Operations Manager

• Industry Pharma/Biotech/Clinical Research
• City Cork
• Country Ireland

Job Description Why SimoTech

Whatis it like to work at SimoTech? With a strong collaborative teamwork culture builton our core values Trust, Excellence, Respect - we play a criticalpartnering role to our clients' life-changing supply of products to patients.In return, there is excellent salary, benefits, career progression, educationalsupport and much more.

SimoTech is seeking a hands on Operations Manager to leadfacilities, Health & Safety as well as our Quality Management System as thebusiness continues to grow.

This is a high-impact roleensuring our operational foundations enable scalable growth, meet regulatoryrequirements, and create a professional, high-performing work environment.

You'll work closely withleadership and cross-functional teams to maintain robust systems while drivingcontinuous improvement across the organisation.

This is a uniqueopportunity to take real ownership across multiple operational areas in agrowing, engineering-led business. You'll have the autonomy to shape how thingsare done, improve systems from the ground up, and make a visible impact on howthe company scales, while staying close to the day-to-day and seeing thetangible results of your work.

This is a fully onsiterole, based in our HQ Office in Cork.

KeyResponsibilities

Operations and FacilitiesManagement

• Oversee the effectiveday-to-day running of SimoTech's office facilities, ensuring a safe,professional, and well organised working environment.
  
• Own operational standardswithin the HQ, driving consistency and excellence through clear processes andaccountability.
  
• Drive continuousimprovement initiatives (Lean and Agile) to increase efficiency, reducewaste, and enhance the employee experience.
  
• Establish and maintainstandard operating procedures (SOPs) for key office and facilities-relatedprocesses.
  
• Act as a centralcoordination point for facilities-related issues, projects and improvements.
  
• Manage day-to-day procurement, suppliermanagement, in line with annual budget with Accounts team
  

Health & Safety Management

• Own and manage SimoTech'sHealth & Safety framework in line with Irish regulatory requirements andindustry best practice.
  
• Maintain H&S policies,procedures, risk assessments, and controls for both HQ-based staff and client-sitepersonnel.
  
• Liaise with clients onsafety expectations, induction requirements and incident reporting whererequired.
  
• Coordinate inductions,training and safety communications for HQ staff and client-site basedengineers.
  
• Act as the central point ofcontact for H&S audits, inspections, incidents, and corrective actions.
  

Quality Management System (ISO9001:2015)

• Lead and continuouslyimprove SimoTech's ISO9001:2015 Quality Management System.
  
• Ensure QMS processes effectively cover both HQoperations and client-site service delivery.
  
• Coordinate internal audits,management reviews and external certification audits.
  
• Track non-conformances anddrive corrective and continuous improvement actions.
  
• Work cross-functionallywith engineering, HR, and management to embed quality awareness and compliancethroughout the business
  
• Minimum 10 years' experience in anoperations or projects role with at least 3 years in a lead or similar role.
  
• Engineering,building services or relevant trade qualification.
  
• Demonstrable experience representingHealth & Safety in an Irish workplace, preferably supported with a relevantHealth and Safety qualification.
  
• Hands-on experience working withor managing an ISO9001:2015 Quality Management System is preferred.
  
• Holds a valid full Irish drivinglicense.
  
• Strong organisational,documentation, and process-improvement skills.
  
• We are looking for someone who is:
  
• Pragmatic,structured, and detail oriented.
  
• Comfortable working acrossboth strategic and hands-on operational activities.
  
• Confident engaging withinternal stakeholders, suppliers, and external auditors.
  
• Proactive approach toproblem-solving and continuous improvement.
  

WhatSimoTech Can Offer

• Role provides a high degree ofautonomy to allow the successful candidate to reach their full potential.
  
• Develop new skills and enhancetechnical ability by working with innovative technologies in amulti-disciplined environment.
  
• A meaningful step up for someoneready to lead a function.
  
• Direct influence on how SimoTechmodernises its operations and systems.
  
• A visible role where your workwill materially improve performance, resilience, and efficiency.
  
• Opportunity to grow personally andprofessionally in a dynamic Irish engineering organisation.