Wondering what’s within Beckman Coulter Diagnostics? Take a closer look.

At first glance, you’ll see that for more than 80 years we’ve been dedicated to advancing and optimizing the laboratory to move science and healthcare forward. Join a team where you can be heard, be supported, and always be yourself. We’re building a culture that celebrates backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives of all our associates. Look again and you’ll see we are invested in you, providing the opportunity to build a meaningful career, be creative, and try new things with the support you need to be successful.

Beckman Coulter Diagnostics is proud to work alongside a community of six fellow Diagnostics Companies at Danaher. Together, we’re working at the pace of change to improve patient lives with diagnostic tools that address the world’s biggest health challenges.

The Manager Production Operations for Beckman Coulter Diagnostics is responsible for the management of daily activities for manufacturing operations, applying technical expertise and problem‑solving skills to identify root causes, close performance gaps, and implement sustainable improvements that enhance quality and productivity. This role is responsible for designing and executing resourcing strategies, optimising budgets, tools, and talent to drive efficient, high‑performing operations. As Manager, Production areas you will be keep senior leadership, cross‑functional partners, and operational teams informed on manufacturing issues with company‑wide impact.

This position is part of the AU Department at Beckman Coulter, located just outside Tulla, in Lismeehan O'Callaghan's Mills, Co. Clare and will be based onsite. At Beckman Coulter, our vision is to relentlessly reimagine healthcare, one diagnosis at a time.

You will be a part of the AU team and report to the Value Stream Senior Manager responsible for Operations. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment in a management role and want to work to build a world-class manufacturing organization—read on.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

Shape the future of the function by forecasting staffing needs and ensuring the right people and capabilities are in place to deliver on business priorities.
Lead and develop people, including making critical hiring, performance, and talent decisions that strengthen the team and support long‑term success.
Oversee and manage operating budgets, ensuring resources are allocated effectively and financial performance is maintained.
Play a central role in tactical planning, representing the function and influencing short‑ and long‑term operational direction.
Collaborate across key functions to plan and support preventative maintenance, equipment upgrades, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Stay ahead of evolving regulatory expectations (FDA, cFDA, Health Canada, HPRA, JPAL, IVDD), maintaining deep, up‑to‑date knowledge to guide the team and safeguard compliance.

The essential requirements of the job include:

Relevant degree with 9+ years’ experience OR Master’s degree with 7+ years’ experience
Proven ability to lead a team to deliver strong performance across department KPIs
Leadership skills to positively influence and motivate others, developing strong team culture across functions and systems thinking ability.
Strong appreciation for supply chain, engineering, quality and health and safety disciplines.
Demonstrated application of Lean Manufacturing/Six Sigma/Certified Kaizen leaders in DBS and demonstrated capability in problem solving skills.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

Use of Oracle or an Equivalent ERP system
Strong Quality Systems knowledge and experience of interacting with auditors

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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Manager, Production Operations

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