Shipping and Receiving Associate

At STERIS, we help our Customers create a healthier and safer world by providing innovative healthcare and life science product and service solutions around the globe.

Position Summary

The Shipping and Receiving Associate will perform all required functions needed to prepare, ship, and/or receive Customer product while ensuring proper and accurate documentation. May perform the duties of Material Handler Warehouse I and II. Possesses the ability to conduct training with new warehouse personnel in the warehouse.

What You'll Do As a Shipping And Receiving Associate

• Performs all Shipping and Receiving functions as outlined in established procedures.
• Receives Customer product through acceptance or unloading shipping container, including pallet breakdown and identifying box weights; processes all applicable documentation in an accurate manner.
• Coordinates staging of incoming Customer product by transferring or overseeing the transfer of product to the non-process storage locations in a safe and damage-free manner.
• Inspects incoming or outgoing Customer product for damages and/or count discrepancies and reports such conditions as outlined in established procedures.
• Maintains and submits warehouse reports depicting where products are staged within the facility.
• Verifies that all identified damages and/or count discrepancies have been reported and resolved.
• Ensures shipment of product within shipping deadline by maintaining contact with Customer transportation personnel and with vendor and internal facility staff.
• Prepares product for shipment by retrieving Customer product from processed area and staging in shipping area; prepares accurate shipping documentation; loads product into shipping trailers/containers or transfers small packages to delivery service.
• Ensures timely receipt or shipment of Customer product by assisting with material handling activities.
• Actively participates and supports Lean and Safety initiatives and other directives.
• Maintains facility aged inventory levels through consistent evaluation and collaboration with production, planning, and quality teams.
• Operate yard truck to move trailers, safely and efficiently manage traffic congestion on company property, and product flow into and out of the facility.
• Contributes to a team effort by performing in accordance with all STERIS policies, GMP, Lean principles, and other directives; supports the directives and decisions of higher-level management and performs other duties as assigned.
  
  

Required

The Experience, Skills and Abilities Needed

• High School Diploma or GED
• 5 years of related Warehouse experience.
  
  

Preferred

• 3 years of Warehousing or shipping and receiving experience
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office Programs
  
  

Other

• Ability to be licensed to operate powered industrial equipment in a safe and professional manner (i.e. Forklift or yard truck).
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize duties.
• Ability to work independently under general guidelines and supervision.
• Requires ability to navigate through defined computer screens and STERIS Operational Data Management System.
• Above average organizing, analyzing and a minimum of Level 2 math skills (four basic arithmetic functions in all units of measurement, decimals, ratios, rates, percentages). Can draw and interpret bar, line or pie charts.
• Strong attention to detail and data accuracy (Receiving Reports, Bills of Lading, etc.)
• Requires effective interpersonal skills as demonstrated through prior experience.
• Able to adapt to changing duties and responsibilities.
• Normal hearing range sufficient to hear alarms, bells, horns, etc.
• Requires knowledge of DOT regulations.
  
  

What STERIS Offers

We value our employees and are committed to providing a comprehensive benefits package that supports your health, well-being, and financial future.

Here is just a brief overview of what we offer:

• Market Competitive Pay
• Extensive Paid Time Off and (9) added holidays
• Excellent Healthcare, Dental and Vision Benefits
• Long/Short Term disability coverage
• 401(k) with company match
• Maternity & Paternal Leave
• Additional add-on benefits/discounts for programs such as Pet Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement and continued educations programs
• Excellent opportunities for advancement and stable long-term career
  
  

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 17,000 associates and Customers in more than 100 countries.

If you need assistance completing the application process, please call 1 (440) 392.7047. This contact information is for accommodation inquiries only and cannot be used to check application status.

STERIS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and the use of affirmative action programs 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.

The full affirmative action program, absent the data metrics required by

• 60-741.44(k), shall be available to all employees and applicants for employment for inspection upon request. The program may be obtained at your location’s HR Office during normal business hours.