Full-Time

Lead Hospital Technician

Daniels Health

Daniels Health

501-1,000 employees

Medical waste management and disposal services

Compensation Overview

$22 - $24/hr

Lancaster, PA, USA

In Person

The role rotates between five hospitals and requires daily travel to applicable service sites.

Category
Field Service (1)
Required Skills
Customer Service

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Requirements
  • Personal transportation to multiple hospitals.
  • Previous experience in a labor-intensive role.
  • Ability to organize and solve problems.
  • Ability to manage a wide variety of activities simultaneously.
  • Ability to plan, analyze, and challenge the team.
  • Ability to lift containers weighing up to 40 pounds.
  • Ability to push or pull wheeled transporters or palletized product weighing up to approximately 300 pounds.
Responsibilities
  • Travel to applicable service sites every day, rotating between five hospitals.
  • Backfill for field service representatives.
  • Arrive on time at facilities in the appropriate uniform and check in with Environmental Services staff on arrival and departure.
  • Check in and out of shifts using the company's time-tracking software.
  • Keep the staging area neat and orderly and ensure delivery equipment is in working order.
  • Check and service containers throughout the hospital according to the Daily Service Schedule.
  • Exchange containers, load transporters with full containers, and transport full containers to the storage area to replace carts with empty containers.
  • Maintain consistent communication with the Field Service Supervisor regarding container quality, issues, and service schedule status.
  • Communicate periodically with nurses, nurse managers, Environmental Services managers, and other stakeholders regarding current needs.
  • Provide management support for field service representatives, including addressing and resolving concerns.
  • Evaluate service and provide training as needed for field service representatives.
  • Provide clinical staff training for standard and premium accounts.
  • Shadow representatives as needed to ensure quality service.
  • Perform waste audits as needed.
  • Lead or assist with customer installations.
Desired Qualifications
  • One or more years of previous lead experience is preferred.

Daniels Health provides medical waste management services to healthcare facilities, handling sharps disposal and biohazardous waste. It operates a national service network and offers reusable waste containers, along with collection, treatment, and disposal of medical waste. Its approach reduces needlestick injuries and improves infection control by using reusable containers and a comprehensive service model across the United States, Canada, Australia, and South Africa. The company differentiates itself through a nationwide infrastructure and end-to-end waste management solutions rather than focusing solely on disposal, combining containers, logistics, and treatment to boost safety and efficiency. Its goal is to help healthcare clients safely, compliantly, and efficiently manage medical waste while advancing infection control and sustainability.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Chicago, Illinois

Founded

N/A

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Daniels bought a Long Island facility in January 2026 to shorten routes.
  • Its 2026 carbon report claims 67,389 metric tons processed and 7,729 plastic tons diverted.
  • Australia's 2026 ambassador visit and EY finalist nod signal brand strength and credibility.

What critics are saying

  • Verde's 2024 Minnesota patent suit over drug-disposal technology still hangs over Daniels.
  • The 2026 Long Island purchase raises capex before customer demand proves out.
  • A sharp hospital switching to in-house waste handling would gut Daniels' recurring revenue model.

What makes Daniels Health unique

  • Sharpsmart is clinically validated, reducing needlestick injuries up to 87%.
  • Daniels Health says it runs the second-largest U.S. medical-waste service infrastructure.
  • Reusable containers and carbon reporting create a sustainability pitch healthcare systems understand.

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Benefits

Hybrid Work Options

Health Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Professional Development Budget

Company News

MediWaste
Aug 23rd, 2024
Top 5 Medical Waste Recycling Companies for Sustainable Disposal

MediWaste collaborates with Daniels Health to provide their eco-friendly container solutions to UK healthcare facilities.