R&D Test Operations Supervisor

Flash Technology, LLC; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health benefits/401(k)

Educational assistance

Job summary

SPX Technologies is seeking a Test Operations Supervisor to lead day-to-day planning, scheduling, coordination, and execution of R&D testing activities, ensuring safety, efficiency, and alignment with customer priorities. The role supervises Engineering Technicians and manages the Master Test Schedule across multiple projects.

You will collaborate with Project Engineers and leadership to resolve resource and scheduling conflicts, maintain test readiness, and drive continuous improvement in

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field.
• 5–8+ years in testing operations or technical environment.
• 2+ years of leadership or supervisory experience.
• Strong planning, scheduling, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Test planning, scheduling & capacity.
• Maintain Master Test Schedule and allocate resources.
• Coordinate with Project Engineers and stakeholders.
• Lead technicians and manage staffing and priorities.
• Drive safety, quality, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Scheduling

Resource planning

Communication

Safety compliance

Project coordination

MS Office

ERP/SharePoint

Team development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

Tools

ERP systems

SharePoint

Job description

Select how often (in days) to receive an alert:

Building the people that build the world.

With platforms in HVAC and Detection and Measurement, SPX Technologies builds innovative solutions that enable a safer, more efficient, sustainable world. Through our RiSE talent development framework, we Reach, Identify, Strengthen, and Engage our employees to support them in their continued development. We’re a global company of problem solvers, collaborators, and innovators, and our businesses build solutions that impact the world.

As part of HVAC Cooling, SPX Cooling Technologies is a leader in high quality industrial HVAC equipment used to cool large facilities like hospitals, data centers, and power plants. With cooling towers, fans, and refrigeration units, companies rely on brands like Marley, Recold, and SGS to provide comfort and mission critical and industrial cooling solutions.

How you will make an Impact (Job Summary)

SPX is a diverse team of unique individuals who all make an impact. As a Test Operations Supervisor, you will be responsible for leading the day-to-day planning, scheduling, coordination, and execution of R&D testing activities to ensure personnel, equipment, facilities, and customer priorities are aligned for safe, efficient, and successful test execution. This role directly supervises Engineering Technicians, owns the Master Test Schedule, and coordinates staffing, test resources, equipment availability, and facility capacity across multiple projects. Working closely with Project Engineers, the Engineering Manager – R&D Test Center, Maintenance & Capital Projects Manager, and other stakeholders, the supervisor proactively resolves resource and scheduling conflicts, maintains test readiness, and communicates operational impacts. Success in this role requires strong people leadership, technical and operational judgment, customer focus, and a continuous improvement mindset focused on safety, schedule performance, resource utilization, and test execution.

This role promotes innovation and continuous improvement in testing operations, develops technical capability within the team, and supports changes in equipment, controls, materials, and test methods that improve facility capability and performance.

What you can expect in this role (Job Responsibilities)

While each day brings new opportunities at SPX, your core responsibilities will be:

• Test Planning, Scheduling & Capacity
• Develop, maintain, and communicate the Master Test Schedule, establishing daily, weekly, and monthly priorities based on customer requirements, business objectives, project needs, available personnel, equipment, and facility capacity.
• Partner with Project Engineers and other stakeholders to understand test scope, requirements, timing, resource needs, facility readiness, and expected outcomes.
• Plan and allocate technicians, test cells, laboratory space, equipment, instrumentation, and other resources required to execute scheduled testing.
• Monitor schedule performance, capacity, and facility utilization; proactively identify conflicts, delays, and constraints and implement recovery or mitigation plans to maintain commitments.
• Provide direct supervision, daily work direction, prioritization, and workload management for Engineering Technicians supporting testing operations.
• Organize and assign technician resources based on workload, technical skills, certifications, project requirements, and testing priorities while maintaining appropriate staffing and coverage.
• Lead performance management, coaching, mentoring, training, cross-training, employee development, and workforce planning to strengthen team capability and support succession needs.
• Promote a culture of safety, accountability, teamwork, customer focus, engagement, and continuous improvement while partnering with Human Resources and leadership as appropriate.
• Test Execution, Facility Readiness & Stakeholder Coordination
• Serve as the primary operational point of contact for test scheduling and resource planning, coordinating with Project Engineers, Engineering Technicians, facility resources, customers, and leadership to support successful test execution.
• Ensure personnel, materials, equipment, instrumentation, engineering direction, and facility requirements are available and ready prior to testing; resolve gaps before they affect project schedules.
• Coordinate testing schedules with maintenance activities, calibration requirements, capital projects, facility modifications, and planned outages to minimize disruption and maintain test capacity.
• Communicate schedule status, resource availability, customer impacts, operational risks, and recovery plans in a timely manner while balancing customer expectations with facility capabilities and business priorities.
• Operational Excellence, Equipment Readiness & Continuous Improvement
• Establish and maintain standard work and safe operating practices that support consistent, efficient, and reliable test operations.
• Coordinate equipment calibration and testing-related preventive maintenance schedules to maintain compliance, equipment availability, and operational readiness while minimizing disruption.
• Develop and maintain measures for schedule adherence, testing capacity, technician utilization, equipment readiness, operational performance, and other key indicators; provide appropriate visibility to leadership.
• Identify and implement improvements to workflows, resource utilization, facility organization, test-cell capability, training, material readiness, and overall productivity.

