GMP Contamination Control Manager — Onsite & Regional

UniFirst Corporation; Hudson (NH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

401(k) with company match

Profit sharing

Health and life insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

UniFirst is seeking a Contamination Control Services Manager for its UniClean division to lead GMP‑driven operations at customer sites, with initial focus on a designated location in New Hampshire. You will stabilize operations, close performance gaps, and ensure adherence to customer procedures and UniClean standards.

As the CCS program grows, you will scale leadership across multiple sites, develop site leaders, monitor KPIs, drive continuous improvement, and serve as the primary liaison among

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years experience in GMP, pharmaceutical, cleanroom, or controlled environment operations.
• Prior leadership experience in regulated environments strongly preferred
• Ability to read, interpret, and apply detailed written procedures in English
• Ability to communicate effectively with customer leadership and internal teams
• Preferred bilingual in Spanish
• Must adhere to all GMP requirements
• Accountable for ensuring full team compliance with procedures, training, and documentation requirements

Responsibilities

• Provide direct, onsite leadership at an assigned customer location to stabilize CCS operations and establish sustainable practices.
• Lead all contamination control service operations within assigned site(s) ensuring alignment with procedures and GMP requirements.
• Develop corrective action plans addressing staffing, supervision, training, scheduling, documentation, communication, quality, and service execution.
• Establish clear expectations and accountability for supervisors and team members, managing performance until leadership is established.
• Serve as UniClean's primary operational contact for customer leadership and other stakeholders.
• Develop relationships with customer leadership and proactively resolve service or compliance concerns.
• Participate in customer meetings, reviews, investigations, audits, and related activities to support the CCS program.
• Maintain GDP/ALCOA documentation practices, gowning, controlled-environment behaviors, and procedural compliance.
• Ensure employees are trained, qualified, and authorized before performing work in GMP environments.
• Manage staffing, scheduling, resource allocation, onboarding, and performance management to meet customer needs.
• Identify and escalate deviations, compliance risks, and service failures.
• Support investigations, CAPAs, audit responses, and continuous improvement activities.
• Develop and monitor KPIs related to quality, compliance, staffing, and operational effectiveness.
• Reinforce a culture of accountability and data integrity.
• Ensure scope compliance and manage potential scope changes for CCS services.
• As CCS expands, oversee multiple locations and standardize operating practices across sites.
• Coach onsite supervisors to build sustainable local leadership.
• Conduct periodic site visits to evaluate performance and drive corrective actions.
• Support staffing and readiness for new CCS locations and transitions to steady-state operations.
• Partner with Quality, Operations, Sales, Contracts, and senior leadership to support growth.

Skills

Leadership

GMP knowledge

Cleanroom operations

Documentation

English proficiency

Project management

Bilingual Spanish

Education

High school diploma

Associate or Bachelor’s degree preferred

Job description

UniFirst is seeking a Contamination Control Services Manager for its UniClean division to lead GMP‑driven operations at customer sites, with initial focus on a designated location in New Hampshire. You will stabilize operations, close performance gaps, and ensure adherence to customer procedures and UniClean standards.

As the CCS program grows, you will scale leadership across multiple sites, develop site leaders, monitor KPIs, drive continuous improvement, and serve as the primary liaison among