Regional Lean Manager (Hose Products)

Parker Hannifin Corporation; McCook (NE); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Parker Hannifin is seeking a Lean Leader to drive continuous improvement across manufacturing sites within the Parker Lean System. The role requires deploying standard work, 5S/6S, and visual management while coaching site leadership to align with strategy and deployment priorities.

The position emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, data-driven kaizen, and multi-site sustainment across diverse value streams with significant travel expectations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or engineering is required with 5+ years of progressive lean experience.
• Experience working internationally is a plus.
• Strong collaboration, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to travel 50% of the time.
• Global mobility is considered a plus.

Responsibilities

• Parker Lean System deployment, ownership and governance.
• Lead development, documentation, and deployment of PLS fundamentals (standard work, 5S/6S, visual management) to drive value streams.
• Coach site leadership to drive strategy deployment, prioritization, and portfolio tracking.
• Ensure sustainment checks and countermeasure follow-up across sites.

Skills

Collaboration skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Willingness to travel

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or engineering

Job description

Position Summary

The Lean Leader provides continuous improvement support focusing on targeted improvement initiatives. This role will be tasked with leading focused improvement actions to ensure the site is following the Parker Lean System. The Lean Leader will be tasked actions such as performance metric improvement, site turn-around, other large project support and will be the site's main point of contact for all Lean topics and initiatives.

Scope/ Supervision And Interaction

This role will report directly to the site Lean Manager or Division Lean Manager and

does not have direct reports

Multiple Site / Group Support - The dimensions of this role typically include manufacturing sites with specific improvement initiatives and may include deployment in an international operating site of division’s location. This role will be required to be based out of one of the following locations: Manhattan, KS; McCook, NE; or Red Oak, IA.

Responsibilities

Parker Lean System deployment, ownership and Governance

• Expert in the Parker Lean System (PLS) methodologies and tools within the site, multisite or Division asneeded.
• Lead development, documentation, and deployment of PLS fundamentals (e.g., standard work, 5S/6S,visual management, tiered daily management) to drive the varied value streams at the site to top quartileperformance.
• Partner with and coach site leadership to drive strategy deployment activities: data gathering, deciding onprioritization inputs, determine the goals that will align with strategy, and portfolio tracking; supportkaizen chartering and preparation.
• Ensure best practices across site(s) and/or across Division or Group; drive sustainment checks andcountermeasure follow-up.

Event and Project Execution

• Prepare and provide expert Lean expertise support in large kaizen events for key business criticalprocesses; coordinate logistics, decide on appropriate baseline data to drive strong analysis, track actionitems, and ensure sustainment activities.
• Assess actions and use expert judgment to determine the correct PLS tools for the project/events and todrive data collection (e.g., time observation, waste walks, spaghetti diagrams, SMED elements, flow/pullpilots) in a manner that supports and allows improvement for the value steam and/or site.
• Drive value stream, site or multisite continuous improvement projects to completion timely within one ormore value streams; manage timelines, stakeholders, and basic benefits validation.

Problem Solving and Analytics

• Expert coach to team members on how to determine and apply appropriate problem-solving tools andmethods (5-Why, 10 step problem solving, PDCA; exposure to DMAIC) , as needed, to issues ofincreasing complexity that span multiple PLS elements.
• Coach team member to gather and analyze continuous improvement data (e.g., cycle time, changeover,WIP, FPY) to identify waste, quantify improvements, and update Continuous Improvementdashboards/boards.
• Oversee and assess data gathered for accuracy to drive root cause decisions around improvement projectsor additional projects focuses for continued site or multisite improvement.
• Ensure control and sustainment plans, including standard work updates and visual controls are deployedand following in the value stream, site or multiple sites.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Participate in, support and coach functional direction to High Performance Teams (HPT’s) within the site.
• Using insights and judgments to build productive working relationships with Operations, Supply Chain,Engineering, and Quality to implement process improvements and procedures across one or more value streams.
• Provide direct guidance and leadership on project teams to ensure correct lean processes/practices arebeing implemented; provide direction/ensure adherence to lean principles in occasional direction settingsand prioritization discussions.
• Liaise with vendors and customers on specific issues under guidance from managers or locationleadership.

Communication and Change Support

• Provide clear status updates on activities, risks, and needs; contribute to report-outs and project reviews.
• Lead training and coaching on PLS basics, or advanced PLS topics for operators and team leaders asneeded.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in business or engineering is required with 5+ years of progressive lean experience.
• Experience working Internationally is a plus.

Knowledge and Skills

• Strong collaboration, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to travel 50% of the time.
• Global mobility considered a plus.

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 theright to modify the work assignments and/or to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions. The jobdescription is not intended to be an inclusive list of duties and responsibilities. It is intended to describe the general nature of the 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

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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.