Value Stream Manager

Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. For over a century, we’ve enabled engineering breakthroughs that make energy cleaner, transportation safer, medical treatments more effective, and manufacturing more efficient. With 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: enabling breakthroughs that improve lives, strengthen communities, and create a brighter future.

About the role

We have an exciting opening for a Value Stream Manager in Wadsworth, OH. This role plays a pivotal part in applications that change our world, helping customers solve complex engineering challenges through our wide range of technologies.

This position is restricted to individuals who are either U.S. citizens or U.S. lawful permanent residents (Green Card holders) due to requirements associated with our government/military contracts.

Responsibilities

• Broad responsibility and leadership for overall operation of a value stream.
• Implement the Parker Lean system and Win Strategy to ensure a safe work environment, maximize profitable growth, drive quality improvements, provide premier customer service, develop a technically qualified workforce, reduce operating costs, inventories, and lead times through continuous improvements.
• Oversee day-to-day activities to meet daily, monthly, quarterly, and yearly expectations.
• Develop and manage team members, including Process Engineering, Quality, budgets, employment decisions, and performance assessments of the Value Stream.
• Ensure team consensus is used to evaluate decisions and that decisions are rapidly implemented.
• Ownership of Value Stream P&L’s, including cost analysis, product line margin, PPV goals, and manufacturing productivity.
• Responsible for POP implementation and long-term manufacturing strategies.
• Provide operational leadership, including successful Lean implementation resulting in productivity gains.
• Meet regularly with the Value Stream Leader to reflect on problems, solutions, and challenges, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Lead daily operations and continuous improvements, including supply chain, production control, establishing manufacturing priorities, coordination with off-shift management, and order shipments.
• Emphasize continuous product flow, utilize pull systems where flow is not possible, and work to level the workload.
• Ensure standardized work/processes are followed, countermeasures are implemented, and the area complies with safety requirements to create a basis for continuous improvement and employee empowerment.
• Maintain a positive team atmosphere, holding regular team meetings, assigning tasks, and coordinating support services.
• Utilize PDCA in conjunction with Tracking Centers and Team Improvement Boards to ensure results.
• Provide effective cross-training for Value Stream Associates to ensure smooth operations and a culture that stops to fix problems for first-time quality.
• Work with Division Staff to develop future state value stream maps and manage plans to achieve them, as documented in the Site Tracking Center.
• Maintain Team Improvement Boards (TIB) in a visually controlled environment to ensure no problems remain hidden.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; Master’s degree preferred.
• 3-5 years of major professional accomplishments, including increasing responsibility and leadership of projects and teams of considerable size, scope, and complexity.
• Previous P&L ownership experience preferred.
• Sufficient experience and background in accounting, PC skills, manufacturing, human resources management, inventory control, and strategic planning.
• Demonstrated teamwork and team-building skills in producing results by meeting organizational objectives.
• Capable of assessing and developing individual and team skills and capabilities.
• Able to create and maintain enthusiasm for new and challenging goals, serving as a role model by promoting new ideas and positive change.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience leading or being involved in LEAN process improvements/implementation preferred.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance starting on the day of hire.
• 401K match: 100% on the first 5% of contributions.
• Life insurance: 1x your annual salary at no additional cost.
• Retirement Income Account.
• Paid vacation and paid holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement (when applicable).
• Fitness reimbursement.
• Bonus program.