Technician

STERIS; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading provider of sterilization services in Doncaster is seeking a Process Operator. The role involves operating the processing facility for medical products while ensuring safety standards. The ideal candidate should have at least one year of experience in a manufacturing environment and be proficient in analytical and problem-solving tasks. This position offers a full-time contract with opportunities for training and growth.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year experience working in a manufacturing medical device or pharmaceutical environment.
• Experience in a similar operational role in a manufacturing business.
• Ability to comply with safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Operate processing facility for customer supplied medical products.
• Ensure safe handling of hazardous materials.
• Assist in nonconformance and root cause analysis investigations.
• Document all stages of the processing as per standard operating procedures.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Proficient with MS Office suite

Tools

Counterbalance FLT licence

Job description

About you

Do you want to spend your working time making a positive difference to the world around you? Are you passionate about supporting the medical and pharmaceutical industries and many more? Do you care about keeping patients and people safe? If so, then a career with Steris AST as a Technician could be a great fit for you.

About Us

At Steris AST we are the trusted experts in technology‑neutral sterilization services including radiation and gas modalities.

We offer electron beam gamma X‑ray and ethylene oxide and vaporized hydrogen peroxide technologies for the purpose of product sterilization. Whether that product be a single use medical device consumable in a hospital environment, cosmetics and toiletries or industrial products we make sure everything that makes its way to an end user is safe for use or consumption.

What you will do

The Process Operator has responsibility for the operation of the processing facility allowing Customer supplied medical products to be received and processed in a timely manner at the STERIS Thorne facility. The Operations Dept should provide efficient and pro‑active support to the site as part of a dedicated team and should embrace the brand values of STERIS AST. Process Operators are involved in the management of a process utilising hazardous materials (Ethylene Oxide) and the role includes several safety‑critical tasks associated with the operation of safety‑critical equipment.

• To ensure all pallets within the warehouse are suitably handled, labelled and where applicable quarantined in line with site procedures
• To ensure that products that are found to have damage or deviate from site requirements are reported to the Quality Manager and are quarantined and clearly identified and investigated
• Ensure all Non‑conformance forms are completed to the required standards.
• To alert the Operations Manager / Quality Manager to any process job related problems or discrepancies.
• Control product segregation standards.
• Ensure strict adherence to Site GMP Quality Standards.
• To assist in nonconformance and root cause analysis investigations and reporting.
• Ensure all damage is contained and reported using site procedures
• Ensure safety and site security standards are always maintained.

Duties - contd

• Ensure appropriate PPE and RPE is worn in designated areas of the facility.
• Ensure safety concerns are reported to the Site Management and escalated to the appropriate site safety representative with specific consideration made to concerns related to safety critical equipment.
• Participate in Health & Safety meetings / training as required.
• Undertake all tasks in accordance with the relevant work instruction to ensure safety standards are maintained.
• Ensure awareness of Major Accident Hazards associated with site and work activities and comply with all site expectations for the completion and management of safety‑critical tasks.

Long Description

• Where required unloads Customer product is removed from delivery vehicles using the most appropriate MHE
• Assist in updating Plant SQDC board and attend daily PIT meetings
• To ensure customer product is built to the accepted sterilizer loads and load configuration documentation is completed.
• To make up biological indicators and insert into the customer product as per customer specification.
• Initiates pre‑programmed sterilizer cycles having verified their correctness. Ensures monitoring equipment is always online and monitors cycle stages regularly to verify conformance to specification.
• Documents all stages of the process as per the standard operating procedures
• Retrieves biological indicators and any samples from the loads post processing. Verifies the number of biological indicators and / or samples retrieved and stores correctly.
• Process all Customers product in line with special instructions and processing parameters.
• Ensure the shift handover is completed every shift ensuring any relevant process safety quality or maintenance issue is correctly passed on to the next shift.
• Prepares processed loads for dispatch, loads up freight containers and provides the driver with batch documentation associated with the load.

Duties contd

• Record and monitor consumable stock levels and request reorder when required.
• To ensure cleaning standards are maintained by following the cleaning procedure and associated cleaning forms are documented
• As part of the team constantly improve the Site 5S Standards.
• To ensure lean principles are maintained and continually reviewed / improved within the site.
• Complete standard work daily weekly and monthly.
• Assist in regular planned 5s Audits and action follow up.

Education Degree

Required Experience

Minimum of 1 year experience working in a manufacturing medical device or pharmaceutical environment.

Experience in similar operational role in a manufacturing business (production unit or plant)

Counterbalance FLT licence

Analytical and problem‑solving skills.

Proficient with MS Office suite.

Key Skills

• Aeronautical
• Healthcare Attorney
• Fitness
• General Services
• Account Management
• Export Documentation

Employment Details

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

STERIS strives to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

STERIS is a leading global provider of products and services that support patient care with an emphasis on infection prevention. WE HELP OUR CUSTOMERS CREATE A HEALTHIER AND SAFER WORLD by providing innovative healthcare life sciences and dental products and services. STERIS is a $5 billion publicly traded (NYSE : STE) company with approximately 18000 associates and Customers in more than 100 countries.