Summary of the Site Services Operator role
As the Site Services Operator you will report directly to the Site Services Supervisor where the main purpose of your role will be to provide the highest level of cleaning, hygiene service and grounds maintenance onsite in accordance with current standard operating procedures (SOP's) and to current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) to ensure high standards are maintained.
You will be based onsite at our Dudley facility in Cramlington and your standard working week will be Monday-Friday 37.5 hours per week. We are welcoming applications from candidates that are available to work 7:00am-3:00pm or 8.00am-4.00pm (overtime available also).
Who Are We?
We are a fast-growing global pharmaceutical CDMO (Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisation), with more than 50 years' experience in developing and manufacturing Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs). We are a proven and trusted partner to some of the world's most innovative biotechs and leading pharmaceutical companies and are widely recognised for our expertise in complex and hazardous chemistry.
We are a dynamic business, employing more than 1300 talented and passionate people in the UK, US and Europe who together support our customers in bringing new medicines to market, improving and saving the lives of patients. We support our customers through the full product lifecycle from pre-clinical development right up to full scale commercial manufacturing and today we are proud to have built a culture of excellence in science and unrivalled service.
Your responsibilities
- Handling all equipment, cleaning chemicals and waste safely, as directed by your line manager and in accordance with site safe systems of work.
- Undertaking daily, weekly and periodic tasks in line with the site services department work schedule.
- Ensuring that signs are used at appropriate times in line with health and safety requirements (e.g. wet floors).
- Keeping the cleaning stores tidy and ensuring equipment is stored safely at all times.
- Attending training courses and meetings as necessary to maintain standards and assist in carrying out the job role efficiently.
- Providing cover in other areas in times of sickness and holidays.
- Ensuring all work equipment is kept clean and maintained in a safe working order, reporting any defects to the line manager.
- Embodying our company values, which are: be reliable, be caring, be transparent and be willing.
Requirements for the role - Driving licence is preferred but not essential.
- Must be able to safely use a range of basic tools and machinery, e.g. lawn mowers, strimmer's and compactors.
- Have a thorough understanding of hygiene and cleaning skills.
- Able to work as a lone worker anywhere on site as well as working as part of a team.
- Ability to identify and apply health and safety requirements, particularly the safe use of chemicals and equipment.
- Ability to understand verbal and written instructions and to communicate effectively with others.
- Must align to our company values; Be Transparent, Be Willing, Be Reliable and Be Caring.
Why Consider Us?Our collaborative and empowering culture is unique to us and is what really sets us apart as a business and this is built upon our four core values:
Be Transparent, Be Reliable, Be Willing and Be Caring. We also run a variety of programmes across our sites to promote health, wellbeing and work life balance, in addition to supporting causes and charities close to our employees' hearts, encouraging volunteering within the communities we are part of and even arranging socials, through our global social committees, to encourage team building and reward our team's hard work.
At Sterling we promote mutual trust and respect regardless of your nationality, background, feelings, beliefs, gender or age. Our workforce, much like life, is made up of many different people with many different backgrounds, needs and perspectives. This is something we celebrate at Sterling, as it makes Sterling a better place to work and encourages innovation and collaboration.
We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package including bonus, pension scheme, private healthcare, Engagement Hub, cycle to work scheme, death in service coverage, on-site health and wellbeing support including medical consultations and physiotherapy, 24/7 employee assistance programme, employee referral scheme, sports and social club as well as opportunity for training and further career development.
Be caring. Be transparent. Be willing. Be reliable.
