Operations Manager - Fluid Systems Division

Summary Position Summary The Operations Manager is accountable for leading a major Division operation responsible for ensuring approximately $330M of annual revenue/product is delivered to customers. This role oversees end-to-end operational execution across three OEM value streams: Pneumatics, Fuel, and Inerting, including planning, scheduling, production, facilities support, logistics, inventory control, and shipping.

Scope/Supervision And Interaction Provides direct leadership to Value Stream Managers, Production Managers, Facilities leadership, hourly team members, and dotted-line support functions.

Essential Functions

• Lead end-to-end operational performance across the Pneumatics, Fuel, and Inerting OEM value streams, ensuring delivery of approximately $330M in annual revenue/product through effective planning, scheduling, production, logistics, inventory control, and shipping execution.
• Provide leadership to Value Stream Managers, Production Managers, Facilities, hourly team members, and cross-functional support teams, including Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Scheduling, Logistics, Sales, Applications Engineering, and Inventory Control.
• Drive achievement of Business Unit, Division, and Corporate goals through strategy deployment, operating cadence, performance management, and disciplined execution within budgetary expectations.
• Improve customer and business performance by focusing on safety, on-time delivery to customer request, turnaround time, quality, responsiveness, production schedule adherence, and inventory intensity.
• Lead margin expansion and operational improvement initiatives, including cost-out projects, PI&R activities, Lean implementation, OpEx improvements, productivity gains, waste reduction, and cost-of-poor-quality reduction.
• Build organizational capability and employee engagement through coaching, mentoring, training, retention, talent management, and individual development.
• Represent the operation in Business Unit, Division, customer, and cross-functional reviews as required.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and travel up to 25%

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business discipline is required. Advanced degree in business, engineering, operations management, or a related field.
• Minimum of five years of related experience in Manufacturing, Operations, or a related function.
• Demonstrated ability to lead manufacturing or operations teams in a complex, customer-driven environment.
• Demonstrated understanding of operational performance metrics, including cost, quality, delivery, inventory, and productivity.
• Demonstrated capability to develop people, manage performance, and build effective teams.
• Strong business acumen and ability to evaluate operational decisions in the context of customer, financial, and strategic impact.

Competitive Compensation Pay, Benefits, Work Schedule

• Pay Range: $140915 to $246685 annually
• Participation in Annual Incentive Program

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.
• Other benefits including paid parental leave, short and long-term disability programs, adoption assistance, a 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 Company-Paid Holidays.

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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