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Production Lead - 3rd Shift

Parker Hannifin
Manhattan, KS Full Time
POSTED ON 9/29/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/28/2026
Position Summary

SUMMARY OF POSITION:

This position is responsible for helping with set up the production and mixing schedule, assisting with workflow processes, and participating on project teams relating to work group. This position assists Value Stream Team Leaders with activities and fills in on the production floor when needed.

Essential Functions

  • Set up production schedule board, and coordinate workflow
  • Operate equipment, when needed
  • Utilize computer to access specifications, enter quality data and print specifications
  • Train and assist team members as needed
  • Participate on project teams to improve the work area
  • Assist team members with processing and quality problems and issues
  • Participate in first response safety activities and undergo associated trainings
  • Initiate incident reports and follow reporting procedure
  • Ability to work overtime as required, including extended shifts & weekends, to meet business needs.
  • Perform all job duties as assigned by leadership
  • Demonstrate knowledge and ability to form and lead teams within a manufacturing environment
  • Escalate appropriate concerns and issues to leadership
  • Able to foster professionalism with all associates along with internal and external customers
  • Work safely in accordance with regulations, standards, and procedures in a manner that eliminates risk to health and the environment. Notify leadership of unsafe conditions or practices unlawful activities and activities which present unreasonable health and/or environmental risk. Report all safety and/or environmental incidents to leadership immediately. 

Department Specific/ Non-essential Functions

  • Participate in peer-based teams (i.e., Natural High Performance Teams), and work with groups to initiate and implement programs such as Lean Manufacturing and 5-S. 
  • Participate on project teams, star point teams and kaizen events when needed.
  • Attend and participate in all training opportunities required to develop in the role

Qualifications

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Education

High School diploma or GED preferred

Experience

Previous experience in manufacturing preferred

Preferred Skills/ Qualifications

  • Good verbal and interpersonal communication skills
  • Sound decision making skills
  • Good math, reading and writing skills
  • Be able to exercise continuous mental, visual, and audio attention

Skills/ Competencies

  • Basic computer skills
  • Vision: Near acuity and accommodation for reading information to perform job tasks
  • Requires constant alertness to surroundings and product quality with attention to detail
  • Must be able to operate material handling equipment and hoist, if needed

Physical Requirements

  • Ability to operate material handling equipment
  • Ability to work in hot and cold temperatures

None at All

(0%)

Occasional

(1-33%)

Frequent

(34-66%)

Continuous

(67-100%)

Lift/Carry

X

Up to 10 lbs

X

11-20 lbs

X

21-30 lbs

X

Bending

X

Twist/Turn

X

Reach Below Knee

X

Push/Pull

X

Squat/Kneel

X

Stand/Walk

X

Sit

X

Lifting Above Shoulders

X

Use of Hands and Fingers

X

Other Skills

Ability to work well in a team environment

Assessment

Employee must successfully complete Pre-employment screening

Organizational Relationships/ Scope

  • Report directly to Value Stream Team Leader
  • Work closely with other departments to resolve issues with the processes & equipment

Working Conditions

The employee may be subject to:

  • High noise levels from operating machines and equipment
  • Physical hazards from operating machines and moving reels
  • Exposure to nuisance fumes
  • Work in areas where safety equipment will be required (steel toe shoes, eye protection, hearing protection, high visibility clothing)
  • Standing is required for extended periods of time. Walking, pushing, pulling, reaching, bending, turning, twisting, squatting, and lifting is performed on a regular basis
  • Requires high degree of manual dexterity, which could be performed under restrictive conditions
  • Ability to work overtime, including short-notice overtime and weekend coverage to meet business needs.

The employee may be required to follow other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties as requested, subject to all applicable state and federal laws.

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.

(“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

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