Cleanroom Coordinator
As Cleanroom Coordinator, you set and enforce the rules that keep our cleanroom safe, clean and compliant. You own Safe Ways of Working, contamination control and material flow in a high-tech production environment.
About Nearfield Instruments
Nearfield Instruments (NFI) is a fast-growing scale-up high-tech company. We design, develop, integrate, market and service advanced metrology machines. Our machines enables our customers - the world’s leading chipmakers – to increase the production yields, and thus, functionality of their microchips, which in turn leads to smaller, more powerful consumer electronics.
Founded in 2016, we bring together the most creative minds (approx. 380 employees) in science and technology and develop a one-of-a-kind, revolutionary high throughput Scanning Probe Microscopy system.
What you’ll be doing
As Cleanroom Coordinator, you will ensure that cleanroom safety, cleanliness and behavioural compliance are consistently applied in daily operations. You will roll out and maintain Safe Ways of Working (WoW’s), monitor cleanroom standards, manage inventory and goods flow, and act as the go-to person for cleanroom compliance and operational discipline.
Main responsibilities include:
Define, implement, and enforce cleanroom safety practices and controlled-environment procedures
Roll out, train and monitor cleanliness and contamination control standards
Define, train and enforce gowning protocols and cleanroom hygiene requirements
Police cleanroom behaviour and intervene when unsafe or non-compliant practices are detected
Continuously observe personnel behaviour and identify risks related to contamination, unsafe actions, or deviation from standards
Track cleanroom-compatible inventory, including consumables, tools and materials
Monitor stock levels and coordinate reorders with procurement and warehouse teams
Control goods-in and goods-out flows to prevent contamination risks
Coordinate material transfers between warehouse, airlocks and cleanroom zones
Perform routine inspections of personnel, work areas and material handling
Record non-conformances, maintain compliance logs and follow up on corrective actions
Ensure compliance with chemical safety guidelines, including MSDS awareness and spill response procedures where applicable
