    Operate proper equipment per job
•    Including but not limited to, hand trucks, floor scrubber, tenant sweeper, buffer, furniture moving equipment,  cardboard baler and trash compactor.
•    Move and arrange drums on pallet from floor. 
•    Weigh drums and bags of raw materials, calculate usage required and containers as needed.
•    Is responsible for the delivery of the proper material on time to the various areas of the manufacturing processes or Distribution Center according to the requisitions or instructions given.
•    Performs necessary quality and inventory control data gathering and input in either written or electronic formats.
•    With direction, supervision and training a Utility Worker may also:
•    Operate forklift trucks and other material handling equipment for the loading and unloading of railroad cars and trucks.
•    Prepare finished goods for transportation to or from the Distribution Center. 
•    Load and offload trailers and store finished and unfinished products in the proper place.
•    Count and verify by proper item and lot number, materials during palletization, loading and unloading and stores all materials in the proper place.
•    Occasionally performs proper palletization of finished or unfinished products and storing them in the proper place as designated.
•    Moving and loading hazardous wastes, as directed by the supervisor.  
•    Performs other duties as directed by supervisor including a combination of Janitor and Forklift duties, bottle dump, case pack, label, sprayers.

Experience, Skills, and Abilities Needed:

Required:

• Highschool Diploma or GED equivalent.
• Ability to read and comprehend written instructions, safety warning labels, and machine instruction manuals.
• Basic math, writing and data entry skills.
• Ability and willingness to be trained to operate a forklift truck.
• Ability to appropriately handle cleaning equipment and machine operation:
  
  • hazardous waste materials removal and storage
  • palletizer
  • snow removal tools
  • hand trucks
  • floor scrubber
  • Tenant Sweeper
  • buffer
  • furniture moving equipment
  • cardboard baler
  • trash compactor
• Ability to stand, walk, or sit for long periods of time.

Preferred:

• Prior forklift experience (sit down or stand up)
• Experience working in commercial cleaning or janitorial settings.
• Previous cleaning, janitorial, or porter experience in a warehouse/distribution center setting.
• Strong communication skills, able to work with all levels of the organization.
• Ability to work with minimal direct supervision.
• Regular proficiency using equipment listed above.

Other: 

• May be expected to move, carry, and lift approximately 60 pounds.
• May be expected to climb heights of approximately 18feet.
• Ability to stand or sit for long periods of time.
• Must be able to walk.
• Ability to read scales. 
• Manual dexterity and good peripheral vision required. 
• Must be able to wear personal protective equipment, as required.
• Ability to access all parts of all production equipment, including, but not limited to the following:  confined spaces; ceiling mounted equipment; equipment in pits, machines that must be climbed, crawled under or otherwise entered with limited access.

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 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 a company match        
• Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Additional add-on benefits/discounts for programs such as Pet Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement and continued education programs
• Excellent opportunities for advancement in a stable long-term career