You arrive between 6:00 and 8:00 am, open your dashboard, and line up the day’s batches against packaging schedules. You confirm that every instruction packet and label set reflects the latest revision, then walk the floor to observe Standard Work in action and head off issues before they become release delays. Back at your desk, you reconcile inventory transactions, calculate yields, and resolve any discrepancies with Processing, Packaging, and Shipping. By afternoon, you are collaborating with Quality Systems to advance batch records through review, finalizing ADC schedules with supervisors, and ensuring outbound chemical tank truck documentation meets DOT requirements. Before you leave, you stage labels for tomorrow’s runs and make sure the department is stocked with essential office supplies.
Schedule and pay
Daytime hours, Monday through Friday (approximate 6 am to 8 am start)
$42,000 – $46,000 salaried non-exempt (eligible for overtime), paid biweekly
Your core responsibilities
Own lot control for intermediate batches, aligning lot assignments with packaging plans.
Prepare Manufacturing Instructions for Processing and create the documentation, instructions, and inventory aids required by Packaging.
Ensure all issued documents are accurate and at the current revision level.
Track schedule changes to proactively adjust label and documentation needs.
Review batch records for completeness and cGMP compliance; compute product and label yields and investigate variances outside expected ranges.
Guide plant personnel and Manufacturing supervisors to correct batch record errors identified internally or by Quality Systems, including recording mistakes, label and product sampling issues, equipment variances, and quantity discrepancies for raw materials, labels, and finished goods.
Conduct in-process shop floor walks to audit Standard Work and reduce risk of errors and release delays.
Manage the flow of batch records through review and verify cGMP requirements for Quality Systems acceptance for release.
Accept direct accountability for release delays tied to documentation or inventory inaccuracies.
Mentor and train union employees and Manufacturing supervisors on system topics, including finalizing ADC schedules.
Audit inventory transactions from Processing, Packaging, and Shipping; reconcile variances with physical counts when needed.
Manage DOT documentation for outbound shipments of chemical tank trucks.
Provide backup in the label room: receive labels, stage for runs, and manage non-inventory label items.
Maintain office supply inventory for the Manufacturing department.
Qualifications
Required
High school diploma or GED plus 2 years of related experience, or an associate degree
Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel (approximately 3–5 years)
Preferred
2+ years in manufacturing inventory or a related field
1+ year working with FDA, cGMP, or ISO manufacturing regulations
Oracle experience
Background in Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement
Experience in chemical manufacturing
Exceptional attention to detail
Strong team communication skills (oral and written)
Self-directed, with strong analytical and organizational abilities
Positive leadership, including the ability to train others and guide coordination activities
Work environment and physical expectations
Lifting: 10–25 lbs
Walking: 15% of the time
Standing: 5% of the time
Sitting: 80% of the time
Typing and data entry: 40% of the time
Tools and systems
ERP and MRP systems
Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Good Documentation Practices (GDP)
Experience in a manufacturing environment
Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office
Oracle
Reading and interpreting batch records
ERP software (Oracle) and Microsoft Office
What STERIS offers
We value our employees and provide a comprehensive benefits package to support your health, well-being, and financial future.
Market competitive pay
Extensive paid time off and 9 added holidays
Excellent healthcare, dental, and vision coverage
Long and short term disability coverage
401(k) with company match
Maternity and paternal leave
Additional add-on benefits and discounts, including pet insurance
Tuition reimbursement and continued education programs
Excellent opportunities for advancement and a stable, long-term career
Numbers & Facts
Location
St. Louis, MO
Salary
$42,000–$46,000 Per Year
Skills
Analysis Skillsunmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Continuous Improvementunmatched
Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP)unmatched
Data Entryunmatched
Detail Orientedunmatched
Document Managementunmatched
Documentationunmatched
FDA (Food and Drug Administration)unmatched
Healthcareunmatched
High School Diplomaunmatched
ISO (International Organization for Standardization)unmatched
Inventory Managementunmatched
Inventory Transactionsunmatched
Leadershipunmatched
Lean Manufacturingunmatched
Manufacturingunmatched
Manufacturing Managementunmatched
Manufacturing Requirementsunmatched
Manufacturing Systemsunmatched
Mentoringunmatched
Microsoft Excelunmatched
Microsoft Officeunmatched
Microsoft Wordunmatched
Oracleunmatched
Oracle Applicationsunmatched
Oracle ERPunmatched
Order Picking/Packingunmatched
Organizational Skillsunmatched
Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
Quality System Requirements (QSR)unmatched
Reporting Dashboardsunmatched
Risk Managementunmatched
Shipping/Receivingunmatched
Staff Trainingunmatched
Training/Teachingunmatched
Transaction Processing/Managementunmatched
Typingunmatched
Writing Skillsunmatched
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