Position Summary

Parker Hannifin is seeking a full-time Plant Manager to lead operations at the Sporlan Division facility in Washington, Missouri, which employs approximately 450 production and office personnel. The Plant Manager will oversee all aspects of facility operations to achieve results aligned with the Corporation’s Win Strategy and annual improvement priorities. 

This role involves leading an empowered team to consistently exceed customer expectations by implementing the Parker Lean system and Win Strategy to ensure a safe work environment, drive quality improvements, deliver premier customer service, and reduce operating costs through continuous improvement efforts aimed at shortening lead times and maximizing profitable growth, while managing day-to-day activities to meet daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual goals.

Responsibilities

Scope/ Supervision and Interaction:

X Has Direct Reports Does Not Have Direct ReportsProvides leadership for Plant operation employees. Coordinates all manufacturing functions within the Plant environment. Responsible for all aspects of managing Plant Operations, including developing associates, driving consistency and accountability, ensuring team consensus is used to thoroughly evaluate decisions, and ensuring rapid implementation of those decisions. Additional responsibilities include budget planning, employment decisions related to associates, and performance assessment of all direct reports, team leaders, and associates.

Essential Functions:

The Plant Manager is responsible for profitably growing the plant and achieving goals measured on a weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual basis. They work closely with internal and external customers to promote and leverage the company’s technologies, systems, products, services, and processes, while consistently establishing and maintaining premier customer service.

This role leads strategy deployment for plant initiatives and growth, overseeing manufacturing functions to ensure operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness. The Plant Manager collaborates with various departments, including Human Resources, Safety, Lean, Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, Information Technology, and Production Control and Planning. Additionally, they work with these functions to develop a plant budget aimed at reducing costs and growing the business profitably.

Accountable for driving Lean initiatives throughout the plant, the Plant Manager ensures these are fully embraced and implemented. They guarantee that proper inventory management, production control scheduling, shipping/receiving logistics, and quality procedures are in place. 

The Plant Manager fosters a positive, can-do team atmosphere by holding regular meetings, assigning tasks, and coordinating support services. They utilize PDCA alongside Tracking Centers and Team Improvement Boards to monitor and ensure results. Staying familiar with the competitive environment, the Plant Manager provides leadership by promoting team concepts, coaching, counseling, retaining, mentoring, training, talent management, and individual development. Through strategy deployment and effective performance management, they drive a culture of accountability and results.

The essential functions provided are examples of the types of work performed by employees assigned to this job classification. The company reserves the right to modify work assignments and/or make reasonable accommodations to enable qualified employees to perform these essential functions. This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities but rather to describe the general nature of the position.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business discipline is required; an advanced degree is recommended.

Minimum of five years’ experience in a manufacturing environment.

Demonstrated ability to organize and manage multiple priorities using effective problem-solving and resolution skills, with a strong team focus.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to effectively and persuasively present information to management, customers, and employees.

Practical experience in implementing lean technologies and practices.

Excellent problem-solving skills; Six Sigma certification is preferred. 

Parker Hannifin

Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies and systems. For more than a century the company has been enabling engineering breakthroughs that lead to a better tomorrow. Learn more at www.parker.com or parkerhannifin.

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”)

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