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 complete site-wide transformational plan from current to future state through lean manufacturing, and lean business process efforts. Work with the operations team to help identify, develop, realize and optimize lean improvements within the economic capability of the site.

• Facilitate the Centralia site’s Lean Kaizen Events, including planning & scheduling future events, ensuring open communications and involvement of employees, coordination and updates of progress during event, and developing & maintaining a system to follow-up on open items from Kaizen events to ensure they are driven to completion.

• Prioritize improvement opportunities based upon tactical planning objectives including safety, quality, delivery, cost and cash.

• Use Lean techniques to perform process reviews and aid in establishing standardized work procedures.

• Train others on Lean principles, including Standard Work, TPM, Value Stream Mapping, Ergonomics, SMED, 5-S, 2-P, and Kanban.

• Drive campus toward improved waste elimination, in manufacturing and business processes.

• Inspection of purchased material, in-process manufactured product and finished product.

• Control of non-conforming material.

• Control & calibration of inspection and test instruments.

• Control of documentation of test and inspection reports.

• Manufacturing process audits.

• Root cause analysis of customer complaints.

• Data collection & entry for quality analysis.

• Aid in the implementation of quality system standards, responsible for the implementation and sustainment of ISO9001:2015.

• Performs training with personnel to adhere to quality standards.

YOU HAVE:

• High School Diploma or equivalent is required.

• 3+ years of manufacturing/ lean experience preferred.

• Experience with Lean Manufacturing concepts and practices.

• Strong project management and leadership skills, including the demonstrated ability to lead multi-departmental project teams and resolve lean/ quality-related issues in a timely and effective manner.

• Ability to establish relationships and influence all levels in the organization.

• Lean Champion or Six-Sigma certification or willingness to obtain certification a plus.

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.

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At nVent, we are committed to equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by national, federal, state or local law.