The Faculty of Health Sciences ' Central Animal Facilities (CAF) is welcoming applications for a limited-term full-time, Attendant position to join our team! This is an excellent opportunity for a young professional to join us in an essential support role for the department.
About McMaster
At McMaster University, we strive to attract, develop, and retain talented faculty and staff, and to foster inclusive excellence which values the strengths, perspectives, and contributions of everyone. McMaster is one of the Top 70 Universities in the World and is recognized as Canada’s Most Research-Intensive University. McMaster continues to be recognized as one of the top employers in the Hamilton/Niagara region and one of Canada’s Top Diversity employers.
Our Faculty and Culture of Excellence
The Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS), the largest Faculty within McMaster, is unique as the only Canadian university that combines schools of medicine (including two regional campuses), nursing, rehabilitation science, and the programs of midwifery, Bachelor of Health Sciences, physician assistant and postgraduate health sciences education within one faculty. Our pioneering approaches to education and our reputation for world-class research has consistently placed McMaster and the Faculty among the top 50 universities in the world for health and medicine.
Those who join FHS will find a community of 5,400 talented individuals who are inspired by the faculty’s commitment to our values of interprofessional collaboration, commitment to our communities, accountability, innovation, excellence, integrity, respect, and optimism.
The Opportunity
Job Summary:
The Attendant is responsible for cleaning, sanitizing, and sterilizing laboratory equipment and facilities in accordance with regulatory guidelines and standard operating procedures.
Key Functions:
- Decontaminate and clean biohazardous equipment in accordance with standard operating procedures.
- Maintain, clean, and decontaminate all physical surfaces including walls, floors, and counter tops.
- Operate large industrial cleaning equipment including rack washers, bottle washers and autoclaves.
- Transport sterilized and contaminated equipment and supplies to and from central and satellite facilities.
- Clean and maintain the storage facilities for equipment and supplies.
- Document chemical levels, supply inventories, and feed equipment inventories as required by regulatory bodies.
- Dispose of waste material following Ministry of the Environment regulations.
- Monitor and document including but not limited to room temperatures, humidity levels, air flow, light timer schedules, microbiological sampling, and quality control of equipment required by the department and regulatory agencies under the supervision of senior staff.
- Assist Health Technicians during peak periods by cleaning cages, and providing feed and water to animals.
- Modify existing and document new standard operating procedures.
- Calculate weight of biomedical waste shipments.
- Locate and resolve routine mechanical problems with equipment. Report more complex problems to the appropriate contact.
- Package, label, and seal biomedical waste boxes for transportation.
- Assemble crates and cages.
- Sort equipment for processing.
- Transport carts loaded with equipment.
- Lift and carry equipment and supplies.
Attend and participate in staff meetings.
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Requirements:
- Secondary School diploma.
- Requires a minimum of 1 year of relevant experience.
- Annual re-certification for the Transportation of Dangerous Goods.
Additional Information:
The AF is open year-round including holidays. The successful candidate will be required to work a number of holidays throughout the year to ensure necessary supports are in place.
Should the successful applicant be a Unifor Unit 1 bargaining unit member, who meets the eligibility conditions of Article 19.02 of the Unifor Unit 1 Collective Agreement, then the Limited Term Assignment will be defined as a Career Growth Opportunity in accordance with Article 19 of the Unifor Local 5555 Unit 1 Collective Agreement.
