ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. We’re proud to foster an inclusive environment driving innovation and excellence, and we welcome you to join us on our mission to shape the future of clinical development
We are currently seeking a Manager, Production Operations to join our diverse and dynamic team. As a Manager, Production Operations at ICON, you will oversee the day-to-day production activities, ensuring that operations run efficiently, meet quality standards, and align with the organization’s strategic goals. You will lead a team and collaborate with other departments to optimize production processes and drive continuous improvement.
What You Will Be Doing:- Managing all aspects of production operations, ensuring smooth workflow and on-time delivery of production outputs.
- Overseeing the planning, coordination, and execution of production schedules to meet organizational targets.
- Leading, coaching, and mentoring a team of production staff to ensure high performance and adherence to quality standards.
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including quality control, supply chain, and engineering, to optimize processes and improve efficiency.
- Ensuring compliance with safety regulations, quality control standards, and company policies in all production activities.
- Identifying areas for process improvement and implementing initiatives to enhance productivity, reduce costs, and maintain product quality.
- Bachelor’s degree in operations management, industrial engineering, or a related field is preferred, with significant experience in production or manufacturing operations.
- Proven experience in managing production operations, with a strong understanding of process optimization, scheduling, and quality control.
- Strong leadership and organizational skills, with the ability to manage teams and drive results in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities, with experience in implementing process improvements and managing operational challenges.
- Detail-oriented, proactive, and committed to driving operational excellence and maintaining high standards of quality and safety.
What ICON can offer you:
Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.
In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits. Our benefits are designed to be competitive within each country and are focused on well-being and work life balance opportunities for you and your family.
Our benefits examples include:
Various annual leave entitlements
A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs.
Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximize savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead.
Global Employee Assistance Programme, TELUS Health, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialised professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being.
Life assurance
Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidised travel passes, health assessments, among others.
Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.
At ICON, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. We’re dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for all candidates. ICON is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know or submit a request here.
Interested in the role, but unsure if you meet all of the requirements? We would encourage you to apply regardless – there’s every chance you’re exactly what we’re looking for here at ICON whether it is for this or other roles.
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What We Do
Since our foundation in Dublin, Ireland in 1990, our mission has been to help our clients to accelerate the development of drugs and devices that save lives and improve quality of life. We do this by delivering best in class information, solutions and performance, with an unyielding focus on quality at all times.
We offer a full range of consulting, development and commercialisation services from a global network of offices in 53 countries. We focus our innovation on the factors that are critical to our clients – reducing time to market, reducing cost, and increasing quality – and our global team of experts has extensive experience in a broad range of therapeutic areas.
