Team Lead (m/f/d) Hygiene & Cleaning

Become part of a vital chain and contribute to our common goal of making people’s lives better. Octapharma is one of the largest human protein manufacturers in the world, developing and producing medicines sourced from human plasma and human cell lines. We are a privately-owned company, where the warmth of family meets the scale of a global organisation.

Octapharma Biopharmaceuticals GmbH with more than 200 employees is a subsidiary of the Octapharma group founded in 1997 and successfully expanding. Our core business is the development of recombinant proteins produced in human cell lines for therapeutic use in humans. We strive for effective treatments with an improved tolerability and convenience for our patients.

Join us in shaping our vision to provide new health solutions advancing human life.

We are looking for a reliable, hands-on individual to lead our Hygiene & Cleanroom Cleaning team and help maintain a safe and compliant GMP environment.
This position is ideal for candidates with practical experience in cleanroom operations or hygiene-controlled environments who are ready to take ownership of a GMP-relevant function and lead a small operational team with confidence. This permanent position is available immediately at our location in Heidelberg.

Your main tasks and responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the cleanroom cleaning team
• Act as the site’s Hygiene Responsible Person
• Ensure correct gowning and hygienic behavior, conduct training for new and existing employees
• Coordinate cleanroom garments and clothing supply
• Support the preparation of hygiene-related reports and routine documentation
• Perform routine facility walks, including coordination with external partners (e.g., pest control)
• Ensure compliance with GMP, hygiene requirements, and safety regulations in daily operations
• Support deviation handling, change controls, and CAPA follow-up
• Contribute to budget planning and efficient use of materials and resources
  
  

Your expertise and ideal skill set

• Solid practical background in cleanroom operations, hygiene management, or other GMP-adjacent roles
• Proven ability to follow and enforce hygiene standards, gowning rules, and contamination control measures
• Familiarity with GMP concepts, documentation practices, and quality expectations, or readiness to quickly adopt these
• Leadership experience in operational teams (cleaning, facility, production, logistics) is a strong advantage
• Reliable, structured working style with a strong sense of quality
• Ability to communicate clearly and guide a small operational team
• Good English skills

Thrive with us

• A permanent position in full-time (40 hrs./week) in a dynamically growing company
• A modern, "state of the art" working environment
• Flexible working hours
• Regular opportunities for further training
• 30 days vacation
• Own company restaurant with subsidies
• Free drinks such as coffee, tea and water
• Job ticket or parking space for bicycle or car
• An international team in an international corporate environment
• A collegial environment with many opportunities for activities
  
  

It´s in our blood

We live diversity and stand for equal opportunities as an employer! We therefore look forward to receiving your application - regardless of age, gender, origin, sexual orientation, and religion.
We explicitly welcome applications from people with severe disabilities and those with equivalent status.

Do you have any questions? Then get in touch with your contact person.

Mrs. Dorothee Schaupp