Operations Supervisor
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Zimmer US, Inc.
Salt Lake City, UT, US
Summary
The Operations Supervisor will lead day-to-day manufacturing and site operations, ensuring compliant processes and reliable supply from design handoff through delivery. They will also partner with quality, supply chain, and field support teams to manage documentation, inventory, and operational readiness for product launches.
Job Description
At Zimmer Biomet, we believe in pushing the boundaries of innovation and driving our mission forward. As a global medical technology leader for nearly 100 years, a patient’s mobility is enhanced by a Zimmer Biomet product or technology every 8 seconds.
As a Zimmer Biomet team member, you will share in our commitment to providing mobility and renewed life to people around the world. To support our talent team, we focus on development opportunities, robust employee resource groups (ERGs), a flexible working environment, location specific competitive total rewards, wellness incentives and a culture of recognition and performance awards. We are committed to creating an environment where every team member feels included, respected, empowered and recognised.
What You Can Expect
As an Operations Supervisor you will be the onsite operational lead for day-to-day manufacturing and site operations in Salt Lake City. You will own operational execution from design handoff through delivery, ensuring scalable, compliant processes, reliable supply, accurate documentation, and readiness for launches, installations, and partner with service, and field support teams to the customer.
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How You'll Create Impact
• You will lead day-to-day manufacturing and site operations: make timely operational decisions, coordinate priorities, and resolve issues proactively.
• You will own manufacturing execution, product traceability, Device History Records, configuration control, and documentation integrity.
• You will partner with Quality to ensure compliance with SOPs, work instructions, training requirements, audit readiness, and remediation of compliance gaps.
• You will partner with Supply Chain and Sourcing to manage inventory, material availability, supplier performance, and production scheduling.
• You will create and maintain end-to-end process maps, operational metrics, and scalable workflows.
• You will ensure work instructions and operational documentation are accurate, executable, current, and effective.
• You will coordinate operational readiness for product launches, installations, servicing, and customer support; bridge operational needs with the Field Service team.
• You will partner with finance in reporting to key leaders for support business decisions
• You will support ERP and business-system process adoption and maintain documented workflows.
What Makes You Stand Out
• You have experience in a regulated environment, preferably in medical device manufacturing.
• You have strong understanding of inventory control, forecasting, production planning, ERP systems, DHRs, and supplier management.
• You have demonstrated process-mapping, continuous-improvement, and operational-metrics experience.
• You have experience in building and scaling operational processes in a growing organization.
• You have strong documentation, work-instruction development, and change-management skills.
• A technical or software-execution background in medical devices is preferred.
Your Background
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field;
• Three to five years of relevant operations, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, or medical device experience required.
• Knowledge of FDA, ISO 13485, and/or MDSAP audit expectations.
Travel Expectations
This is an onsite role in Salt Lake City; 10-20% travel as business needs require.
Expected compensation: $72,000 - 89,000 base salary per year plus performance bonus.
EOE/M/F/Vet/Disability
Zimmer Biomet is a global medical technology leader with a comprehensive portfolio designed to maximize mobility and improve health. We advance our mission to alleviate pain and improve the quality of life for patients around the world with our innovative products and suite of integrated digital and robotic technologies leverage data, data analytics and artificial intelligence. Founded in 1927 and based in Warsaw, Zimmer Biomet has operations in more than 25 countries and sales in more than 100 countries. We maintain world-class scientific facilities and resources and collaborate with leading clinicians and researchers around the world.
Awards and Recognitions
• Forbes: America's Best Companies 2026
• Workhuman: Luminary Award 2025 & Innovator Award 2024
• TIME: America's Best Companies [Mid-Size] 2024
• Great Place to Work - Best Workplaces: Switzerland & Poland 2025
• Great Place to Work Certified 2025 - 2026: USA, Poland, India, Colombia, Ireland, Puerto Rico, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Switzerland
• MedTech: Breakthrough Award Best New Technology Solution in Orthopedics 2025
• Top Employers Institute: China 2025
• VETS Indexes: 4 Star Employer 2025
Company size
10,001+ employees
Industry
Medical Equipment Manufacturing
Org type
Public Company
Headquarters
Warsaw, Indiana
Zimmer Biomet is a global medical technology leader with a comprehensive portfolio designed to maximize mobility and improve health. We advance our mission to alleviate pain and improve the quality of life for patients around the world with our innovative products and suite of integrated digital and robotic technologies leverage data, data analytics and artificial intelligence. Founded in 1927 and based in Warsaw, Zimmer Biomet has operations in more than 25 countries and sales in more than 100 countries. We maintain world-class scientific facilities and resources and collaborate with leading clinicians and researchers around the world.
Awards and Recognitions
• Forbes: America's Best Companies 2026
• Workhuman: Luminary Award 2025 & Innovator Award 2024
• TIME: America's Best Companies [Mid-Size] 2024
• Great Place to Work - Best Workplaces: Switzerland & Poland 2025
• Great Place to Work Certified 2025 - 2026: USA, Poland, India, Colombia, Ireland, Puerto Rico, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Switzerland
• MedTech: Breakthrough Award Best New Technology Solution in Orthopedics 2025
• Top Employers Institute: China 2025
• VETS Indexes: 4 Star Employer 2025
Company size
10,001+ employees
Industry
Medical Equipment Manufacturing
Org type
Public Company
Headquarters
Warsaw, Indiana