Cleaning Site Manager

CWS Cleanrooms; Limerick; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

SSE, part of the CWS Cleanrooms family, is seeking a Site Manager for a biopharma cleanroom contract in Raheen, Limerick. You will lead our on-site operations, ensuring GMP compliance and stellar service delivery under ISO classifications.

You'll manage staff, budgets, and client relationships, drive continuous improvement, and uphold cGMP/GDP standards while coordinating scheduling and H&S culture. Strong leadership and fluent English are essential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of management experience in a similar GMP environment.
• Strong leadership and verbal/written communication skills.
• Hands-on approach with high attention to detail and the ability to juggle priorities.
• Fluent English and high computer literacy.

Responsibilities

• Lead site operations, ensuring work standards, financial targets, and KPIs are met.
• Serve as main on-site client contact, manage issues and drive improvements.
• Oversee budgets, payroll accuracy, and prepare operational KPI reports.
• Promote Health & Safety culture, conduct risk assessments and incident investigations.
• Develop and coach staff, conduct performance reviews, recruit and train.
• Coordinate scheduling and operational planning to ensure service delivery.
• Demonstrate strategic leadership and drive high performance and accountability.
• Support additional business initiatives and adapt to flexible hours as needed.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

People management

Time management

Tools

Computer literacy

Job description

About Us

SSE is a proud member of the CWS Cleanrooms family which is a leading European system provider specializing in contamination control for the pharma, biotech, medtech, and microelectronics sectors. Under CEO Andreas Wenzel, they offer end-to-end cleanroom management, including protective clothing rental, specialized on-site cleaning, laboratory disinfection, and industry training.

Your Role

SSE is currently recruiting for a Site Manager to lead our team at one of our blue-chip, biopharmaceutical, clients, located in the Midwest region (Raheen, Limerick). Reporting directly to the Senior Operations Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for the all the operational delivery as part of our Cleanrooms Service Operations of this large-scale contract.

Role involves leading our on our cleanroom operations and overseeing the daily operational delivery, strict cleanliness standards, and regulatory compliance of a controlled manufacturing environment. You will lead the team, manage protocols (like gowning and hygiene), and ensure the facility meets ISO classification and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage site operations, ensuring work standards, financial targets, and operational KPIs are consistently met.
• Act as main client contact on-site, maintaining strong relationships, handling issues/complaints, and driving continuous improvement.
• Oversee budgets and payroll accuracy, and support preparation and analysis of operational and KPI reports.
• Lead Health & Safety culture, ensuring compliance, conducting risk assessments, and investigating incidents with H&S teams.
• Manage and develop staff, including coaching, performance reviews, recruitment, training, and ensuring cGMP/GDP compliance.
• Coordinate high-performing teams and ensure effective service delivery, including scheduling and operational planning.
• Demonstrate strong leadership (vision, accountability, integrity, collaboration), setting direction and driving high performance.
• Support additional business initiatives and projects (e.g., Kaizen), and adapt to flexible or unsociable working hours when required.

What We’re Looking For

• A minimum of 3 years’ experience at a management level in a similar industry
• Strong leadership & communication skills; fluent English.
• Hands-on approach, excellent attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Computer literacy & full flexibility.

Hours

Monday to Friday 7.00 - 15.30

*It will be necessary to work alternative hours, shift patterns or unsociable hours including weekends from time to time.