Safety Lead

Parker Hannifin; Red Oak (IA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Parker Hannifin in Red Oak, IA is seeking a Team Lead to support daily safety and production goals. The role reports to Process Engineer and leads safety activities across shifts, with focus on engagement and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities include developing and updating safety materials, tracking compliance, coaching staff, and coordinating with supervisors to maintain OSHA-aligned safety programs; travel as needed and flexible scheduling.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 3-5 years of management or supervisory experience.
• Good verbal and interpersonal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Champion safety programs to promote a safety-first culture at the plant.
• Create, revise, and update safety material.
• Gather data from machine equipment, gauges, and measuring instruments to support safety goals.
• Maintain all record keeping for safety programs.

Skills

Leadership

Safety program knowledge

Communication

Teamwork

Lean

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Position Summary

This Team Lead role reports directly to the Process Engineer. The lead assists leadership with daily activities regarding safety to ensure that the plant is meeting safety, quality, delivery, and cost goals. The Lead communicates daily, weekly, and monthly requirements and expectations within the facility. The Lead will be involved in most operational safety aspects of all shifts. They will provide valuable feedback to Supervisors and Managers regarding performance of the safety program and engagement of employees within the facility.

This Team Lead role reports directly to the Process Engineer. The lead assists leadership with daily activities regarding safety to ensure that the plant is meeting safety, quality, delivery, and cost goals. The Lead communicates daily, weekly, and monthly requirements and expectations within the facility. The Lead will be involved in most operational safety aspects of all shifts. They will provide valuable feedback to Supervisors and Managers regarding performance of the safety program and engagement of employees within the facility.

Responsibilities

• Champion safety program(s) to promote a safety-first culture at the plant
• Create, revise, and update safety material
• Gather data by reading machine equipment, gages, prints and precision measuring instruments to serve safety mission
• Maintain all record keeping associated with safety program(s)
• Communicate safety progress with plant leadership
• Oversee the safety orientation program
• Coach employees and give feedback as needed regarding safety
• Lead a safety HPT
• Occasional travel required for additional training and/or best-practice sharing
• Flexible schedule with all shifts weekly, and as needed
• Help execute the site safety plan with attention to OSHA-compliance
• Perform tasks as assigned by leadership
• Able to foster professionalism with all associates along with internal and external customers
• Ability to work overtime, including short-notice overtime and weekend coverage to meet business needs.

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.

Qualifications

Education required/ preferred: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Experience

3- 5 years’ management or supervisory experience.

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
• Demonstrated teamwork and teambuilding skills.
• Ability to assess and develop individual and team skills and capabilities.
• Able to create and maintain enthusiasm for challenges.
• Serve as model by promoting safety, new ideas and positive change.
• OSHA 10 hour, or other safety certification preferred

Skills/Competencies

• Basic computer skills – Microsoft Office package
• Ability to lift up to 30 pounds

Other Skills

Ability to work well in a team environment
Experience with LEAN teams or leading LEAN teams is preferred

Assessment

Employee must pass Pre-employment screening

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.