Manufacturing Engineer

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.

The Manufacturing Engineer will assist the business unit in meeting its strategic goals through continuous improvement activities. This will include supporting kaizen events, Lean work cell design, standard product design revisions, cost improvement projects, DMAIC projects, small capital expenditure projects and supply chain initiatives.

• As a project leader, develop a complete project plan including resources, costs, benefits and schedule, assume full responsibility for all aspects of the project to ensure it meets goals and schedule, communicate project status to stakeholders as appropriate, and follow up to ensure project results are sustained.
• Work with operators, team leaders and value stream planners to optimize process center layouts and designs incorporating material flow and line balancing.
• Using lean tools, communication skills and leadership abilities, lead and facilitate kaizen activities encouraging multi-functional groups to participate and meet common goals.
• Contribute to the development of the annual business unit plan based on value stream maps, the annual business unit metric deployment and management system assessment to drive waste reduction while improving employee safety.
• Lead and support capital expenditure requests and implementations using basic cost justification and business management principles.
• Engineering Change Order (ECO) processing: authorization of product and documentation changes.
• Maintenance work order requests: Support the completion of equipment and facility enhancements to promote safety, quality, and cost/service improvements.
• Complex, multi-part, and/or tightly toleranced fixture design, development, build/guide the fixture build, testing, and deployment.
• Review fixture designs for other value streams and provide feedback to fixture designer.
• Review and update work Instructions, standard work, and shop floor job aids.
• Serve as the FMEA leader for basic processes and participant for complex/advanced processes.
• Participate in development of control plans for production lines or processes.
• Participate in New Product Introductions.
• Lead and review change management activities.
• Support manufacturing lines in terms of process control, technical questions, and problem solving.
• Be a team participant in Root Cause Analysis (RCCM) and lead small scope RCCMs.

• Bachelors of Science degree in Engineering, Industrial Technology, or equivalent work experience.
• Ideally, 4+ years of experience in manufacturing.
• Extensive experience in a manufacturing environment with Solid Works, AutoCAD, MS Office, MRP (Epicor preferred), etc.
• Experience presenting to managers and key partners.
• Technical writing review experience.
• Experience with Statistical Process Control and statistical analysis software (Minitab preferred).
• Manufacturing process troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Lean experience with RCCM, MDI, kaizen, Standard Work, 5S, Autonomous Maintenance, and/or CCF processes.
• Experience using DMAIC concepts in a project environment.
• Ergonomic analysis and improvement.
• A trusted authority in Manual/Manufacturing processes.
• Ability to multi-task and stay organized in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple competing priorities.

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.