
Cleaner Operator
- Toronto, ON
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Responsible for the care and general cleanliness of the packaging and process building floors and equipment.
- Remove dust from process areas
- Clean food contact and non-food contact equipment (fans, electrical pans, etc.), structural parts (ceilings, walls, drains, and floors) using specific procedures as directed. Follow specific instructions to clean equipment.
- Lifting, cutting and emptying scrap sugar bags of up to 20 kg (40kg with a team lift)
- Be able to maneuver large buggies full of reject sugar.
- Required to operate powered hand trucks with a full load of sugar.
- Mop large floor areas.
- Operate floor washer to clean large floor areas
- Perform all responsibilities following established GMP Standards, Food Safety, and Health & Safety policies and procedures.
- Job duties are varied and spread over a number of locations in the plant. Therefore, special assignments may be created on a case-by-case basis based on business needs.
- Keep Sanitation Supervisor informed of any unsanitary practices that may be occurring in the plant.
- Follow sanitation procedures
- Responsible for accurate tracking and record-keeping required for the sanitation department.
- Perform cleaning assignments as scheduled by Supervisor as well as all other related assignments including assisting and training of other associates as required by the Sanitation Supervisor.
- Job duties are not limited to the above and other duties may be assigned.
- High School or equivalent
- Able to follow simple instructions
- Able to carry out routine but varied tasks
- Able to operate packaging machinery, powered hand trucks and equipment
- Able to apply proper cleaning procedures.
- One year of work in a manufacturing or industrial environment is an asset.
- Knowledge of dry/wet cleaning process and chemical functionality.
- Understanding of WHMIS & adheres to all safety and good manufacturing practices.
- Work well in a team.
- Work in a safe and conscientious manner and independently with minimum supervision.
- Ability to excel in a fast-paced environment where attention to detail and effective multi-tasking is essential.
- Oral and written communication skills.
- Manufacturing or industrial environment working: 1 year (Preferred)
- Regular periods during which there is continuous physical exertion required.
- May be required to lift and/or move up to 20 kg.
- Must have the ability to stand for extended periods of time.
- Must have the ability to bend, stoop, kneel, reach and climb stairs.
- Must have the ability to see and handle product, machinery, and hand tools,
- Regularly exposed to allergens such as peanuts, tree nuts, sulfites, soya, dairy, egg, gluten and sesame.
- Occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions including slippery floors.
- May be exposed to equipment and processing mediums exceeding several hundred degrees Fahrenheit and noise levels exceeding 85 decibels. Mandatory hearing protection for all employees.
- The employee may be required to handle chemicals that require PPE to be worn including respiratory PPE.