Responsibilities
Are you ready to shape a brighter future?
In Motion Systems Group and Pneumatic Division, we play a pivotal role in applications that change our world. We are in almost everything that moves. With our wide range of technologies, we help our customers solve their most complex engineering challenges by living our purpose: enabling engineering breakthroughs that lead to a better tomorrow.
We believe that our team members are our key assets and that a diverse workforce is a driving force to bring our purpose to life. We foster a culture where every team member feels safe, included and empowered.
We all belong, we all matter, and we all make a difference.
We have an exciting opening for an Division Quality and Lean Manager Richland, MI. If you are looking for an opportunity to make an impact and grow your career, consider putting your experience in motion at Parker Pneumatic Division (PDN). Here you will find a passionate team built on a winning culture that puts our people and customers first. We are inspired by our purpose of Enabling Engineering Breakthrough that Lead to a Better Tomorrow.
Provide leadership and direction for the division’s quality function while sustaining the quality philosophy and lean culture across the organization. Establish, maintain, and optimize an effective quality management system, and develop and execute quality plans that achieve organizational goals, meet customer expectations, satisfy stakeholder requirements, and support market competitiveness. Drive improvement in products and services through the implementation of ISO 9001, problem-solving tools, prevention methods, quality-at-the-source, and continual improvement techniques, while serving as Management Representative for Quality Systems. Lead the division’s Lean Transformation as the primary resource for implementing the Parker Lean System (PLS), delivering practical, hands-on training and development for associates in PLS methodologies and tools to eliminate waste across administrative, manufacturing, and support functions. Measure, monitor, and report progress on an ongoing basis using the Win Scorecard and PLS Lean Journey Assessment.
You Main Responsibilities:
• Communicate customer, regulatory, and organizational requirements to ensure product quality, contract compliance, and customer satisfaction.
• Oversee the implementation, maintenance, and effectiveness of the quality management system to ensure compliance with applicable standards and division policies.
• Partner with leadership to ensure associates performing quality-related functions are properly trained and capable of meeting performance expectations.
• Coordinate internal, customer, and third-party audits, and maintain corrective action processes to address nonconformances, complaints, and recurring issues.
• Develop and monitor performance metrics related to quality, customer satisfaction, operational performance, and cost of poor quality, using results to drive continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with Purchasing to develop supplier management strategies, assess supplier capabilities, and monitor supplier quality performance.
• Lead the division’s implementation of the Parker Lean System (PLS), guiding lean initiatives across administrative, manufacturing, and support functions.
• Develop and drive the division’s Lean Future State Strategy, ensuring alignment of organizational structure and resources to support the lean transformation.
• Ensure adherence to PLS standards, including Site, Value Stream, and Team Improvement Boards, while fostering a PDCA culture and continuous learning environment.
• Support and develop plant lean leaders where applicable, and communicate progress, results, and benefits of quality and lean initiatives through the Lean Journey Assessment, Win Scorecard, and leadership reporting.
We are looking for talent with:
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related discipline required.
• Minimum of 5–7 years of experience in Quality, Engineering, Lean, or a related field.
• Thorough knowledge of ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems required; knowledge of ISO/TS 16949 or other applicable industry standards preferred, as relevant.
• Strong understanding of Lean principles and tools, including Value Stream Mapping, Just-in-Time, Demand Flow, Single Piece Flow, 5S, Visual Management, Total Productive Maintenance, Kaizen, and Continuous Improvement.
• Experience with quality improvement tools and techniques such as Six Sigma, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), and statistical problem-solving methods.
• ASQ certification such as Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB), or Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence (CMQ/OE) preferred.
• Demonstrated experience leading or participating in Kaizen events in both manufacturing and administrative/office environments preferred.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, quality systems, and related technologies.
• Strong leadership, project management, facilitation, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to lead and support empowered teams in a collaborative environment.
• Effective verbal, written, and presentation skills, along with a good understanding of financial measurements and performance goals within a Lean enterprise.
Parker Hannifin
Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. For more than a century, we’ve enabled engineering breakthroughs that make energy cleaner, transportation safer, medical treatments more effective, and manufacturing more efficient.
With empowered team members in more than 40 countries, Parker serves customers across aerospace & defense, energy, HVAC & refrigeration, in-plant & industrial equipment, off-highway and transportation.
Our scale is global, but our purpose is personal. We enable breakthroughs that improve lives, strengthen communities and create a brighter future.
Our Purpose — Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow — comes to life through our people-first culture where teamwork drives performance, inclusion fuels innovation and growth is encouraged. This environment fosters collaboration and empowers team members from engineering and manufacturing to finance, supply chain, human resources, information technology and beyond.
By combining deep expertise with an entrepreneurial spirit, we help customers succeed in markets that demand performance, reliability, and sustainability.
As we look to the future, Parker is advancing initiatives in energy efficiency and sustainability while developing the next generation of talent and leaders to engineer a better tomorrow.
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.
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In accordance with Parker’s policies and applicable state laws, Parker provides for a drug-free workplace. Therefore, all applicants seeking employment with Parker will be subject to drug testing as a condition of employment.
