Utility Worker

Bayer; United States; On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Vision

Dental

Retirement

PTO

Sick leave

Job summary

Bayer is seeking a dedicated Utility Worker in Myerstown, PA to support packaging and manufacturing operations by cleaning machines, parts, and department areas, and by assisting with materials flow.

This role emphasizes safety and compliance with cGMPs and SOPs, and uses floor scrubbers, ultrasonic baths, and bin washers. The position requires collaboration across shifts and a strong commitment to process improvements.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Ability to perform physical cleaning and material handling work in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions, SOPs, cGMPs, safety requirements, and PPE requirements.
• Ability to safely use basic hand tools, cleaning equipment, and cleaning supplies.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and communicate clearly during shift handovers.

Responsibilities

• Clean machines, machine parts, and department areas of all foreign material; perform facility cleaning and assist with materials of transport within the facility.
• Ensure a safe work environment by following safety and ergonomic requirements, applicable PPE requirements, Lockout/Tagout, cGMPs, OSHA requirements, Company Guidelines, and SOPs applicable to the process or work area.
• Use basic hand tools, cleaning equipment (including floor scrubbers, ultrasonic baths, bin washers, and related equipment), and cleaning supplies.
• Clean departmental machines and machine parts of foreign material, including operating bin washers.
• Clear floors of skids, waste containers, and similar materials; sweep, scrub, and wet-mop floors.
• Dust walls; clean windows, water coolers, and sinks; strip and wax floors.
• Complete facility cleaning according to schedules and SOPs.
• Take trash to the compactor.
• Dispose of hazardous waste daily and document disposal as required by cGMPs.
• Fill store requisitions; order and maintain supplies for department inventory.
• Foster a team-oriented culture by motivating and supporting colleagues and sharing knowledge to continuously improve departmental processes.
• Assist packaging and manufacturing line teams as needed, including hand packing, sorting, and pack-outs.
• Perform cleaning tasks during plant shutdown periods as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Physical cleaning

Material handling

Safety compliance

SOP compliance

Team communication

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Floor scrubbers

Ultrasonic baths

Bin washers

Job description

Utility Worker
At Bayer we’re visionaries, driven to solve the world’s toughest challenges and striving for a world where ‘Health for all Hunger for none’ is no longer a dream, but a real possibility. We’re doing it with energy, curiosity and sheer dedication, always learning from unique perspectives of those around us, expanding our thinking, growing our capabilities and redefining ‘impossible’. There are so many reasons to join us. If you’re hungry to build a varied and meaningful career in a community of brilliant and diverse minds to make a real difference, there’s only one choice.

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Clean machines, machine parts, and department areas of all foreign material; perform facility cleaning and assist with materials of transport within the facility.
• Ensure a safe work environment by following safety and ergonomic requirements, applicable PPE requirements, Lockout/Tagout, cGMPs, OSHA requirements, Company Guidelines, and SOPs applicable to the process or work area.
• Use basic hand tools, cleaning equipment (including floor scrubbers, ultrasonic baths, bin washers, and related equipment), and cleaning supplies.
• Clean departmental machines and machine parts of foreign material, including operating bin washers.
• Clear floors of skids, waste containers, and similar materials; sweep, scrub, and wet-mop floors.
• Dust walls; clean windows, water coolers, and sinks; strip and wax floors.
• Complete facility cleaning according to schedules and SOPs.
• Take trash to the compactor.
• Dispose of hazardous waste daily and document disposal as required by cGMPs.
• Fill store requisitions; order and maintain supplies for department inventory.
• Foster a team-oriented culture by motivating and supporting colleagues and sharing knowledge to continuously improve departmental processes.
• Assist packaging and manufacturing line teams as needed, including hand packing, sorting, and pack-outs.
• Perform cleaning tasks during plant shutdown periods as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

WHO YOU ARE

Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Ability to perform physical cleaning and material handling work in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions, SOPs, cGMPs, safety requirements, and PPE requirements.
• Ability to safely use basic hand tools, cleaning equipment, and cleaning supplies.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and communicate clearly during shift handovers.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a pharmaceutical, food, chemical, or other regulated manufacturing environment.
• Prior experience with industrial cleaning equipment, including floor scrubbers, ultrasonic baths, or bin washers.
• Forklift experience or certification.
• Familiarity with hazardous waste handling, Lockout/Tagout, cGMPs, and OSHA requirements.

Employees can expect to be paid an hourly rate between $21.74-$32.61. Additional compensation may include a bonus or commission (if relevant). Additional benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc. This salary range is merely an estimate and may vary based on an applicant's location, market data/ranges, an applicant's skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications, and other relevant factors.

This posting will be available for application until at least 11/11/26

Bayer is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans

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Bayer is an E-Verify Employer. Location: United States : Pennsylvania : Myerstown Division: Consumer Health Reference Code: 895164 Contact Us Email: [e-mail]