3rd Shift Lean Manufacturing Lead

Parker Hannifin; Red Oak (IA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Parker Hannifin is seeking a Lead to support Value Stream Team Leaders and Managers in daily shift operations. You will help ensure peak shift performance, communicate requirements, and drive safety, quality, and continuous improvement across the value stream.

Responsibilities include leading teams, coordinating Lean initiatives, maintaining improvement boards, and training team members in skills matrices. This role emphasizes problem solving, audits, and effective shift leadership.

Qualifications

• Education required/ preferred: High School diploma or GED
• Production work preferred but not required
• Good verbal and interpersonal communication skills
• Basic knowledge and use of hand tools
• Sound decision making skills
• Good math, reading, writing skills
• Demonstrated mechanical aptitude
• Mental and visual acuity for production of quality product
• Strong trouble shooting skills
• Basic computer skills – Microsoft Office package
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds

Responsibilities

• Lead, facilitate and be an active member and supporter of (HPT) High Performance Teams.
• Advocate and take active role in Lean and other Continuous Improvement Projects.
• Assign, monitor, delegate assignments and react to activities throughout the value stream.
• Must assure that Team Improvement boards, Day by Hour boards, etc. are filled out on an hourly/daily basis.
• Ensure productivity by fielding questions, ensuring operators are on track and understand work assignments.
• Must regularly lead Kaizen or other problem-solving events.
• Be an active participant in the layered audit process.
• Assure all team members are performing and documenting quality checks.
• Capable of delegating work assignments, maintaining work boards, report out on activities within the value stream.
• Capable and willing to perform jobs within the VS to fill in for operators during meetings or to cover absences.
• Advocate for Continuous Improvement.
• Serves as a resource and guide team members to achieve VS goals during the shift.
• Accountable to VS metrics such as: Safety, Quality, LISC, Scrap, and Schedule Attainment.
• Responsible for Training including working with team members to develop and maintaining their Skills Matrix.
• Facilitate weekly team meetings.

Skills

Verbal communication

Interpersonal skills

Mechanical aptitude

Troubleshooting

Mathematics

Reading and writing

Decision making

Basic computer skills

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Hand tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Parker Hannifin is seeking a Lead to support Value Stream Team Leaders and Managers in daily shift operations. You will help ensure peak shift performance, communicate requirements, and drive safety, quality, and continuous improvement across the value stream.

Responsibilities include leading teams, coordinating Lean initiatives, maintaining improvement boards, and training team members in skills matrices. This role emphasizes problem solving, audits, and effective shift leadership.