Operations Manager

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

Job Description Why SimoTech

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

SimoTech is seeking a hands on Operations Manager to lead facilities, Health & Safety as well as our Quality Management System as the business continues to grow.

This is a high impact role ensuring our operational foundations enable scalable growth, meet regulatory requirements, and create a professional, high performing work environment.

You'll work closely with leadership and cross functional teams to maintain robust systems while driving continuous improvement across the organisation.

This is a unique opportunity to take real ownership across multiple operational areas in a growing, engineering led business. You'll have the autonomy to shape how things are done, improve systems from the ground up, and make a visible impact on how the company scales, while staying close to the day to day and seeing the tangible results of your work.

This is a fully on site role, based in our HQ Office in Cork.

Key Responsibilities

Operations and Facilities Management

• Oversee the effective day to day running of SimoTech's office facilities, ensuring a safe, professional, and well organised working environment.
• Own operational standards within the HQ, driving consistency and excellence through clear processes and accountability.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives (Lean and Agile) to increase efficiency, reduce waste, and enhance the employee experience.
• Establish and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs) for key office and facilities related processes.
• Act as a central coordination point for facilities related issues, projects and improvements.
• Manage day to day procurement, supplier management, in line with annual budget with Accounts team.

Health & Safety Management

• Own and manage SimoTech's Health & Safety framework in line with Irish regulatory requirements and industry best practice.
• Maintain H&S policies, procedures, risk assessments, and controls for both HQ based staff and client site personnel.
• Liaise with clients on safety expectations, induction requirements and incident reporting where required.
• Coordinate inductions, training and safety communications for HQ staff and client site based engineers.
• Act as the central point of contact for H&S audits, inspections, incidents, and corrective actions.

Quality Management System (ISO9001:2015)

• Lead and continuously improve SimoTech's ISO9001:2015 Quality Management System.
• Ensure QMS processes effectively cover both HQ operations and client site service delivery.
• Coordinate internal audits, management reviews and external certification audits.
• Track non conformances and drive corrective and continuous improvement actions.
• Work cross functionally with engineering, HR, and management to embed quality awareness and compliance throughout the business.
• Minimum 10 years' experience in an operations or projects role with at least 3 years in a lead or similar role.
• Engineering, building services or relevant trade qualification.
• Demonstrable experience representing Health & Safety in an Irish workplace, preferably supported with a relevant Health and Safety qualification.
• Hands on experience working with or managing an ISO9001:2015 Quality Management System is preferred.
• Holds a valid full Irish driving licence.
• Strong organisational, documentation, and process improvement skills.

We are looking for someone who is:

• Pragmatic, structured, and detail oriented.
• Comfortable working across both strategic and hands on operational activities.
• Confident engaging with internal stakeholders, suppliers, and external auditors.
• Proactive approach to problem solving and continuous improvement.

What SimoTech Can Offer

• Role provides a high degree of autonomy to allow the successful candidate to reach their full potential.
• Develop new skills and enhance technical ability by working with innovative technologies in a multi disciplined environment.
• A meaningful step up for someone ready to lead a function.
• Direct influence on how SimoTech modernises its operations and systems.
• A visible role where your work will materially improve performance, resilience, and efficiency.
• Opportunity to grow personally and professionally in a dynamic Irish engineering organisation.