AFC Team Leader

STERIS; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full structured and comprehensive training

Defined career path when fully operational

A diverse and people-centric culture

Job summary

STERIS in Salisbury, England is seeking a Supervisor for Sterile Service and Endoscopy personnel. This role involves ensuring compliance with legislation and standards while providing leadership. The position offers structured training and a defined career path.

Ideal candidates will have team leading experience and good IT skills. Flexible working hours are from Monday to Friday, totaling 37.5 hours per week with defined shifts.

Qualifications

• Team leading experience.
• Educated to a good general standard with demonstrable verbal and numerical abilities.
• Basic end user IT skills to operate track and traceability IT system.

Responsibilities

• Supervise safe and efficient decontamination and sterilisation practices.
• Ensure timely delivery of clean and sterile instrumentation.
• Comply with Health and Safety procedures and guidelines.
• Maintain quality assurance records in accordance with the QMS.
• Monitor operational compliance with health and safety procedures.

Skills

Flexibility

Teamwork

Integrity

Working under pressure

Accountability

Attention to detail

Job description

Job Purpose

To supervise a team of Sterile Service and Endoscopy personnel on a day-to-day basis, ensuring that sterile service and endoscopy provision complies with current legislation and department standards. To provide leadership through personal example, promoting sound departmental communication and fostering good interpersonal relationships.

Working Pattern

Full-time, 37.5 hrs per week Monday‑Friday. Rotation: Tuesday‑Wednesday 07:00‑15:00, Thursday 13:00‑21:00, Friday‑Saturday 07:00‑15:00.

Responsibilities

• Responsibility for the safe and efficient practices for decontamination, instrument assembly and sterilisation of instruments, consumables and equipment within predefined quality standards.
• Providing direct and effective supervision to ensure timely delivery of clean and/or sterile instrumentation.
• Operational activities fully comply with all required Health and Safety procedures and guidelines.
• Monitor, maintain and record all department quality assurance records in accordance with the QMS.
• Proactively monitor, evaluate and ensure that operational activities fully comply with required Health and Safety procedures and guidelines and staff are kept informed and trained on health and safety procedures in the workplace.
• Participate as an integral member of the management team and actively contribute to suggestions of innovation, continuous improvement and best practices.
• Assist and support the Production Manager in the planning and operational process.

Required Experience

• Team leading experience
• Educated to a good general standard with demonstrable verbal and numerical abilities.
• Basic end user IT skills to operate track and traceability IT system.

What's In It For You

• Full structured and comprehensive training
• Defined career path when fully operational
• A diverse and people-centric culture

Skills

• Flexibility
• Teamwork
• Integrity
• Working under pressure
• Accountability
• Attention to detail

Equal Opportunities

STERIS plc provides employment and advancement opportunities without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion/belief, sex (gender), sexual orientation or any other legally protected characteristic as defined by UK employment law. The Company bases all employment decisions on merit, qualifications, skills, and abilities with the intention that the best candidate is selected for each position.