Hygiene Specialist - Warehouse

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Job Details

This role is in support of Cencora's wholesale distribution services in Europe operating through our Alliance Healthcare business.

Department: Warehouse

Location: Birmingham

Shift: You will be required to work any 5 days out of 7 Monday to Sunday. Your normal working hours are 40 hours per week, between the hours of 0600 and 1600 Monday to Saturday and 06:00 through 16:00 on alternate Sundays.

Salary: £13.54 per hour

Job Purpose:

To ensure that all pick slots are cleaned regularly as per cleaning schedules and maintained to a high standard of housekeeping and all areas are free from dust, disused packaging and damaged equipment is replaced.

Key Accountabilities:

• Cleaning of all pick faces in the warehouse including all library, manual line/gravity feed, Bulk, and Automats where applicable, following the specified cleaning schedules.
• Scheduled low level cleaning activities and dust control
• To ensure that the cleaning schedule is signed off by the Manager or Team leader at the end of each shift.
• Identify and report any failures to follow or complete the cleaning schedule and escalate to the attention of the Manager or Team leader.
• To follow specific training to clean all areas as per work instructions including library, manual line/gravity feed, Bulk area and Automat where required.
• To ensure that the cleaning stations all contain clean mops and clean water.
• To ensure that the compactors are emptied in accordance with the manufacturers recommended guidelines.
• Compactor area to be cleaned at the end of the shift.
• All cardboard cages to be emptied and returned to their place within the warehouse.
• To separate all cardboard and plastic packaging and deposit in correct waste disposal units.
• To ensure any waste materials are secured in disposal units inside and outside so they will not pollute any surrounding environments.

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Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required:

Essential

• High Visual Accuracy
• Good verbal communication skills
• Good written communication skills
• Good Numeracy and Literacy
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Excellent attention to detail
• Safety awareness
• Customer care

Desirable

2 Years cleaning experience in a warehouse environment would be highly desirable.

Benefits:

The benefits in this role include:

• Free Parking
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Perks at Work (Discounts on top brands)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 20 days' holiday + bank holidays, increasing with service length

Manual Handling:

MANUAL HANDLING

It should be noted that manual handling tasks such as lifting and bending are "essential requirements" of this role.

Whilst Alliance Healthcare is committed to developing positive policies to promote equal opportunities in employment, we have a duty of care to ensure we do not instigate or worsen any conditions that would prevent the employee from carrying out manual handling duties.

On that basis, for this role we cannot make "reasonable adjustments" for any applicant who is unable to carry out such duties.

What Cencora offers

​Benefit offerings outside the US may vary by country and will be aligned to local market practice. The eligibility and effective date may differ for some benefits and for team members covered under collective bargaining agreements.

Full time

Affiliated Companies

Affiliated Companies: Alliance Healthcare Management Services Limited

The company's continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.