What we are looking for (Required/Ideal Experience, Skills, Education)

We each bring something to the table, and we are looking for someone who has:

Required Experience & Skills

• 5–8+ years of experience in testing operations, engineering laboratories, manufacturing/industrial operations, product development, or a similar technical environment.
• 2+ years of demonstrated leadership or supervisory responsibility.
• Strong leadership and employee development skills with the ability to direct, coach, mentor, and develop technical personnel.
• Strong planning, scheduling, capacity planning, and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize multiple projects and competing business demands.
• Technical aptitude and working knowledge of testing operations, laboratory workflows, engineering test requirements, equipment, instrumentation, materials, and facility resource needs.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills with the ability to anticipate operational constraints and resolve scheduling and resource conflicts.
• Effective written, verbal, and presentation communication skills with the ability to manage customer expectations and communicate across technical, operational, and leadership audiences.
• Demonstrated commitment to safety, quality, accountability, customer focus, continuous improvement, and operational efficiency.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and familiarity with project scheduling, resource planning, ERP, SharePoint, or other work management and tracking tools.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, hands-on laboratory and testing environment and support test setup or operation when business needs are required.

Ideal Experience & Skills

• Experience in HVAC, industrial, laboratory, or product testing environments and experience directly supervising Engineering Technicians preferred.
• Experience with equipment calibration programs, preventive maintenance coordination, project/resource planning systems, and continuous improvement initiatives preferred.

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Operations Management, Industrial Technology, Business Management, or a related discipline preferred; an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered.
• Onsite office environment, Monday – Friday
• The position may require working occasionally outside normal work hours.
• Lifting up to 70 pounds.
• Bending and stooping.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally.
• Working at heights less than 50 feet above ground.
• Work with exposure to bad weather and/or excessive heat.

How we live our culture

Our culture is at the center of what we do and, more importantly, who we are. Our core values set a standard for how we manage ourselves, and our Leadership Model sets the standard for how we engage with each other. Whether you are an individual contributor or you lead a large team, each of us leads at SPX.

What benefits do we offer?

We know that the well-being of our employees is integral. Our benefits include:

• Generous and flexible paid time off including paid personal time off, caregiver, parental, and volunteer leave
• Competitive health insurance plans and 401(k) match, with benefits starting day one
• Competitive and performance-based compensation packages and bonus plans
• Educational assistance, leadership development programs, and recognition programs

Our commitment to embrace diversity to build a culture of inclusion at SPX

We value different backgrounds, experiences, and voices at SPX, and we are committed to challenging ourselves, openly communicating, and striving to improve every day. We believe in creating an inclusive work environment where everyone has a voice and is encouraged to realize their fullest potential.

SPX is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer committed to making selection decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.

ABOUT SPX

SPX is a diversified, global supplier of infrastructure equipment with scalable growth platforms in heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), detection and measurement, and engineered solutions. With operations in 17 countries and approximately $2.2billion in annual revenue, we offer a wide array of highly engineered products with strong brands.

At SPX, what’s in it for our employees transcends market-competitive compensation and benefits. Our Total Rewards program also includes opportunities for employees’ personal development, career growth, and recognition. These programs focus on alignment and assessment of organizational, team, and individual efforts toward achieving business results. Our development and career growth programs empower our employees to enhance their skills, develop new competencies, and pursue career goals. SPX benefits package provides choices designed to help employees manage their well-being. Our compensation programs are performance-based to recognize and reward employees who work hard, display the values and leadership practices we embrace, and deliver exceptional results.

OUR VALUES

• Integrity
• Accountability
• Teamwork
• Results

At SPX, our values are at the heart of everything we do. We use our values every day to help us make the right decisions. We embrace a common purpose and strive for improvement. We respect and value each other as individuals and recognize that only by working together, as a team, can we reach our full potential. We take responsibility for our actions, build strong relationships with each other and our customers, and always act ethically. Our values inspire us to achieve the high standards of quality, safety, and performance that our customers expect and deserve.

WORKING AT SPX

Our work environment is established on a work-life philosophy supported by policies, programs, and practices that help employees achieve success within and outside the workplace.We believe in creating an inclusive work environment where employees strive to realize their fullest potential. We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer committed to making selection decisions without regard to race, color, religion,sex, sexual orientation, national origin,gender identity, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected basis.