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.
This position will support our Trachte facility in Oregon, WI. As a part of nVent, Trachte is a leading manufacturer of highly engineered metal buildings for industrial and commercial applications. Today, nVent connects and protects our customers with inventive electrical solutions. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions for mission-critical equipment, buildings and essential processes. Offering both prefabricated and on-site building capabilities, framed and frameless building construction types, and products ranging from build kits and modular units to fully engineered integrated buildings.
In this position, you will get to:
Provide leadership for the operations and personnel of the production operations teams.
Lead and manage safe, efficient, productive, and economical manufacturing operations.
Increase the ratio of value to non-value and eliminate waste in the overall supply chain from start to finish, for a defined product family; and for ensuring the value stream meets or exceeds customer requirements.
Provide leadership and work direction for the process team to ensure that resources needed are adequate to meet key requirements related to safety, service levels, cost, and productivity.
Provide a working environment and leadership that demands and ensures:
DATA-DRIVEN DECISIONS AND ACTIONS
Stable, consistent documented processes
Utilization of lean tools to provide continuous improvement of all key cost and service metrics
TEAMWORK, BOTH WITHIN GROUP AND RELATED BUSINESS UNITS
High team morale
COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MANUFACTURING AREA AND SUPPORT GROUPS
Act as a change agent and drive out waste throughout the manufacturing operation using Lean methodologies.
Track daily performance; verify team leader counter measures and recovery plans are in place for missed targets. Ensure process center communication boards are being used on a daily basis.
YOU HAVE:
Bachelor’s degree in business-related field
5+ years of experience in manufacturing operations or distribution environment
3+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN A LEADERSHIP POSITION
Prior experience in a Lean environment preferred
ABILITIES TO MEET THE PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS:
Work in a normal office environment plus on manufacturing plant floor
Long periods of sitting, standing, and repetitive motion tasks.
Lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
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
- At nVent, we believe safer systems ensure a more secure world. We connect and protect our customers with inventive electrical solutions. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high-performance products and solutions for mission-critical equipment, buildings and essential processes. Our solutions are helping build a more sustainable and electrified world.
- We are a $3.3B company with a dedicated team of more than 11,000 employees around the globe. Our comprehensive portfolio of enclosures, electrical and fastening, and thermal management solutions dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, RAYCHEM and SCHROFF.
- 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
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.
What We Do
nVent is a global leader in enclosures, electric heat-tracing solutions, complete heat-management systems and electrical and fastening solutions. Our products connect and protect our customers’ systems in facilities where the cost of failure is very high. We help customers enhance productivity and reduce their cost of ownership by simplifying installation and minimizing downtime during operation.
Just as every idea begins with a spark, we at nVent view the dawn of every sunrise as a new opportunity to ignite innovation. Our inventive solutions benefit customers around the world every day, keeping lights on, data streaming and trains running on time.
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 enclosures, electrical connections and fastening and thermal management solutions across industry-leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation.
We are a $2 billion, high-performance electrical company with a dedicated team of 8,800 people at more than 130 sites around the world. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, RAYCHEM, SCHROFF and TRACER.
