Production Lead - Welding

Position Summary

The Production Lead of Welding supports the execution of the manufacturing plan by guiding welding personnel, ensuring product quality, promoting safe work practices, and helping resolve production issues. This role serves as a hands‑on technical leader responsible for training operators, interpreting blueprints, supporting process documentation, and maintaining consistent weld quality in alignment with Parker‑Hannifin expectations.

The Production Lead is expected to be self‑directed, flexible, and capable of leading by example in a dynamic manufacturing environment.

• Work with the production team to execute the manufacturing plan and meet daily production requirements.
• Support an empowered, safe, and productive work environment.
• Ensure welding operations consistently meet or exceed quality expectations.
• Diagnose production, welding, or equipment‑related issues and help develop effective solutions.
• Provide hands‑on technical guidance to welding operators and production personnel.
• Interpret and explain blueprints, weld symbols, and production equipment requirements.
• Assist in creating and maintaining applicable procedures, work instructions, and process documentation used in production.
• Support continuous improvement efforts related to safety, quality, delivery, and productivity.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• High School Diploma required.
• Bilingual English/Spanish required.
• 8+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment, Welding required.

• Basic computer skills.
• Operate handheld and barcode scanners.
• Follow written and verbal instructions in English.
• Learn and maintain required skills and proficiency to accomplish full job responsibilities; willingly take on new assignments.
• Work proficiently (at least 75% of the skills matrix) in the majority of value‑stream cells and perform the most complex processes.
• Technical troubleshooting with a high sense of independence.

• Initiate contact with support groups to resolve problems in coordination with team members.
• Apply structured problem‑solving skills to drive improvement activities, Lean and Kaizen projects, HPT and TIB meetings.
• Provide suggestions for improvement.
• Remain open to change and new ideas.
• Apply application and knowledge of Pareto charts, 5Y, Fish Bone Diagram and 10‑Step Problem Solving.

• Dependable, prompt and reliable with good attendance; present at workstation when required.
• Get along with others; behave professionally; treat coworkers with respect and dignity consistent with Parker Values and Code of Conduct.
• Actively participate; gain cooperation and trust; address conflicts effectively.
• Build and leverage strong relationships beyond the Shipping and Receiving area to accomplish team goals.

• Understand and follow written and verbal instructions in English.
• Keep others informed; provide accurate and timely feedback; communicate clearly; listen and be receptive to feedback.
• Lead teams, facilitate meetings, and present team results.

• Required to sit, stand, bend and reach.
• May stand, sit or alternate between sitting and standing for 8+ hours at a time, based on business needs.
• Good hand/eye coordination and manual dexterity.
• Rotate functions in cells as needed.
• Frequent lifting or moving of lightweight (