Title:  Plant Supervisor

About Us:

Stericycle is a U.S. based business-to-business services company and leading provider of compliance-based solutions that protects people and brands, promotes health and well-being, and safeguards the environment. Since our founding over 30 years ago, we have grown from a small start-up in medical waste management into a leader across a range of increasingly complex and highly regulated arenas, serving healthcare organizations and commercial businesses of every size. Every day, we help our customers solve complex challenges by safely managing materials that could otherwise spread disease, contaminate the environment, or compromise one’s identity.

Join us on our mission to protect health and well-being in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way.

Position Purpose:

The Plant Supervisor II will supervise the safe and efficient handling and processing of regulated medical waste. This position ensures the plant consistently meets regulatory and safety compliance measures and operates in a productive and profitable manner.

Key Job Activities:

• Selects, trains, and develops a safe, effective, and efficient staff.
• Ensures the plant meets regulatory and safety compliance measures and operates in a productive and profitable manner.
• Maintain overall cost control of the plant.  
• Ensures continuous improvement of productivity standards and worker safety performance in all phases of the operation.
• Interface proactively with personnel to achieve business goals.
• Maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction, either internally or externally.
• Initiate actions to assure the timely resolution of identified hazards or unsafe conditions or practices.
• Training of all new plant and monthly training of current plant personnel
• Perform periodic facility audits, and review all applicable regulatory paperwork, e.g., biological testing, WW testing, etc.).
• Provides for equipment maintenance and troubleshooting when necessary.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities, as assigned.
 

Education:

Experience (North America & LATAM):

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• 3+ Years of Experience, 1+ years experience managing staff, preferably in a plant or manufacturing environment.
• Identifies major activities of, and services provided by, the operations function.
• Locates and interprets standard and management reports on plant activities.
• Describes characteristics of a well-run manufacturing plant.
• Knowledge of barcode scanning and basic computer skills.
• Knowledge of Hazardous Materials and OSHA Regulations.
• Ability to operate a powered industrial truck, e.g., forklift.
• Ability to perform functions safely, productively, and according to policies & procedures.
 

Certifications and/or Licenses:

Benefits:

Stericycle currently offers its employees the option to participate in a full range of benefits, including a health care program which includes medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage, healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts, life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, an employee assistance program, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation and sick time, a 401(k) plan, and an employee stock purchase plan. Participation in some programs requires that employees be regularly scheduled to work a minimum number of hours and/or to have fulfilled a waiting period after they begin employment with Stericycle.

Our Promise:

Disclaimer:

The above description is meant to provide a summary of the nature and level of work being performed; it should not be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and requirements of the job or person. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise. Stericycle will consider requests for workplace accommodations for protected physical or mental limitations in accordance with its human resources policies and local laws.To the extent permissible under local law, and consistent with business necessity, Stericycle reserves the right to modify the content formally or informally, either verbally or in writing, at any time with or without advance notice.