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This position is subject to meeting U.S. export compliance and/or U.S. Government contracting citizenship eligibility requirements.

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.

We have an exciting opening for a Maintenance person.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Keep safety as a primary focus by working safely, following safety policies and work instructions, asking for help, promptly reporting safety concerns, and utilizing the Stop & Seek program, as required. 
• Must maintain a high degree of safety conscientiousness for themselves as well as others.
• Diagnose and repair production equipment and CNC machinery, to involve but not limited to bearings, spindles, electrical switches, encoders, motors, NC controllers, etc.
• Work from drawings, sketches, specifications, and instruction manuals.
• Schedule and perform preventive maintenance activities.
• Dismantle and reassemble machines undergoing repairs and overhauls.
• Responsible for maintaining the facility equipment.
• Use proper tools of the trade necessary for the job task.
• Engage in waste reductions/cost avoidances activities.
• Perform all required work to rig, move or erect all types of machine tools and equipment for plant layout changes.     
• Maintain and assure proper operation of wastewater treatment.
• Assist and/or train all other employees in the department as needed.

• Promote and practice 5S + Safety approach by keeping work area neat, clean, and organized, and following safety and housekeeping rules. 

• Maintain Vertical and Horizontal Machining Centers, Multi-Spindle Lathes, and Bar Feeders. 

• Positively support change initiatives by actively contributing to and participating in lean principles and Kaizen events. 

• Positively and actively contribute to High Performance Teams (HPTs) by participating in team improvement boards (TIB) reviews, problem solving and task completion.

• Be a respectful team player and maintain a positive and professional working relationship with all team members and supervision. 

• Perform other duties as responsibilities necessitate.

We are looking for talent with the following qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Prefer completed Apprenticeship in either Maintenance Mechanic or Machine Repair.
• 5+ years of relevant field experience.
• Knowledge in either Fanuc, OSP, or Mazatrol
• Knowledge of electricity, plumbing, pneumatics, hydraulics, ladder diagrams, and electronics, and the ability to read schematics. 
• Good communication and interpersonal, skills.

• Ability to adapt to changing roles and changing priorities.

You must be able to:

• Frequently will lift up to 40 pounds, stand, walk, reach, pull, push, bend, twist, grasp and handle. 
• Occasionally will sit and kneel. 

• Work in a moderately loud environment with use of or exposure to chemicals, oils, dirt, fumes, vibration, moving equipment with potential for travel. 

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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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.