1st Shift Field Service Technician | Children's Hospital | Downtown

Daniels Health; Oak Park (IL); On-site; USD 29,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Job stability

Consistent hours

Overtime opportunities

Competitive pay

Full benefits

Growth potential

Mission-driven work

Job summary

Daniels Health is seeking a Field Service Technician to support hospitals with secure medical waste container exchanges and proper segregation. You will be on the move, lifting and inspecting containers, and using a company smartphone to coordinate tasks daily.

This role requires daily commuting Downtown Chicago, with consistent hours and OT opportunities. Competitive pay and full benefits are included as part of a growth-focused, mission-driven team.

Qualifications

• Physically fit and comfortable with heavy lifting.
• Team player who can also work independently.
• Reliable transportation to and from Downtown Chicago.
• Can-do attitude and willingness to perform hands-on tasks.
• Strong attention to paperwork and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with hospital staff to ensure safe and timely medical waste container exchanges and proper segregation.
• Inspect and service Daniels Health containers in clinical areas, including entering procedural spaces around sensitive equipment and patients.
• Lift containers up to 50 lbs and push/pull carts up to 300 lbs throughout the day.
• Maintain inventory of containers and ensure areas are stocked and organized.
• Use a company-provided smartphone to manage tasks, report issues, and communicate with the team.
• Keep staging areas clean and orderly before and after service.
• Represent Daniels Health with professionalism, positivity, and a strong work ethic.

Skills

Physically fit

Team player

Reliable transportation

Can-do attitude

Strong attention to detail

Job description

Are you someone who enjoyshands-on work, thrives in afast-paced environment, and takes pride in being part of amission that matters? Daniels Health is looking for aField Service Technician to join our team and help support your assigned hospital with critical medical waste services.

This isnot a desk job—you’ll be on your feet, moving, lifting, and making a real impact every day.

Please note, this position requires DAILY commuting Downtown Chicago.

What will your job involve?

• Working directly withhospital staffto ensure safe and timelymedical waste container exchangesand proper segregation.
• Inspecting and servicingDaniels Health containers in clinical areas—this includes entering procedural spaces and working around sensitive equipment and patients.
• Lifting containers(up to 50 lbs) andpushing/pulling carts(up to 300 lbs) throughout the day.
• Maintaining inventoryof containers and ensuring all areas are stocked and organized.
• Using acompany-provided smartphoneto manage tasks, report issues, and communicate with your team.
• Keeping staging areas clean and orderly before and after service.
• Representing Daniels Health withprofessionalism, positivity, and a strong work ethic.

What are we looking for?

• Someone who’sphysically fit, comfortable withheavy lifting, and enjoysactive, on-the-go work.
• Ateam playerwho can also work independently without direct supervision.
• Strong attention to detail—especially when it comes topaperwork and procedures.
• Reliable personal transportation.
• Acan-do attitudeand previous experience in alabor-intensive or logistics role.

Why work for us?

• Job stability– We’re an essential service in healthcare, recession-proof and always in demand.
• Consistent hours – Monday to Friday, 6 or 7am start
• Overtime opportunities– We always need extra hands!
• Competitive pay - This role is offering a rate of $21-23 / hr
• Full benefits– Health, vacation, and sick leave from day one.
• Growth potential– We promote from within and invest in our people.
• Mission-driven work– Help reduce needlestick injuries, improve infection control, and protect the environment.

$21 - $23 an hour

Who are we?

We are a healthcare service company providing safety systems and medical waste collection for hospitals, medical centers, surgical centers, nursing homes and an array of customers within the healthcare setting. Our focus is delivering quality and safety-focused medical waste management services that reduce needlestick injuries, positively impact infection control, and reduce environmental burden. As a service to our customers we dispose and treat medical waste on site at our treatment facilities across the U.S.

Daniels Health & Sharpsmart is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with anti-discrimination law, it is the purpose of this policy to effectuate these principles and mandates. Daniels Health & Sharpsmart prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Daniels Health & Sharpsmart conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.

Daniels Health conducts background checks and drug testing as part of the post‑offer hiring process.