Operation Manager

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Medway, MA, USA
In-Office
98K-182K Annually
Senior level
Hardware • Information Technology • Energy • Design • Utilities • Industrial • Renewable Energy
At nVent, we connect and protect our customers with inventive electrical solutions.
The Role
Oversee daily plant production by leading supervisors and manufacturing teams, ensuring safety, quality, service, cost, and productivity targets. Drive continuous improvement, employee engagement, performance management, staffing, talent development, equipment and tooling decisions, production capability, and departmental budgets. Collaborate cross-functionally to resolve performance gaps and implement cost-effective improvements while maintaining production standards and supporting company culture.
Summary Generated by Built In

We’re looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success – and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions.

WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS ROLE:

  • Provide leadership and performance management for the production supervisors and manufacturing team to ensure that resources needed are adequate to meet key requirements related to safety, service levels, cost, and productivity.

  • Drive efficiency and work with cross functional departments to achieve results

  • Create a continuous improvement culture by involving employees in problem solving and decision making.

  • Responsible for assuring strategic plans are in place for talent acquisition, employee development and performance management.

  • Develop open lines of communication to continually monitor employee attitudes and concerns, and implement appropriate actions with input from Human Resources.

  • Track daily performance; verify team leader counter measures and recovery plans are utilized for missed targets

  • Recommend and implement changes regarding production capability, tooling, machine replacement and staffing in support of production plans as well as cost-effective procedures, systems, tooling, equipment, etc., to continually improve manufacturing productivity.

  • Participate, monitor and maintain departmental budget -- both expense and capital.

  • Drive nVent culture ensuring our values are being  deployed.

  • Be highly visible to associates and create an environment for participation.  Promote hands-on approach to problem solving.

YOU HAVE:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or related field is a plus

  • Ideally 5 years' experience in manufacturing operations or distribution environment.

  • Ideally 3 years' experience in a leadership position.

  • Prior experience in a Lean environment preferred.

WE HAVE:

  • A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day

    • nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes. We offer a comprehensive range of systems protection and electrical connections solutions across industry-leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation.

    • Our principal office is in London and our management office in the United States is in Minneapolis. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF and TRACHTE. Learn more at www.nvent.com.

  • Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work

    • We encourage and support the philanthropic activities of our employees worldwide

    • Through our nVent in Action matching program, we provide funds to nonprofit and educational organizations where our employees volunteer or donate money

  • Core values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers. We’re known for being:

    • Innovative & adaptable

    • Dedicated to absolute integrity

    • Focused on the customer first

    • Respectful and team oriented

    • Optimistic and energizing

    • Accountable for performance

  • Benefits to support the lives of our employees

Pay Transparency
 
nVent’s pay scale is based on the expected range of base pay for this job and the employee’s work location. Employee pay within this range will be based on a combination of factors including knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, education, and performance. Where federal, state, or local minimum wage requirements exist, employee pay will comply.
 
Compensation Range:

$98,200.00 - $182,300.00

Depending on the position offered, employee may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as annual incentives.

Benefit Overview

At nVent, we value our people and their health and well-being.  We provide a broad benefits package with meaningful programs for eligible full-time employees that includes:

  • Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts, short-term and long-term disability benefits, critical illness, accident insurance and life insurance.

  • A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan — both include a company match.

  • Other supplemental benefits may include tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and/or legal & identity theft protection.

At nVent, we connect and protect our customers with inventive electrical solutions. People are our most valuable asset. Inclusion and diversity means that we celebrate and encourage each other’s authenticity because we understand that uniqueness sparks growth.

Responsible for overseeing the daily production activities of the plant to maximize productivity, minimize costs, and maintain quality, safety, and delivery standards.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or a related field
  • Five years of experience in manufacturing operations or a distribution environment
  • Three years of experience in a leadership position
  • Prior experience in a Lean environment

nVent Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about nVent and has not been reviewed or approved by nVent.

  • Retirement Support Retirement support appears well-developed, including a 401(k) plan with up to a 5% company match administered through Fidelity. Stock ownership opportunities are also offered through an employee stock purchase plan with a matching contribution.
  • Healthcare Strength Healthcare coverage is broad, spanning medical, dental, vision, prescription drug plans, and mental health resources. Additional protection benefits like disability and life/AD&D coverage are also included.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Time-off offerings include vacation, separate sick time for hourly employees, floating holidays, and paid volunteer time. Paid parental leave is available for up to six weeks within the first 12 months to bond with a new child.

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The Company
HQ: Saint Louis Park, MN
10,001 Employees
Year Founded: 2018

What We Do

nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes. We offer a comprehensive range of systems protection and electrical connections solutions across industry-leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation. Our principal office is in London and our management office in the United States is in Minneapolis. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF and TRACHTE. Learn more at www.nvent.com.

Why Work With Us

At nVent, our employees bring bold ideas, are authentic and build the future of a more sustainable and electrified world. Promoting a culture of inclusion is a cornerstone of our strategy and is woven throughout our organization. We believe that diverse perspectives are key to our company’s ability to innovate for our customers and grow.

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