What will you be doing?
- Checking in containers and checking paperwork
- Moving/unloading specific waste containers
- Operating a forklift to load an autoclave
- Weigh incoming sharps and regulated medical waste containers (using our Weighbridge)
- Load/operate our autoclave machine (a pressure chamber to melt materials)
- Lifting and pushing carts
- Provide attention to detail, especially with the paperwork required to process these items
- General housekeeping
- Standing for extended periods of time happily and comfortably
- Working well with a team because we are all about team work!
What can we offer?
- Opportunities for overtime
- Consistent work hours - 5am-3pm, Monday to Friday
- Competitive salary – This position is offering a rate of £29741.40
- Safe work environment – We supply above and beyond the standard PPE protocols for safe handling of medical waste – Our Facilities | Sharpsmart
- Private Healthcare and Dental care options
- Employee benefits scheme including financial planning, gym scheme, discounts across a range of retail, days out & leisure, travel, motoring, food & drink plus much more.
- Genuine investment throughout your career for professional development
- Company events and networking opportunities
- Stability as an essential service to healthcare, ensuring a non-seasonal and stable business environment
Skills Required
- Experience in a production/warehouse environment
- Operate a forklift to load an autoclave
- Load and operate autoclave machine
- Weigh incoming sharps and regulated medical waste using weighbridge
- Check containers and complete required paperwork with attention to detail
- Lift and push carts and stand for extended periods
- Work well in a team and communicate across the plant
- Perform general housekeeping duties
- Follow PPE and safe handling protocols for medical waste
- Available to work consistent hours 5am-3pm, Monday to Friday (overtime opportunities)
What We Do
If you could make your healthcare facilities even safer - would you? From peer-reviewed sharps containers to waste minimisation systems and tailored collections, Sharpsmart’s safety-driven solutions have helped healthcare facilities across the UK to: • Protect staff and patients • Reduce CO2 emissions • Meet sustainability targets • Prevent and contain infection • Stay compliant • Reduce costs Part of the Daniels Health group which has operations in Australia, USA, Canada, New Zealand, UK, Europe and South Africa; Sharpsmart is widely regarded as a leader of innovation in the clinical waste space. Our flagship product - the Sharpsmart collector, was launched in 1999 and is now used in thousands of healthcare facilities around the globe. It has been peer reviewed in numerous medical journals with findings that indisputably assert it as the safest sharps collector in the world. Through education, innovation and service, we are committed to make the healthcare industry safer for the people who work in it and continually drive the development of ecologically sustainable solutions to reduce the environmental impact of clinical waste. Find out more at: www.healthcarewaste.sharpsmart.co.uk
