Title:  Cleaner, Facilities

Job purpose

The main responsibility of this position is to clean and maintain all warehouse areas.

This position may include some or all following activities:

• Sweeping all warehouse aisles to remove all garbage.
• Remove all wood chips and larger pieces of wood and place in the wood bins.
• Dust all areas where possible.
• Place scrap drums on trailer for disposal.
• Sort skids for production as required.

Duties and responsibilities

• Daily - sweep all aisles in building 132 and 130 and remove garbage as required (in warehouse areas 126, 130, 132).
• Organize all empty drums in the trailer for disposal.
• Semi Weekly - sweep all aisles at building 126.
• Place all full wood waste bins in the scrap skid trailer for disposal.
• Check and empty all cardboard bins as required.
• Weekly – Clean all doors and windows including ledges in building 130 including west dock area.
• Scrub warehouse floors in all aisles in all buildings weekly.
• Monthly - sweep and mop under rack areas at building 130.
• Quarterly - clean all exposed electrical outlets fire extinguishers and window ledges in all warehouses.
• Vacuum or dust all exposed areas of racking in all warehouses.
• Sweep under racks at building 132.
• Place scrap empty drums on trailer for disposal.
• Sort skids for production as required.
• Clean outside dock areas for wood and garbage.
• Other duties as assigned.

Additional responsibility (Only applicable to customer facing roles)

Report any adverse event received from customers for company products to the pharmacovigilance department / Drug Safety on the same day or within 1 business day

Qualifications

• Minimum Secondary School / High School Diploma combined with 1 year of experience.
• Valid Ontario Drivers License in good standing is required.
• Prior pharmaceutical environment experience is a strong asset.
• Valid electric Walkie License is an asset.
• Successful candidates must be safety conscious.  First Aid/CPR training is an asset.
• Good understanding of GMP concepts and Standard Operating Procedures.
• Good communication (written and verbal) skills combined with good organizational skills.
• Computer literate (Excel, Word).
• Flexibility to work overtime on an as required basis.
• WHMIS training and Transportation of Dangerous Goods training are beneficial.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks at once and to prioritize work load to meet deadlines is essential.
• Ability to cope in a busy working environment is required.
• Ability to work on your own to complete work assignments.

Working conditions

• Warehouse environment (room temperature) plus in and out of Warehouse.
• Exposure to high/low temperatures.
• Occasional exposure to truck fumes, dusty environment and elevated noise levels.
• Extended work hours on an infrequent basis.

Physical requirements

• Mix of standing, walking, bending and lifting containers up to 25Kg and occasional handling of drums of up to 220 kg.

Direct reports

NA