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Sharps Medical Waste Services

Medical and hazardous waste services

Material Handler

Full-Time
No salary listed
Entry
Houston, TX, USA
In Person
Warehouse & Fulfillment

About the job

Requirements
  • 0–2 years of warehouse, material handling, shipping and receiving, inventory, or manufacturing experience is preferred.
  • Experience using a pallet jack is preferred.
  • Ability to safely load, unload, move, and organize materials.
  • Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
  • Ability to follow inventory procedures and accurately identify materials.
  • Ability to work safely and efficiently in a fast-paced warehouse environment.
  • Ability to perform physical duties including standing, walking, bending, reaching, pushing, pulling, and lifting throughout the shift.
  • Ability to work overtime or weekends as business needs require.
  • Must pass a background check, drug screening, and any required healthcare screenings.
Responsibilities
  • Use pallet jacks to safely load and unload materials from trucks.
  • Receive, stock, and organize incoming materials daily.
  • Pull materials and work orders as required to support production operations.
  • Restock excess materials in designated warehouse locations.
  • Create inventory tags for raw materials and ensure tags are properly attached.
  • Pull and stage finished goods for shipping as required.
  • Maintain organized shelves, pallet areas, and warehouse storage locations.
  • Remove empty pallets from shelves and sort and stack them neatly in designated areas.
  • Empty and clean waste receptacles throughout the warehouse.
  • Sweep and clean warehouse floors and work areas.
  • Maintain cleanliness around dumpsters and compactors.
  • Follow all company safety procedures, policies, rules, and regulations.
  • Ensure designated facility doors are secured and locked nightly.
  • Work closely with production, warehouse, and shipping team members to support daily operations.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
Desired Qualifications
  • Dependable, punctual, and able to work effectively as part of a team.

About the company

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Sharps Medical Waste Services

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Sharps Medical Waste Services operates as a regulated medical, pharmaceutical, and hazardous-waste services company. It provides route-based collection, mail-back programs, treatment coordination, compliance support, and waste-management supplies. In practice, healthcare organizations and other regulated customers use its logistics and service systems to manage specialized waste streams. The profile is Sharps Medical Waste Services and its direct operations. Roles span drivers, plant and warehouse operations, customer service, compliance, sales, technology, and administration.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Dallas, Texas

Founded

2013

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What believers are saying

  • Sharps pushed Texas safety guidance on June 8, 2026, signaling active demand generation.
  • The company says its compliance team handles registrations, training, and regulatory updates daily.
  • Sanborn's March 2026 COO appointment supports scaling across a fragmented medical-waste market.

What critics are saying

  • WM's Stericycle integration since 2024 raises national pricing pressure against Sharps.
  • Sharps' OSHA, DOT, EPA, and state compliance burden creates outage and penalty risk.
  • If pickup documentation fails, hospitals can terminate vendors within one contract cycle.

What makes Sharps Medical Waste Services unique

  • Sharps MWS pairs regulated-waste pickup with a password-protected compliance portal.
  • David Sanborn joined as COO on January 26, 2026 to standardize nationwide operations.
  • Aurora Capital still owns Sharps, backing a focused private expansion strategy since August 2022.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Paid Vacation

Company News

Associated Press
Feb 4th, 2026
Sharps Medical Waste Services names David Sanborn as COO to lead US operations expansion

Sharps Medical Waste Services has appointed David Sanborn as chief operating officer, effective 26 January. Sanborn will oversee nationwide operations as the medical waste management company scales its services and strengthens safety and compliance. Sanborn brings over 25 years of operations leadership experience across complex, multi-site environments. Most recently, he served as vice president of US operations at Reddy Ice, where he led operations across more than 130 facilities in 32 states with oversight of over 1,600 staff members. In his new role, Sanborn will focus on driving operational consistency across Sharps' national footprint, supporting growth, and ensuring teams meet regulatory standards in the highly regulated healthcare services environment. He reports directly to chief executive officer Kerry Jones.