Site manager says future is bright for ON Semiconductor
Spicer provided a number of examples to help back up the statement that he made during the Rotary Club’s luncheon at the Red Lion Hotel on Thursday in Pocatello.
“The recession had a negative impact on the company,” Spicer admitted. “But after we shut down Fab 9, we were able to reduce our costs and increase productivity.” ON Semiconductor currently employs 700 full-time employees and 100 part-time workers. There are currently no plans to cut back the work force, according to Spicer.
“Revenue for (the entire company) totaled roughly $2.3 billion in 2010,” Spicer said. “I would estimate that $650 million of that total derived from our business unit in Pocatello.” The production site in the Gate City is one of two such facilities that are based in the United States.
Local workers produce goods for On Semiconductor customers in the power supply, automotive, communications, computer, consumer, medical, wireless, mobile phone, industrial, military and aerospace markets.
“We have grown in productivity and increased the value of the plant in Pocatello,” Spicer said. “I foresee us successfully moving forward into the future. We have the ability to provide for different technologies with the know-how to manufacture what our customers envision.”
Spicer attributed the lower costs associated with productivity at the Pocatello plant to the fact that they have been able to reduce the amount of waste and cut back on overhead costs. BY TAMMY SCARDINO
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