Packager I

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

Assemble and package products in a fast-paced production line environment, using automated and manual equipment, while maintaining quality and safety standards.

Duties

1. Employees will operate various packing and filling stations according to quality and safety standards

and production needs. Duties include the following:

1. Ensuring cups, pouches, packages are properly filled with materials
2. Sealing cups, pouches and/or boxes
3. Ensure proper weights per specifications
4. Placing product in packaging
5. Labeling boxes
6. Visually inspecting product including lids, seals, lot codes, expiration dates etc. and finished product
7. Maintaining information to track lot numbers rejected parts and machine setting information

1. Ensure safe operation at all times by wearing proper PPE, reporting or correcting safety concerns, and recommending changes or improvements.
2. Identifies need for equipment maintenance and completes work requests for the maintenance department.

Duties - cont'd

Reject non-conforming material using proper procedures

Operate electric/manual pallet lift, and restock materials as needed

Pays close attention to detail, accuracy and completeness.

Pays attention to processes or steps leading to the accomplishment of results, and looks for ways to improve quality, safety, efficiency and/or effectiveness

Effectively copes with change, and changing priorities, staying focused on achieving key priorities related to safety, quality and delivery/customer needs

Promotes cooperation and commitment within a team environment to achieve individual and team goals and overall deliverables.

Other duties as assigned.

Education Degree

• High School Diploma or GED

Required Experience

Previous experience working in an assembly, packaging, chemical environment, manufacturing or relevant fast paced environment. 6-mos-1yr

Preferred Experience

Material handling experience preferred (i.e. Forklift/pallet lift experience)

Skills

1. Ability to read and understand instructions, diagrams and quality check sheets. inspection
2. Ability to interpret and follow written procedures to ensure product and packaging meets required specifications.
3. Ability to work in a fast paced environment with shifting priorities
4. Detail oriented with ability to identify items against specifications
5. Must be able to run electric/manual pallet lift, and restock materials

Starting pay rate for this opportunity is $17.00. 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

Open until position is filled.

STERIS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity 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.