Mobile Surgical Instrument Restoration Technician

STERIS - Commercial Operations

  • Iowa City, IA
  • 1 day ago

    Highlights

    Inspect, repair, and refurbish surgical instruments: ultrasonic cleaning, buffing and polishing, bending and shaping, sharpening, hinge point and serration tuning, and light brazing. Travel daily in a company vehicle to Customer facilities; work primarily from a mobile repair truck and, in high-density areas, from regional labs.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationIowa City, IA

    Description

    Our mission

    Enable surgical teams to operate without delay by restoring instruments quickly, safely, and to exacting compliance standards—right where care happens.

    What you will do

    • Travel daily in a company vehicle to Customer facilities; work primarily from a mobile repair truck and, in high-density areas, from regional labs
    • Inspect, repair, and refurbish surgical instruments: ultrasonic cleaning, buffing and polishing, bending and shaping, sharpening, hinge point and serration tuning, and light brazing
    • Complete Preventive Maintenance Inspections (PMI) within your training and capability
    • Produce accurate invoices and work orders; complete Customer, contractual, and regulatory documentation, including end-of-day reporting such as the OAR
    • Communicate with sterile processing and OR teams to set expectations, return sets, and ensure a superior Customer experience

    Safety and standards

    • Operate the on-location repair truck in full alignment with DOT, company, and Customer protocols
    • Follow vehicle and equipment safety procedures
    • Use PPE and complete required safety observations per site policies

    Territory coverage

    • Support various locations within the assigned territory based on service agreements, Customer needs, and staffing levels
    • Expect occasional overnight travel when needed

    Background check

    If offered this position, STERIS will run a 7 year driving record check, as part of our onboarding process.

    Bring these skills

    • Soldering and light brazing
    • Automotive repair familiarity
    • Grinding, buffing, and polishing techniques
    • Knowledge of surgical instruments and their functional geometry
    • Experience as a repair technician or equivalent hands-on trade

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