Operations Manager

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 POSITION:

• Lead and develop your team to achieve daily production targets and foster a culture of safety and accountability.

• Manage all daily production activities within the value stream, ensuring all commitments are met and making continuous improvements.

• Implement and improve manufacturing efficiency through effective procedures, systems, and tooling.

• Engage with customers directly as a key leader in those interactions.

• Analyze daily performance data and develop countermeasures and recovery plans for missed targets.

• Recommend and implement strategic changes to production capabilities, tooling, and staffing.

• Collaborate with other departments like Sales and Marketing to align production activities with customer and market needs.

• Manage and maintain the departmental budget, including both expenses and capital.

YOU HAVE:

• A Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field or equivalent experience.

• Experience leading manufacturing operations, ideally 3–5 years, with prior supervisory responsibilities.

• A proven track record of success in leading teams to meet ambitious goals. Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively resolve conflicts. -

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a data-driven approach. - A solid understanding of budget management and financial principles.

• Expertise in process improvement concepts, with a flexible and adaptable mindset.

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

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 such as tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and 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.