Plant Lean Manager

Position Summary

The Lean Practitioner II is a continuous improvement practitioner responsible for driving large site Lean transformation, coaching leadership and teams, and delivering measurable performance improvements across operations, supply chain, and customer-facing processes. This role leads complex, cross-functional initiatives using Lean principles and the Parker Lean System (PLS) (e.g., value stream mapping, standard work, 5S, visual management, problem-solving) to reduce waste, improve flow, and enhance quality, safety, and delivery.

A trusted advisor to site leadership and mentors Lean Practitioner I and helps embed a culture of daily improvement.

Parker Lean System deployment, ownership and Governance

• Ensure adherence to Parker Lean System (PLS) methodologies and principles of PLS tools within the site.
• Drive development, documentation, and deployment of PLS fundamentals (e.g., standard work, 5S/6S,visual management, tiered daily management) to meet the varied value streams at the site.
• Partner with and coach site leadership to drive strategy deployment activities: data gathering, deciding on prioritization inputs, determine the goals that will align with strategy, and portfolio tracking; support kaizen chartering and preparation.
• Help standardize and scale best practices across site or multiple sites; contribute to sustainment checks and countermeasure follow-up.

• Prepare and provide advanced Lean expertise support in kaizen events; coordinate logistics, decideon appropriate baseline data to drive strong analysis, track action items, and ensure sustainment activities.
• Assess actions and use advanced judgment to determine the correct PLS tools for the project/events and todrive data collection (e.g., time observation, waste walks, spaghetti diagrams, SMED elements, flow/pull pilots) in a manner that supports and allows improvement for the value steam and/or site.
• Lead value stream, site or multisite continuous improvement projects within one or more value streams;manage timelines, stakeholders, and basic benefits validation.

• Coach team members how to determine and apply appropriate problem-solving tools and methods (5-Why,10 step problem solving, PDCA; exposure to DMAIC) , as needed, to issues of increasing complexity that span multiple PLS elements.
• Coach team member to gather and analyze continuous improvement data (e.g., cycle time, changeover,WIP, FPY) to identify waste, quantify improvements, and update Continuous Improvement boards.
• Oversee and assess data gathered for accuracy to drive root cause decisions around improvement projectsor additional projects focuses for continued site or multisite improvement.
• Ensure control and sustainment plans, including standard work updates and visual controls are deployed and following in the value stream or site.

• Participate in, support and coach functional direction to High Performance Teams within the site.
• Using insights and judgments to build productive working relationships with Operations, Supply Chain,Engineering, and Quality to implement process improvements and procedures across one or more value streams.
• Provide direct guidance and leadership on project teams to ensure correct lean processes/practices are being implemented; provide direction/ensure adherence to lean principles in occasional direction settings and prioritization discussions.
• Liaise with vendors and customers on specific issues under guidance from managers or location leadership.

• Provide clear status updates on activities, risks, and needs; contribute to report-outs and project reviews.
• Lead training and coaching on PLS basics for operators and team leaders as directed.

• Bachelor's degree in business or engineering is required with 2+ years of progressive lean experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in PLS and Lean enterprise methods across multiple value streams; proven kaizen leader and capable teacher.
• Strong problem-solving capability with diversified scope; skilled in A3, root cause analysis, and practical implementation of preferred practices and tools.
• Experience with daily management, leader standard work, VSM, standard work, SMED, TPM, 5S/6S,kanban/pull, visual management, and error proofing.
• Ability to design and manage CI portfolios linked to strategy deployment and SQDCI performance; proficient in establishing and tracking KPIs.
• Effective communicator and…