Operations Lead

Operations Lead

Group: Filtration Group N. America

Division: Filtration and Energy Solutions (FESG)

Location : USA Slater, MO FESG

Job Family : Manufacturing

Job Type : Regular

Posted : Jul 15, 2026

Job ID : 66647

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Position Summary and Responsibilities

The Operations Lead Person provides day-to-day leadership and operational support for assigned manufacturing areas. This position coordinates workflow, supports production schedules, mentors team members, monitors process performance, and helps ensure work is completed safely, accurately, and on time.

The role requires strong manufacturing knowledge, sound decision-making, attention to detail, and the ability to work collaboratively with operations, planning, quality, materials, maintenance, and supervision. The Operations Lead Person is expected to model Parker’s values, promote accountability, and contribute to a culture of operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide daily leadership and direction to production team members to support manufacturing priorities, customer requirements, and operational goals.

• Coordinate work assignments, production flow, and resource utilization to help meet safety, quality, delivery, inventory, and productivity targets.

• Support execution of the production plan by monitoring job status, material availability, equipment readiness, and labor allocation.

• Serve as a first point of support for team members by answering questions, resolving routine production issues, and escalating concerns as appropriate.

• Promote and reinforce safe work practices, proper use of PPE, housekeeping standards, and compliance with company safety policies.

• Support quality performance by ensuring adherence to work instructions, inspection requirements, process standards, and documentation expectations.

• Assist with Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives, including waste reduction, standard work adherence, 5S, visual management, and process improvement activities.

• Monitor inventory movement, material usage, and transaction accuracy to support reliable production execution and inventory control.

• Perform and verify required Oracle system transactions, which may include work order activity, material movement, inventory adjustments, labor reporting, or related production transactions.

• Communicate production status, constraints, quality issues, material shortages, and improvement opportunities to supervision and cross-functional partners.

• Mentor, train, and coach team members to strengthen technical capability, process discipline, and overall team performance.

• Support onboarding and skills development for operators through hands-on guidance and reinforcement of standard work.

• Assist with troubleshooting production flow issues and recommend practical corrective actions to improve efficiency and reduce downtime.

• Maintain accurate records, production documentation, and operational data as required.

• Lead by example through professionalism, accountability, urgency, and a strong commitment to Parker’s operational standards.

Qualifications

• Four-year degree preferred

• Outstanding communication skills.

• Outstanding interpersonal and leadership skills.

• Ability to work without direct supervision.

• Prior leadership/supervisory experience.

• Prior experience with material/inventory management.

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.

Benefit & Retirement Plans

• Parker offers competitive benefit programs, including:

• Comprehensive coverage for medical, prescription drugs, dental, vision, voluntary optional life, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance and critical illness insurance with competitive premium cost.

• 401(k) Plan with company matching contributions at 100% of the first 5% of pay

• Company provided defined-contribution retirement plan with annual contribution equal to 3% of pay

• Career development and tuition reimbursement

• Additional benefits including paid parental leave, short and long-term disability programs, adoption assistance, Care.com membership and financial planning assistance are provided at no cost to you.

• Supplemental benefit programs including identity protection, legal protection, and pet wellness are available at competitive rates.

• Paid Time Off and 13 Company-Paid Holidays.

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”)

If you would like more information about Equal Employment Opportunity as an applicant under the law, please go to Employees & Job Applicants | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (

Drug-Free Workplace

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.