Maintenance Technician

At STERIS, we help our Customers create a healthier and safer world by providing innovative healthcare and life science product and service solutions around the globe.

Position Summary

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 is 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 sterilization services ensure the safety of those who use these products, including our families, our friends, and ourselves.

If you are looking to join a collaborative and innovative team in an essential industry, apply for our Maintenance Technician position today! Training will occur on an 8-hour day shift, Monday through Friday for approximately the first 6 months before transitioning to another schedule. The position includes paid overtime, shift differential, annual bonus and incentives, and a rotational on-call schedule. Pay starting at $28 per hour with the opportunity to earn more based upon qualifications.

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Summary:

As a Maintenance Technician at STERIS, you'll provide hands-on expertise in troubleshooting and performing preventative maintenance on equipment and facilities. You'll complete both scheduled and unscheduled repairs, ensuring proper record management. Additionally, you'll enforce safety practices and support continuous improvement initiatives. You'll have the opportunity to tackle complex projects to make an impact in improving operations.

What You'll do as a Maintenance Technician

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; maintaining electrical system, including facility lighting by installing and repairing wiring and
fixtures; and performing general maintenance tasks, including landscaping, painting, and carpentry.
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, while adhering to all safety procedures, including Lock-Out/Tag-Out (LOTO), following Safety Data Sheets (SDS), and complying with all environmental requirements for waste and disposal.
Contributes to production efficiency by completing shift work in a timely manner as well as responding to off shift maintenance calls on a 24hour rotating on-call responsibility as assigned. Maintaining a spare parts program, and either repairing or deferring action for immediate supervisor decision.
Maintains building climate by installing, repairing, servicing, or performing preventative maintenance on HVAC (Heating, ventilation, air-conditioning) systems.
Strives for continuous improvement by analyzing new or alternative ways to improve operations, monitoring production efficiency, incorporating staff recommendations into analysis, responds to audit activities in a constructive manner and uses findings to improve operations where possible.
Continuously maintains mechanical and technical skills, knowledge, and abilities required for the position. by attending workshops, reviewing trade publications, participating in training and training others to conduct minor, basic repairs to equipment, machinery, etc., completing necessary certification and re-certification requirements.
Contributes in a team effort by performing in accordance to all STERIS policies, GMP, Lean principles and other directives; supports the directives and decisions of higher-level management and performs other duties as assigned.

The Experience, Skills, and Abilities Needed

Required:

High School Diploma or GED.
Minimum of 2 years of related experience in positions demonstrating knowledge of maintenance systems, mechanical processes and production output in a manufacturing/industrial/military environment.
Requires working knowledge of pneumatics, hydraulics, mechanics or electrical applications. Strong electrical and mechanical aptitude.
Requires computer literacy to include word processing, spreadsheet, email, calendar, virtual platforms, computerized maintenance management systems and software capabilities.
Essential to be clean-shaven for safety gear.
Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. – requires strength and endurance.
Effectively read, write and verbally communicate in English.
Normal hearing range for alarms.

Preferred:

Ability to read blueprints and schematics.
Knowledge of PLCs and industrial control systems.
Attention to detail and ability to work independently or in a small team.
Reliability and adaptability. Able to adapt to changing duties, shift work, rotational on-call schedule, and responsibilities and complete all other duties as assigned.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

What STERIS Offers

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.

Pay range for this opportunity is

$24.40

$34.20. This position is eligible for Bonus Participation.

Minimum pay rates offered will comply with county/city minimums, if higher than range listed. Pay rates are based on a number of factors, including but not limited to local labor market costs, years of relevant experience, education, professional certifications, foreign language fluency, etc.

STERIS offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits portfolio. Click here for a complete list of benefits:

STERIS Benefits

STERIS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and the use of affirmative action programs to ensure that persons are recruited, hired, trained, transferred and promoted in all job groups regardless of race, color, religion, age, disability, national origin, citizenship status, military or veteran status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state or local law. We are not only committed to this policy by our status as a federal government contractor, but also we are strongly bound by the principle of equal employment opportunity.

You should be proficient in:

Creating Preventive Maintenance Plans
Heavy Equipment Repair
HVAC/R Systems
120/208/240/480 Voltage Systems
Electrical Installation
Electrical Repair

Machines & technologies you'll use:

Variable Frequency Drives (VFD)
Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)
Conveyor Systems