Picking Associate

**Company Description** ABOUT LGC STANDARDS**:
**Job Description** Job Purpose**

To provide complete and be responsible for the daily retrieval and storage of chemical compounds from inventory for weighing and packaging, particularly Controlled Substances. The Picking Associate will foster a working environment that is clean and tidy, fair, positive, and driven to continuously improve.
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Key Responsibilities**

**Maintain a High Level of Safety**
- Understand and foresee and report possible safety issues.
- Abide by health and safety guidelines prescribed by governing bodies and the TRC Environmental Health and Safety Committee.
- Sustain 5S and general housekeeping of work area.
- Promote a safe and hygienic working environment.
- Work in a manner that does not jeopardize the safety of self or co-workers.

**Manage Regular Inventory**
- Manage inventory decrements (weigh-outs), replenishment, stock rotation (may include receiving and put away).
- Perform investigations of inventory discrepancies and report losses to FG Supervisors and Inventory team within the day of discovery.

**Pick and Verify Orders**
- Ensure all substances are maintained in the correct environment (freezer, fridge, or ambient temperature) for the product.
- Pick and deliver to Weighing Associates all substances as required by the Customers.
- Ensure appropriate reporting is provided to Inventory team at required intervals, including inventory corrections or adjustments.
- Cleaning and sanitation as required.
- Communicate with Finished Goods Supervisor, and management to ensure that potentially compromised products are removed and placed in a secured quarantine area for assessment.
- Perform all tasks within the scope of all applicable Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) related to the job function.

**Perform Other Duties**
- Perform other duties and complete additional projects as assigned by Finished Goods Supervisor.
- Perform other duties and complete additional projects as assigned.
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Role Dimensions**
- Works with Customer Service, Quality, and Production to fulfill orders.
- Works with other members of the Finished Goods and shipping teams on processing and fulfilling customer orders and internal requirements.
- Works with Environment, Health &Safety team regarding environmental, health, and safety issues and policies.
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Direct Reports**
- None
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Physical & Working Conditions/Hybrid Work**
- Spend varying amounts of time in walk-in freezers and fridge, where many chemicals are stored.
- Working closely with chemical compounds including ones that are potentially toxic or classified as Dangerous Goods
- Required to wear Personal Protective Equipment while handling chemicals such as a respirator which requires fit testing. Clean shaving is required to be compliant with this PPR requirement.
- Must be able to stand for a long period of time.
- Must be available for:

- A morning shift (6 am to 2:30 pm, Monday to Friday), or
- An afternoon shift (2:00 pm to 10:30 pm, Monday to Friday)
- Shift may change to a different shift depending on business needs.
- Must be able to lift objects weighing up to 25 kg/55 lbs.

**Qualifications**

**Qualifications**:
**Education Requirements**
- Minimum College diploma, background in Chemistry is an asset.
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Competencies Required**
- Good planning & organizing skills.
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills
- Previously worked with a balance with good knowledge of measuring units
- Good communication skills.
- Excellent team player.
- Self-starter, task oriented with ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
- Independently solves problems within his/her scope.

**Additional Information** ABOUT LGC**:
**OUR VALUES**
- ** PASSION**:

- ** CURIOSITY**:

- ** INTEGRITY**:

- ** BRILLIANCE**:

- ** RESPECT**

**EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES**

LGC strongly believes that every job applicant and employee should be valued for their individual talents regardless of age, disability, race, color, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion, or belief. Short listing, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender, sexual orientation, marital status, color, race, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, age, or trade union membership.

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