Manufacturing Supervisor - 2nd Shift - Value Stream Team Leader

At Parker Hannifin, our Value Stream Team Leaders represent the best in Front Line Leadership! They are the first point of contact with our Manufacturing Team Members and a trusted member of our plant operations leadership team. They are responsible for the safety of our Team Members and the quality of our products. Their work focuses on a specific product line within their department, teams are generally sized at approximately 30 Team Members.

With the guidance of their Value Stream Manager, they use tools like the Parker Lean system and Win Strategy to ensure a safe work environment, drive quality improvements, provide premier customer service, develop a qualified workforce, reduce operating costs, inventories, and lead times through continuous improvements. These day-to-day activities drive us toward our goal to meet daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual expectations.

Essential Duties:

The Value Stream Team Leader will meet with the Value Stream associates regularly. Reflecting on problems, solutions and challenges, thereby creating a culture of continuous improvement.

Leads the plant value stream(s) in daily operations and continuous improvements, which include but are not limited to: supply chain, production control, manufacturing priorities and coordination between all shifts in the value stream. The Value Stream Team Leader will assist the Value Stream Manager to create continuous product flow, utilize pull systems and to level the workload.

Create the basis for continuous improvement and employee empowerment by ensuring that standardized work and processes are followed, needed adjustments are implemented and the area is compliant with safety and 5S requirements.

Instill and maintain a positive team atmosphere in the Value Stream(s); hold regular team meetings and assign team member tasks and coordinate support activities form departments outside of the team. Utilize PDCA in conjunction with Tracking Centers and Team Improvement Boards to ensure results.

Provide effective cross training for Value Stream associates and backups from other value streams to assure the continuous smooth running of the value stream. Encourage team to stop and fix problems in order to get quality right the first time.

Work with the Value Stream Manager to develop the future state value stream map and manage the plans to achieve it as documented in the Value Steam Tracking Center. In addition, the Team Leader works with the Group Leader and the Value Stream Team to maintain Team Improvement Boards. A visually controlled environment must be developed to assure no problems are hidden.

Qualifications:

-Bachelor's degree or combination of education and experience, strongly preferred.

-3- 5 years' management or supervisory experience.

-Sufficient background in accounting, PC skills, manufacturing, human resource management and inventory control.

-Demonstrated teamwork and team-building 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.

-Good written and verbal communication skills.

-Experience with LEAN teams or leading LEAN teams is preferred.

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