Operations Training 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.

This is an exciting new leadership role for our large and dynamic manufacturing site! 🚀 We're looking for an experienced, strategic, and results-driven Operations/Production Training Manager to elevate our campus-wide training programs. In this highly visible role, reporting to the Manufacturing Engineering Manager and dotted line reporting into Plant Leadership, you will be responsible for setting, executing, and continuously improving our campus-wide training strategy. You will also lead, mentor, and develop a team of Trainers and a Training Specialist to ensure the highest standards of operational excellence and employee development.

• Lead, manage, and mentor a team of Training Specialists and Trainers, promoting a high-performance, collaborative team environment.

• Operate as the primary expert and advocate for all operational training at the site, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and compliance standards.

• Proactively identify and develop training needs for personnel in various manufacturing, certification, and re-certification tasks and processes through robust internal collaboration and data analysis.

• Assess additional training needs and vet external providers to meet the strategic and specialized needs of the business.

• Maintain proper training documentation for all employees, ensuring audit-readiness and compliance with regulatory requirements.

• Maintain data and report out on critical training and team performance metrics for identified locations, providing actionable insights leadership.

• Stays current with emerging learning technologies, adult learning principles, and best-in-class operational training concepts, implementing innovative solutions as appropriate.

• Bachelor's degree (B.A., B.S.) in Education, Engineering, or a related field is preferred. Equivalent practical experience (6+ years of manufacturing/operations based training) will also be considered.

• 4+ years of experience within operations training required, with significant exposure to a large-scale manufacturing environment.

• 2+ years of experience leading, managing, or mentoring a team of trainers or specialists is essential.

• Proven expertise in end-to-end training strategy development and execution, including needs assessment, content development, facilitation, and impact measurement.

• Demonstrated ability to teach, facilitate, and influence groups using data-driven insights for decision-making and continuous improvement.

• Outstanding ability to build relationships and partner effectively with all levels of the organization, from front-line employees to Plant Leadership.

• A highly self-directed, proactive leader with excellent attention to detail and a commitment to quality.

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:

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 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.