Maintenance Technician

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.

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 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.

The schedule for this opening is 6:00am - 6:00pm, Monday through Wednesday, and Thursday, 6:00am - 12:00pm. The hourly pay range for this position is $28.00 - $39.00 based upon qualifications.

Summary:

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. The role also maintains shop tools, inventory, and keeps the department’s CMMS updated, while adhering to Lean and 5S principles.

It includes support for after‑hours emergency response activities on an as‑needed basis.

• Perform technical troubleshooting on a variety of modalities, technologies, and locations.
• Perform regularly scheduled preventive maintenance on high‑volume, validated processing equipment.
• Review preventive maintenance tasks for effectiveness and frequency and recommend continuous improvement changes or Lean practices for implementation to management.
• Optimize processing and reduce downtime by performing predictive and preventive maintenance on all equipment, machinery and facility buildings; participate in the installation of new equipment as required; maintain electrical system, including facility lighting by installing and repairing wiring and fixtures; and perform general maintenance tasks, including landscaping, painting, and carpentry.
• Contribute 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; complete 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.
• Contribute to production efficiency by completing shift work in a timely manner as well as responding to off‑shift maintenance calls if needed as assigned.
• Maintain a spare parts program, and either repair or defer action for immediate supervisor decision.
• 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.

Required:

• High School Diploma or G.E.D.
• 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.
• Requires ability to read blueprints and schematics.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to effectively read, write and verbally communicate.

Preferred:

• Ability to work independently under general guidelines and supervision.
• Computer literacy includes word processing, spreadsheet, email, calendar, virtual platforms, computerized maintenance management systems and software capabilities.
• Effective interpersonal skills as demonstrated through prior experience.
• Average organizing, analyzing and a minimum of Level 2…