Sterilization Systems Maintenance Technologist

Job Description

Job DescriptionMake Every Repair Count

At STERIS Applied Sterilization Technologies (AST), your work helps protect patients, clinicians, and consumers around the world. With a network of 50+ facilities and 40 years of contract sterilization expertise, we operate as One Team with One Goal—safety.

A Day in the Life

It’s 6:00 a.m. You open the CMMS, triage overnight alerts, and head to the production floor. A validated piece of processing equipment is due for preventive maintenance—you lock and tag it out, verify SDS guidance, and get to work. Later, you’re troubleshooting a control panel fault, tracing wiring from a schematic to a PLC I/O card. In between, you’ll swap a lighting fixture in the facility, log safety inspection results to GMP standards, and flag a Lean improvement to optimize a PM interval. Before noon, you’ve helped a teammate diagnose a servo-driven conveyor issue and updated spare parts on hand. By day’s end, the line is running, downtime is minimized, and the CMMS is fully up to date.

Your Impact

• Diagnose and resolve issues across multiple modalities, technologies, and areas within a validated, cGMP environment.
• Perform scheduled preventive maintenance on high-volume processing equipment and review PM tasks for effectiveness, recommending Lean/5S improvements.
• Boost uptime through predictive and preventive work on machinery and facility systems; participate in new equipment installs.
• Maintain electrical systems and facility lighting; install/repair wiring and fixtures; handle general maintenance (landscaping, painting, carpentry).
• Advance a safe, clean, secure workplace by completing daily/weekly/quarterly/semi-annual inspections and documentation to GMP standards; follow LOTO, SDS, and all environmental waste/disposal requirements.
• Support production by completing assigned shift work and responding to off-shift maintenance calls as needed; support after-hours emergency response as required.
• Administer spare parts, documenting repairs or escalating for supervisor decisions; maintain shop tools and inventory; keep the CMMS current.
• Review work instructions, policies, and procedures; participate in on-the-job training and demonstrate role competency.

Note: Depending on sterilization modality (e.g., Gamma), this role is physically demanding and requires strength and endurance.

Schedule & Pay

6:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Wednesday, and Thursday 6:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Hourly pay range: $28–$31 based on qualifications.

What You BringRequired

• High School Diploma or GED.
• 2+ years of experience in maintenance within manufacturing/industrial/military settings.
• Working knowledge of pneumatics, hydraulics, mechanical or electrical systems.
• Ability to read blueprints and schematics.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and communicate effectively in writing and verbally.

Preferred

• Self-directed work style under general guidance.
• Computer literacy: word processing, spreadsheets, email, calendar, virtual platforms, CMMS/software tools.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Organizing/analysis skills and Level 2 math (ratios, basic algebra) to assess customer/regulatory issues and propose corrective actions.
• Familiarity with Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs).
• Adaptability to changing priorities; completes other duties as assigned.
• Normal hearing range to hear alarms, bells, horns.
• Commitment to Lean practices and 5S.

Also Important

• Dependability and punctuality.
• Team-first attitude.
• Strong attention to detail.
• STERIS operates 24/7/365, including holidays.

Tools & Tech

• Electrical troubleshooting proficiency.
• PLC platforms, conveyor systems, servo motors.

Why STERIS

We invest in your long-term success. Enjoy a competitive base wage plus bonus (as applicable), comprehensive medical/dental/vision, paid PTO and holidays, and a 401(k) with company match. Grow with a company that takes pride in the work—and shares success with the people who make it possible.