Manufacturing Manager

Parker; Goshen (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Parker Hannifin is seeking an Operations Leader to manage a manufacturing/division operation under the WIN Strategy. You will lead a team to meet customer expectations and drive lean initiatives, inventory control, budgeting, and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities include optimizing manufacturing, applications engineering, and sales/marketing functions, representing the operation at business unit levels, and developing talent to sustain a culture of accountability and results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in technical or business discipline; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of five years experience in Manufacturing, Sales Engineering or Administration.
• Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities with problem solving and a team focus.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills for management, customers and employees.

Responsibilities

• Grow the business to meet monthly, quarterly and annual goals across the unit.
• Work with current and potential customers to promote Parker technologies and services.
• Establish premier customer service and drive Lean initiatives.
• Lead Manufacturing, Applications Engineering and Sales/Marketing to ensure efficiency and economy.
• Drive Lean Initiatives throughout the operation and ensure adoption.
• Ensure inventory availability, production control scheduling and logistics.
• Develop a budget and manage the operation within constraints.
• Maintain awareness of the competitive environment in the area of responsibility.
• Represent the operation at Business Unit and Division levels.
• Provide leadership through coaching, mentoring, training, and performance management.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical or business

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Position Summary

Accountable for an operation within a Division to achieve results identified by the Corporations WIN Strategy and Division/Business unit Strategy Deployment goals. Leads a team of empowered employees to continuously meet and exceed customer expectations.

Responsibilities

To profitably grow the business and achieve Business Unit, Division and Corporate goals monthly, quarterly and annually. Works with current and potential customers to promote and leverage company technologies, systems, products and services.

• Establishes and maintains premier customer service.
• Leads strategy deployment for the operation concentrating on Lean Initiatives and Sales growth. Leads Manufacturing, Applications Engineering, and Sales/Marketing functions to ensure operational efficiency and economy.
• Accountable for driving Lean Initiatives throughout the operation to ensure they are fully embraced and implemented.
• Ensures the operation has adequate inventory, production control scheduling, shipping/receiving logistics.
• Develops a budget plan and manages operation within budget constraints.
• Maintains familiarity with competitive environment within geographical area of responsibility.
• Represents the operation at the Business Unit and Division levels.
• Provides leadership by promoting team concepts, coaching, counseling, retaining, mentoring, training, talent management, and individual development. Drives a culture of accountability and results through strategy deployment and effective performance management.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in a technical or business discipline is required; an advanced degree is a plus.
• Minimum of five years experience in Manufacturing, Sales Engineering or Administration.
• Demonstrated ability to organize and manage multiple priorities using effective problem solving/resolution skills and a team focus.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to effectively and persuasively present information to management, customers, and employees.

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

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Additional Comments

The essential functions have been provided as example of the type of work performed by employees assigned to this job classification. The company reserves the right to modify the work assignments and/or to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions. The job description is not intended to be an inclusive list of duties and responsibilities. It is intended to describe the general nature of the position.

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