Area Manager - AEG Mechanical Assembly

Varex Imaging Corporation•Salt Lake City, UT

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Area Manager is responsible for leading a manufacturing area or department within a defined business unit. This role operates at both a strategic and operational level, owning performance across safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people. The Area Manager leads supervisors and frontline teams, drives continuous improvement, ensures operational excellence, and aligns area performance with company-wide objectives. This specific area leads mechanical assembly and lead operations for High CT (AEG) X-ray source product lines, including LMB and MBX platforms. This area supports the production of low-volume, high-mix, highly complex medical imaging components, requiring precision assembly, advanced process control, and strict adherence to regulatory requirements. This operation is critical to delivering high-performance CT products to global OEM partners and involves complex integration, specialized materials (including lead handling), and close alignment with engineering and quality organizations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
10+ years of operations or manufacturing leadership experience
Experience leading teams and driving operational performance
Strong experience in precision mechanical assembly of complex electro-mechanical systems, ideally within CT or high-performance imaging products
Experience in high-mix, low-volume manufacturing environments with high product variability
Demonstrated experience with Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement in assembly operations
Demonstrated experience with root cause analysis and corrective action (RCA/CAPA)
Demonstrated experience with process standardization, documentation, and training development
Demonstrated experience with production systems (MES, SAP, or equivalent)
Experience supporting NPI and scaling of technically complex products into production
Familiarity with regulated manufacturing environments (GMP, QMS), including quality and compliance requirements
Employee must be able to meet the following requirements with or without an accommodation: Sedentary to heavy work that will occasionally 1-33% require employee to lift/move up to 40 lbs.
Lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, or moving heavy equipment and/or supplies occasionally 1-33%.
Reaching above and below the shoulder occasionally 1-33%.
Above-average agility and dexterity with the ability to hold, grasp and manipulate small parts and use hand and power tools occasionally 1-33%.
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.

Nice To Haves

Preferred familiarity with High voltage / high vacuum systems
Preferred familiarity with Controlled material handling (e.g., lead or regulated substances)
Experience supporting CT or high-performance medical imaging product lines
Background in regulated manufacturing environments (medical device preferred)
Lean / Six Sigma certification with demonstrated success in complex assembly environments

Responsibilities

Own area-wide performance across key metrics (safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity)
Establish and execute goals aligned with business and operational objectives
Monitor KPIs and drive performance through data-driven decision-making
Lead capacity planning and resource alignment to meet changing demand
Ensure efficient and compliant operation of production processes
Oversee workforce planning, labor utilization, and material flow
Ensure equipment readiness, capacity, and risk mitigation planning
Drive problem-solving for operational challenges and escalations
Lead, coach, and develop supervisors and frontline employees
Build team capability through training, cross-training, and succession planning
Establish clear expectations and accountability for performance and behaviors
Partner with HR on workforce planning, engagement, and employee relations
Champion Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives
Lead or sponsor Kaizen events and process improvement projects
Identify waste, constraints, and inefficiencies to improve flow and productivity
Ensure improvements are sustained and standardized
Partner with engineering, quality, maintenance, and other business units
Align production execution with customer demand and business priorities
Support new product introduction and process changes
Ensure adherence to safety standards, regulatory requirements, and company policies
Promote a culture of safety, quality, and operational discipline
Support audit readiness, CAPA, and compliance initiatives
Present area performance, risks, and improvement plans to senior leadership
Conduct Gemba walks and maintain visibility into operations
Ensure alignment between strategic priorities and operational execution
Own end-to-end performance of AEG mechanical assembly and lead operations, including safety, quality, delivery, and productivity within a 24/7 production environment
Drive execution against key metrics such as on-time delivery (OTD), yield, throughput, and cost performance
Lead assembly of complex, high-performance CT components, ensuring precision build execution, adherence to standardized work and process controls, and product integrity in high-reliability applications
Oversee lead (Pb) handling and assembly processes, ensuring safe handling, compliance, and process discipline
Partner with supply chain, planning, and upstream production teams to ensure material availability and schedule alignment, while mitigating real-time disruptions
Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering and quality teams to resolve complex product and process issues, reduce defects, warranty exposure, and COPQ, and improve manufacturability and assembly robustness
Lead new product introduction (NPI) efforts for High CT platforms, ensuring smooth transition from development to stable production
Champion Lean Manufacturing within a complex assembly environment, with focus on process standardization and documentation, line balance and workflow optimization, and reduction of rework, cycle time, and inefficiencies
Serve as project leader for assembly improvements, tooling enhancements, and capital investments, including business case development for equipment upgrades
Own planning for assembly capacity, labor strategy, and specialized tooling/equipment, ensuring readiness to meet demand
Ensure compliance with QMS, GMP, CAPA, and safety requirements, including those specific to material handling and regulated medical device manufacturing
Lead adoption and effectiveness of digital manufacturing systems (MES, SAP, traceability systems) to improve process control and data visibility