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Varex Imaging Corporation in Salt Lake City, UT seeks a production supervisor to oversee daily floor operations, support schedules, and manage personnel in a fast-paced environment. This role emphasizes hands-on leadership and coordinated teamwork to meet quality and cost objectives.
You will partner with management to develop manpower plans, monitor safety, and drive continuous improvement across production areas.
Responsible for contributing to and overseeing daily production activities to meet production goals, quality standards, and cost objectives. Primarily floor-based (greater than 50% of time) and includes direct labor responsibilities in addition to coordinating and leading a team in assigned production areas. Prioritizes production schedules based on product introduction, equipment efficiency, and materials supply. Supports planning and administration of procedures and budgets. Provides input to budgetary recommendations and monitors expenditures related to direct/indirect labor and materials. Develops schedules based on manpower requirements for assigned areas. Actively participates in production operations while assisting in selecting, developing, and evaluating personnel to ensure efficient operation of the function.
Shift: Sun-Wed 10 p.m. to 8:30 a.m. - 4-10 schedule
Performs required leadership responsibilities including but not limited to: implementing company policies, programs, and guidelines; supporting employee productivity and development; coordinating resources; maintaining working knowledge of Varex’s business; and sustaining functional, technical, and external market awareness necessary for the assigned area. Works alongside team members on the production floor to ensure adherence to standards, resolve issues in real time, and meet operational targets. Assists manager in development of longer-range plans as required. Scope may include interaction with other sites and operations. Performs ongoing review of safety practices to minimize risk and ensure compliance.
Scope Coordinates and supports completion of assignments within the team while actively participating in production tasks. Job Complexity Works on issues where analysis of situation or data requires review of relevant factors. Monitors daily operations of a unit. Exercises independent judgment and discretion to resolve complex business problems. Requires full knowledge of functional responsibility. Impact of Decisions and Accuracy Erroneous decisions or failure to achieve results may cause delays in schedules. Interaction Interacts daily with subordinates and/or functional peer groups. Supervision Provides day-to-day direction to a group of employees, including assigning tasks, monitoring work, and maintaining schedules. Spends a significant portion of time performing hands-on production work alongside the team. Generally supports and leads semi-skilled employees.
Bachelors Degree or equivalent 3 years of related experience Typically no prior management experience.
Environment and Physical Demands Employee must be able to meet the following requirements with or without accommodation. Medium work that will frequently require the employee to lift/move up to 50 lbs. and occasionally lift more than 75 lbs. to greater than 100 lbs. Lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, or moving heavy equipment and/or supplies frequently. Reaching above and below the shoulder frequently. Above-average agility and dexterity with the ability to hold, grasp and manipulate small parts and use hand and power tools constantly. Wear personal protective equipment (PPE) and handle physical exertion, such as long periods of standing, walking, bending, crouching, stretching, reaching, repetitive motion, or similar activities. Work environments includes exposure to chemicals, electrical current, proximity to moving mechanical parts, repetitive hand motion, open flame, working from heights, cold environment, hot environment, uneven surface, fumes.
Time Type: Full time Job Type: Regular Work Shift: Third Shift Pay Rate Type: Hourly
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.
Varex Imaging Corporation is a leading innovator, developer, and manufacturer of X-ray imaging component solutions, which includes X-ray tubes, digital flat panel detectors, software, and other key components of X-ray imaging systems. With a 50+ year history of successful innovation, you will find our components in countless medical, industrial, and security imaging applications worldwide. Our mission states that through the talent of our people and vision of customers, we help improve and save lives throughout the world by making the invisible visible. Our values of Excecution, People, Integrity, and Collaboration are foundational to our success in upholding our mission. We cannot make the invisible visible and uphold our mission without our EPIC employees, who deliver cutting edge technology globally, consistently pursue the highest quality standards, engage in a diverse and ethical workforce, inspire innovation, and showcase a customer mindset. We strive every day to make a difference in the lives of both our customers and theirs. At Varex, our employees’ success is our success. Come and learn more! Visit www.VarexImaging.com