Sterile Services Technician I

STERIS Canada Corporation; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading global healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Customer Operations professional in Lincoln. This role focuses on the preparation of sterile consumables and involves full training to ensure the highest standards of infection prevention are met. Candidates with a good general education, basic IT skills, and a strong commitment to teamwork are encouraged to apply. Full worker rights and flexible working hours are provided through a zero-hour contract after initial training.

Benefits

Full training

Full worker's rights

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Educated to a good general standard with demonstrable verbal and numerical abilities.
• Basic end-user IT skills to operate track and traceability IT system.

Responsibilities

• Prepare sterile consumables by decontamination, inspection, assembly, and packing.
• Check, wash, lay up, and pack sets of theatre instruments.
• Safely operate and monitor machines and equipment effectively.
• Record and log repairs and missing instruments or equipment.
• Ensure repaired instruments are returned to stock appropriately.

Skills

Verbal and numerical abilities

Basic IT skills

Flexibility

Teamwork

Integrity

Ability to work under pressure

Accountability

Job description

Job Category: Customer Operations/Customer Support

Location: Lincoln, LIN, GB, LN2 5qy

Workplace Type: Onsite

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.

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 helping our incredible national health service make a difference? Do you care about keeping vulnerable patients safe? If so, then a career with STERIS Instrument Processing (IP) could be a great fit for you.

About Us

At STERIS Instrument Processing (IP) we are experts in surgical instrument sterilisation. We offer on and offsite re‑processing, alongside reliable instrument maintenance solutions. Our diverse and talented teams use cutting‑edge technology to ensure that the highest quality of infection prevention is delivered to our customers. We are recruiting for staff on a flexible working basis, with 0 hour contracts. You tell us your availability, and we work around you!

TRAINING AND WORKING PATTERN

12 weeks of full‑time training on Monday‑Friday at 9:00‑17:00, then move to zero‑hours contract.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Ensuring the effective preparation of sterile consumables (dressings, linen, instruments and equipment) by the process of decontamination, inspection, assembly and packing within predefined quality standards.
• Rigorously checking, washing, laying up and packing sets of theatre instruments to meet contract specifications within quality standards.
• Safely operating and monitoring machines and equipment (washer/disinfectors, ultrasonic and sterilisers) effectively.
• Ensuring that repairs and missing instruments or equipment are recorded and logged on the Tracking and Traceability computer system (SynergyTrak).
• Ensuring that repaired instruments or equipment are returned to stock or the appropriate coded sets or the Trust’s appointed person.

WHATS IN IT FOR YOU

Full training

Full worker's rights

Whether you have no experience whatsoever or have previously worked in the healthcare industry, we want to hear from you! We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and encourage applications from all backgrounds. We cannot wait to meet you!

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

Educated to a good general standard with demonstrable verbal and numerical abilities.

Basic end‑user IT skills to operate track and traceability IT system.

Flexibility

Teamwork

Integrity

Working under pressure

Accountability

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 and life sciences products and services around the globe. For more information, visit www.steris.com.

STERIS strives to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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