Hose Wrap Operator - Quality & Lean Production

Parker Hannifin; Alliance (NE); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Parker Hannifin is seeking a production-focused team member responsible for ensuring final hose inspection meets customer specifications and Parker standards.

You will verify hose specifications, operate equipment, monitor the process, and ensure accurate paperwork while maintaining safety and efficiency on the production floor.

Qualifications

• Education: High School diploma or GED.
• Experience: Production work preferred but not required.
• Clear understanding of safety, quality, and process controls.

Responsibilities

• Verify specifications for hose.
• Set traverse on reel for hose size.
• Check center pitch when hose leaves wrap machine.
• Load nylon and monitor process.
• Identify and eliminate defects (tape flips, bad stripe, folded nylon).
• Prepare and complete required paperwork.

Skills

Verbal communication

Interpersonal communication

Hand tools

Decision making

Mathematics literacy

Mechanical aptitude

Mental and visual acuity

Microsoft Office

Lifting up to 50 lbs

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Hand tools

Job description

SUMMARY OF POSITION:

Responsible for ensuring all final inspected hose meets customer requirements, conforms to specifications established by Parker and industry standards.

Position Summary

SUMMARY OF POSITION:

Responsible for ensuring all final inspected hose meets customer requirements, conforms to specifications established by Parker and industry standards.

Essential Functions

• Verify proper specifications for hose.
• Properly set the traverse on the reel up for the size of hose being worked.
• Check center pitch when hose is moved out of the wrap machine.
• Load machine with nylon and properly monitor through the process.
• Identify and eliminate any known defects – tape flips, bad stripe, folded nylon, etc.
• Prepare and complete necessary paperwork.
  
  

Department Specific/ Non-essential Functions

• Work safely in accordance with regulations, standards, and procedures in a manner that eliminates risk to health and the environment. Notify leadership of unsafe conditions or practices unlawful activities and activities which present unreasonable health and/or environmental risk. Report all safety and/or environmental incidents to leadership immediately.
• Prevent excess waste of product and/or components by operating the equipment in an efficient manner.
• Maintain production schedules.
• Participate in peer-based teams (i.e., Natural High Performance Teams), and work with groups to initiate and implement programs such as Lean Manufacturing and 5-S.
• Other duties may be assigned later.
  
  

Minimum Requirements

Education required:

High School diploma or GED

Experience

Production work preferred but not required

Preferred Skills/Qualifications

• 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
  
  

Skills/Competencies

• Basic computer skills – Microsoft Office package
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
  
  

Other Skills

Ability to work well in a team environment

Assessment

Employee must pass Pre-employment screening

Organizational Relationships/ Scope

• Report directly to Value Stream Team Leader
• Work closely with Maintenance to resolve issues with the equipment
  
  

Physical Conditions

Work Requirements

None at all

Occasional

Frequent

Continuous

% of Workday (8 hr)

0%

1-33%

34-66%

67-100%

Repetitions per hour

4-6

6-12

>12

Lift / Carry

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Up to 10 lbs.

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11-30 lbs.

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Bending

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Twist / turn

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Reach below knee

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Push / pull

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Squat / kneel

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Stand / walk

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Sit

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No lifting above shoulders

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Working Conditions

• Required PPE:
• Safety glasses
• Hearing protection
• Kevlar gloves
• ANSI Z41 Safety Shoes
• Standing is required for extended periods of time. Carrying, bending, reaching, lifting, pushing and pulling are done on a frequent basis. Climbing, stooping, and grasping are performed on an occasional basis.
• Requires high degree of manual dexterity, which could be performed under restrictive conditions.
• Requires flexible hours and short notice for overtime.
  

The employee may be required to follow other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties as requested, subject to all applicable state and federal laws.

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position.

Parker Hannifin

Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. For more than a century, we’ve enabled engineering breakthroughs that make energy cleaner, transportation safer, medical treatments more effective, and manufacturing more efficient.

With empowered team members in more than 40 countries, Parker serves customers across aerospace & defense, energy, HVAC & refrigeration, in-plant & industrial equipment, off-highway and transportation.

Our scale is global, but our purpose is personal. We enable breakthroughs that improve lives, strengthen communities and create a brighter future.

Our Purpose — Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow — comes to life through our people-first culture where teamwork drives performance, inclusion fuels innovation and growth is encouraged. This environment fosters collaboration and empowers team members from engineering and manufacturing to finance, supply chain, human resources, information technology and beyond.

By combining deep expertise with an entrepreneurial spirit, we help customers succeed in markets that demand performance, reliability, and sustainability.

As we look to the future, Parker is advancing initiatives in energy efficiency and sustainability while developing the next generation of talent and leaders to engineer a better tomorrow.

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

Drug Tests

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.