Cleaning Site Manager - Athenry

Hollybank Trustees Ltd; Athenry; On-site; EUR 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

SSE is seeking a Site Manager to lead our team at a blue-chip medical device client in Athenry, Co. Galway. You will report to the Key Account Manager and oversee on-site operations, ensuring GMP and ISO compliance in a controlled manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities include leading cleanroom protocols, budgeting, KPI delivery, staff development, and ensuring high standards of safety and service. Flexible hours and shift patterns may apply as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years’ experience at a management level in a similar industry.
• Strong leadership & communication skills; fluent English.
• Hands-on approach with excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Manage site operations, ensuring work standards, financial targets, and KPIs are met.
• Act as main client on-site contact, maintain relationships and drive continuous improvement.
• Oversee budgets and payroll accuracy, and support KPI reporting.
• Lead Health & Safety culture, ensure compliance, conduct risk assessments and investigate incidents.
• Manage and develop staff, including coaching, performance reviews, recruitment and training.
• Coordinate high-performing teams and ensure effective service delivery including scheduling.
• Demonstrate leadership, set direction and drive high performance across the team.
• Support additional initiatives and adapt to flexible or unsociable hours when required.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Fluent English

Attention to detail

Multi-tasking

Hands-on

Job description

Location: On site / Athenry, Co. Galway, Ireland
job type: Permanent / Full-time
Sector and subsector: Facilities Management | Facilities Manager
Salary: Competitive salary

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, medical device, clients, located in Athenry. Reporting directly to the Key Account 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

include, but are not limited to, the following:

• 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.

Hours

Monday to Friday 9.00 - 17.30

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