GMP Cleaner (field based)

Glasgow
13 hours ago
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GMP Cleaner (field based)

A GMP Cleaner (field based) vacancy has arisen in our fast-growing company. This is a fantastic opportunity to join our team.

LOCATION: Predominantly the Glasgow area, with occasional cover of other areas in the North (a company van or car will be provided for travel to the various sites)
JOB TITLE: GMP Cleaner (field based)
JOB TYPE: Full Time
HOURS OF WORK: Monday - Friday (varied 8 hour shift patterns between 6.00am and 8.00pm) with 1 weekend out of 4 on call with a shift allowance of £60.00).
PAY: £13.45 per hour

JOB PURPOSE:

We are looking for an enthusiastic, hardworking individual to join our friendly team working in Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) environments. You will be responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of all designated areas as directed using appropriate equipment and/or materials as supplied.

Primary Responsibilities – cleaning walls, floors, and ceilings, emptying litter bins, and maintaining equipment as required to ensure consistently high audit standards.

Duties to include:

• Produce GDP Compliant reports and documentation.
• Cleaning in the GMP (sterile environment).
• Maintain the highest standard of cleanliness within assigned areas by ensuring that the relevant work instructions and standard operating procedures (SOPs) are followed.
• Ensure accurate completion of area logbooks as required by SOPs.
• Ensure regular checks of the equipment and machines used during the working day. Any faults/defects to be reported to GMP Cleaning Supervisor.
• Participate in the Health and Safety Policy of the Company and report any dangers or hazards to GMP Cleaning Supervisor/Team Leaders.
• Attend training sessions appertaining to post.
• Carry out any duties as required by the GMP Cleaning Supervisor/Team Leaders.
• Liaise daily with other members of the cleaning team, other staff, and customers.
• All employees are required to, and are responsible for adhering to Quality, Compliance and Environmental, Health and Safety regulations and Micronclean procedures applicable to their role. Training will be provided to ensure that the procedures are understood, and responsibilities are defined.

Essential

• Previous cleaning experience.
• Full UK / EU manual driving licence.
• Must have a good level of written and spoken English.
• General good health.
• Reasonable standard of fitness as job holder on feet for most of the day.
• Prepared to always wear full uniform including Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as directed by Line Manager and in accordance with the working instructions / procedures.
• Prepared to work to strict timelines in isolated areas and follow stringent dress codes relevant to GMP.
• Good standard of IT literacy – Microsoft Office.
• Flexible, regarding ability to support other shift patterns when required.

Desirable but not essential

• Experience within a similar industry.
• Team worker with a flexible approach.
• Knowledge of COSHH.
• An understanding of GMP and quality systems.
• Good communication skills.
• Machinery skills.

Interview date – Interview dates will be scheduled on a rolling basis and may be conducted either virtually or in person, depending on the timing of successful applications received.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, or change the closing date, if we receive enough applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Why Work for us as a field based GMP Cleaner?

There are many reasons to join us, but here are just a few more:

• A generous yearly bonus paid every January, to all staff.
• 30 days’ annual leave (including bank holidays), increasing to 33 days for loyalty service.
• Company Sick Pay scheme.
• Company pension contributions of 5% of salary.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), private counselling and other schemes to support employees with their mental health and wellbeing.
• A growing, family owned, highly successful business, with a history spanning back to the 1920s.
• Highly committed to investing in people and training, with a proven history of opportunities and promotions from within for employees who wish to progress.
• A great culture, represented in our company values known as the SKIEs.
• The knowledge that you are making a difference, playing a role in key supply chains such as the Covid-19 vaccine.

About Us

Micronclean is a family-owned business based in Lincolnshire employing over 400 people. The company provides products and services to various industries. Current focus areas include rental of specialist workwear to cleanroom industries (pharmaceutical, medical devices, aerospace), and of protective workwear to manufacturing industries (engineering, automotive).

The company also manufactures and distributes a range of cleanroom products, which it sells in the UK and exports throughout Europe and further afield, including India, Australia and Canada. The company has an ambitious vision for growth both in the UK and abroad, and is currently setting up its first factory outside of the UK in Bangalore, India.

You may also have experience in the following: GMP Cleaner, Industrial Cleaner, Cleaning Operative, Cleaner, Production Cleaner, GMP Production Cleaner, etc.

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