Lean Manager

Position Summary

At Parker Aerospace, we develop technologies and innovative solutions that enable reliable, efficient and increasingly sustainable flight for the lifecycle of the aircraft, including aftermarket support. Our passionate people with deep engineering expertise, together with our breadth of differentiated technologies, ensure that we make the extraordinary happen and continue to shape the future of aviation in partnership with our customers.

As a member of our team, you are instrumental in fulfilling our mission: "Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow." Pursuing a career at Parker presents unlimited opportunities for both professional and personal development. Working with some of the most brilliant minds in the industry, your contributions will be pivotal in developing innovative technologies and products, significantly contributing to Parker’s goal of addressing the world’s most pressing engineering challenges.

At Parker, our team members belong, matter and make a difference.

The vision of Gas Turbine Fuel Systems Division is to be the global leader in the design, development, manufacture, and service of engine fuel, lubrication, and thermal management systems and components for aerospace/defense and industrial applications. By leveraging our expertise in analysis, atomization, combustion, fluid metering, and control — coupled with enterprise excellence — we will exceed customer expectations and achieve our business objectives.

• Works with division staff and plant level management on lean implementation using Parker Lean Systems as the principal tool. Ensures the development of a robust Lean Future State Strategy to be implemented division wide. Develops and coordinates the standardization of manufacturing process to support quality and productivity improvements. Leads PFMEA activities to mitigate failures in the manufacturing environment.
• The Lean Manufacturing Manager will ensure adherence to PLS standards for the Site, Value Stream and Team Improvement boards enabling a PDCA culture and progression of the Lean Journey. In multi-site Divisions, supports Plant Lean Leaders and Manufacturing Engineers through required and special team meetings. Provides high level of technical and operational recommendations in meeting productivity, material control, product quality, and customer service goals.
• In multi-site divisions, helps develop Plant Lean Leaders with an emphasis on championing the Division’s goals, objectives, and implementation plans relative to the Lean Journey Assessment, Division Strategy Deployment, and Future State Site Plans.
• Communicates the status of all Lean efforts to the Division Lean Manager. Provides documentation of results and benefits achieved to the Division and the Corporate Lean Leader, as reported through Parker's Lean Journey Assessment and Win scorecard.
• Shares "best practice" methods and ideas with Division Lean Manager.
• Responsible for championing and leading lean initiatives at the Division level by utilizing the Company's WIN Strategy and organizes associates in value stream mapping and continuous improvement initiatives to eliminate waste in all office, factory and support functions.
• Measures and reports progress on an on-going basis using the Lean Journey Assessment, financial performance measures (ROS, RONA, etc.) and Lean Report Card measures and transfers the ownership of Lean principles to facility leadership and Lean Managers.

• Minimum of a BSME or related four year technical degree is required with a minimum of five years of manufacturing experience demonstrating a self-starting and hands‑on quality focus.
• A good 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, ISO, QS9000 or similar.
• Has successfully led a minimum of ten (10) Kaizen events within a manufacturing environment. Has participated in numerous other Kaizen events preferably in both the manufacturing and…