Lean Leader - Military Flight Controls Division (Hill Air Force Base)

Position Summary

Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. This position is part of Parker Aerospace’s Military Flight Controls Division (MFCD), which provides primary and secondary flight control systems for military aircraft. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in supporting the plant's lean transformation through the implementation of the Parker Lean System (PLS).

Scope/Supervision

Primary resource for supporting the plant in its lean transformation. No direct reports.

Essential Functions

• Guides all PLS initiatives at the facility.
• Works with site leadership on lean implementation using Parker Lean Systems as the principal tool.
• Ensures the development of a robust Lean Future State Strategy to be implemented at the site.
• Ensures adherence to PLS standards for the site, Value Stream and Team Improvement Boards, enabling a PDCA culture and progression of the Lean Journey.
• Supports plant lean team members through required and special team meetings.
• Provides high level technical and operational recommendations in meeting productivity, material control, product quality, and customer service goals.
• Ensures that the site organizational structure has been reviewed and that resources are aligned for the lean transformation.
• Ensures on-going education of employees at the site within PLS.
• Promotes a continuous learning environment.
• Communicates the status of all lean efforts to the division lean manager.
• Provides documentation of results and benefits achieved to the division staff as reported through Parker's Lean Journey Assessment and Win Scorecard.
• Shares "best practice" methods and ideas with division lean manager.

Qualifications

• Four-year degree required and four years of successful manufacturing experience with at least two years of direct Lean leadership.
• A demonstrated understanding of Lean principles such as Value Stream Mapping, Just-In-Time, Demand Flow, Single Piece Flow, Five S’s, Visual Management, Total Productive Maintenance, Continuous Improvement Process, Kaizen, SPC, Six Sigma and Communication Tools, Statistical Problem Solving and QS9000.
• Good understanding of financial measurements and goals in the Lean/Flow throughput world.
• Effective presentation skills to share the success and ideas of the division.