HOW YOU WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE

About you:

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

About Us:

At STERIS we are the technological leader in design, production, and supply of sterilization equipment and monitoring systems.

We are currently recruiting for a Machine/ Production Operative.

The role requires the completion of all production tasks including, but not limited to, inspection, packing, boxing, labelling and the operation of production machinery. The post holder will be responsible for manufacturing the products in accordance with the standard work procedures and completing manufacturing documents.

What is involved

Operate production machinery to manufacture the businesses range of products across a range of machinery.

which includes: Cartoning machinery, guillotines, flow wrapping machinery, strip bottle machine, rotary guillotine, label printer, dispensing equipment, and saturating machinery, including any new machinery that is required by the business.

To carry out all manual packing/boxing activities.

To perform and document product inspection.

To carry out 6S and ensure that the workplace is always kept clean and tidy.

To safely use mechanical aids such as manual and powered pallet trucks.

To be understand the requirements of the organisation’s Quality Assurance systems that are specific to the role and take responsibility for all its obligations updating any out of date, incorrect or ineffectual processes by the correct means.

To undertake training / personal development to enable competent performance of all relevant tasks.

To deputise for their supervisor when requested to do so.

To provide support across the production departments when requested to do so, based on business and production requirements.

Support all established lean objectives and participates in lean activities as necessary to support business goals.

To undertake training in various manufacturing processes in order to demonstrate the required level of competency and to train co-workers to the required standard.

To represent the Company image as being one of high integrity at all times when representing the Company both internally and externally and behave in a manner both on and off duty befitting the Company image and standards.

Required Experience

Production Machine operation experience

To be educated to a GCSE standard or equivalent and/or be able to demonstrate working at this level or have a minimum of 1 years’ experience working within a manufacturing environment.

Basic computer skills.

Must be able to work as part of a team and have the ability to work independently with minimal supervision (self-starter).

Must have excellent attention to detail.

Requires the ability to work within health and safety guidelines as laid out by the management.

Ability to operate machinery once trained.

Ability to perform repetitive tasks at pace to achieve targets.

The ability to read, understand and complete quality documentation.

Be able to demonstrate initiative and a proactive approach.

Desirable:

To possess knowledge of the lean manufacturing.

Basic computer skills in MS office and manufacturing programmes.

Skills

Good communicator.

Customer focused.

Delivers and executes results.

Initiative.

Team worker.

Safety awareness.

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.