Lean Manager, Multi-site

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About Us

Join a Fortune 500 company committed to innovation, operational excellence, and a culture of continuous improvement. At Parker, we empower our Team Members to drive change, foster teamwork, and deliver superior products and services to our customers worldwide.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.
• A collaborative work environment focused on innovation and excellence.

When you join Parker Hannifin's Parflex Division, you're not just working on hoses and tubing - you're helping power the systems behind some of the most important vehicles, machines, and technologies in the world. From under the hood of U.S. military trucks like the JLTV and HEMTT, to inside the wings of the F-35 fighter jet and C-130 Hercules, our thermoplastic and fluoropolymer hose products are trusted in the world's most demanding applications.

You'll also find Parker Parflex products supporting wind farms, solar fields, food production plants, and next-generation hydrogen vehicles. Whether it's helping to land a Black Hawk helicopter safely or making sure air brake systems on semi-trucks perform in any weather, our team builds solutions that keep America moving, protected, and growing.

Parflex is part of Parker's North American Fluid Connectors Group, a global leader in motion and control technologies for over 100 years. At our facility, we focus on innovation, safety, and purpose-driven work. We offer stability, great benefits, and the satisfaction of building parts that truly make a difference.

Position Summary

Position Summary:

Primary resource for supporting two Parflex plants in ongoing and new initiatives for a lean transformation through the implementation of the Parker Lean System (PLS). Delivers practical, hands-on training in PLS methodology and tools to eliminate waste in administrative, manufacturing and support functions. Measures and reports progress on an on-going basis using the site Win Scorecard and site PLS Lean Journey Assessment.

Scope/ Supervision and Interaction:

_X_ Has Direct Reports __ Does Not Have Direct Reports *At the discretion of the location, this position may not have direct reports.

Ensures full PLS education and implementation in functional areas at the plant or facility level to ensure consistency and sustainability. Provides leadership and direction to the site staff. Where appropriate, develops and manages the lean team.

Please note: Parker Hannifin does not provide work visa sponsorship for this position.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Guide all PLS initiatives at the facility. Works with site leadership on lean implementation using Parker Lean Systems as the principal tool. Ensures the development of a robust Lean Future State Strategy to be implemented at the site.
• Ensures adherence to PLS standards for the site, Value Stream and Team Improvement Boards, enabling a PDCA culture and progression of the Lean Journey.
• Where appropriate, supports plant lean team members through required and special team meetings. Provides high level technical and operational recommendations in meeting productivity, material control, product quality, and customer service goals.
• Ensures that the site organizational structure has been reviewed and that resources are aligned for the lean transformation.
• Ensures on-going education of employees at the site within PLS. Promotes a continuous learning environment.
• Communicates the status of all lean efforts to the division lean manager. Provides documentation of results and benefits achieved to the division staff as reported through Parker's Lean Journey Assessment and Win Scorecard.
• Shares best practices methods and ideas with division lean manager.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Four years of successful manufacturing experience with at least two years of direct Lean leadership. Four-year degree required.
• A demonstrated understanding of Lean principles such as Value Stream Mapping, Just-In-Time, Demand Flow, Single Piece Flow, Five S, Visual Management,
• Total Productive Maintenance, Continuous Improvement Process, Kaizen, SPC, Six Sigma and Communication Tools, Statistical Problem Solving and QS9000.
• Good understanding of financial measurements and goals in the Lean/Flow throughput world.
• Effective presentation skills to share the success and ideas of the division.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Parker is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Parker is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job related reasons regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. However, U.S. Citizenship, Permanent Residency or other appropriate status is required for certain positions, in accord with U.S. import & export regulations.

("Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / VEVRAA Federal Contractor")

If you would like more information about Equal Employment Opportunity as an applicant under the law, please go to Employees & Job Applicants | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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Drug-Free Workplace
In accordance with Parker's policies and applicable state laws, Parker provides for a drug-free workplace. Therefore, all applicants seeking employment with Parker will be subject to drug testing as a condition of employment.