Industrial Sterilization Warehouse Operator

Industrial Sterilization Warehouse Operator

What if your shift made the world safer?

Do you take pride in moving materials with precision? Can you balance speed with safety and quality? Ready to be part of a team whose work directly impacts patients and caregivers? At STERIS Applied Sterilization Technologies (AST), your overnight efforts help ensure life-enhancing products are ready for use.

Why STERIS AST

We operate 50+ facilities worldwide and have delivered contract sterilization services for 40 years to medical device, pharmaceutical, consumer, and industrial partners. We work as One Team with One Goal to support a healthier, safer world.

Your shift, your impact

• Schedule: Nights, 6:00 PM – 6:00 AM
• Location: Onsite in Saxonburg, PA (nearest major market: Pittsburgh)
• Pay: $19.47/hour plus $2.00/hour night differential; bonus eligible
• Compensation will meet any higher local minimums; final rate reflects market, experience, education, certifications, and language abilities.

Picture this: you inspect your forklift, align pallets for the next validated sterilization cycle, and—using both manual and automated equipment—load product with care. You place dosimeters, verify the cycle, and track everything to FDA, ISO, and GMP requirements. You wear the right PPE, including SCBA when required, because safety is non-negotiable. And you do it with teammates who count on you, just as Customers count on us.

What you’ll do

• Operate forklifts and pallet jacks to move Customer product through irradiation and gas sterilization processes
• Load/unload product manually or via automation into validated equipment
• Place/retrieve monitoring devices to confirm correct sterilization levels
• Follow safety procedures; complete training and annual certification for PPE (including SCBA)
• Ensure accuracy, quality, and safety in compliance with FDA, ISO, and GMP guidelines

What you’ll bring

• High School Diploma or GED
• 2+ years of warehouse experience in a regulated FDA/ISO/GMP environment
• Able to lift up to 50 lbs; comfortable working with hands while standing or seated
• Preferred: basic computer and math skills; prior forklift experience or license
• Reliable, team-oriented, and detail-driven

Benefits that support you

• Competitive pay; generous PTO and 9 paid holidays
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Short- and long-term disability
• 401(k) with company match
• Maternity and parental leave
• Additional voluntary benefits and discounts (including pet insurance)
• Tuition reimbursement and continued education programs
• Growth opportunities in a stable career

Details here: STERIS Benefits

Equal Opportunity Employer

STERIS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to ensure that persons are recruited, hired, trained, transferred and promoted in all job groups regardless of race, color, religion, age, disability, national origin, citizenship status, military or veteran status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state or local law. We are not only committed to this policy by our status as a federal government contractor, but also we are strongly bound by the principle of equal employment opportunity.

Application window: open until the role is filled.