Production Supervisor

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 a 2nd Shift position is based in our Anoka, MN facility.

WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:

• Ensure a clean and safe working environment for all employees, emphasizing prevention of potential problems and hazardous conditions, and supports nVent's safety programs.
• Directly lead production employees in assigned Value Stream, including training, directing, conducting performance reviews, educating, and mentoring on performance.
• Look after day-to-day production activities within the value stream(s) to ensure that current commitments are achieved while improvements are being made.
• Handle daily performance through the use of process center communication boards .
• Partner with human resources on employee relations to ensure accurate procedures and practices are followed.
• Be a change agent and drive out waste throughout the manufacturing operation through the deployment of the Lean methodology.
• Review and submit payroll hours on a weekly basis, entering exception hours as needed.
• Support new process and product development and implementation
• Develops key improvement projects and fulfills related duties as needed.

YOU HAVE:

• Demonstrated leadership abilities, including 1+ year of direct leadership and additional indirect leadership experience
• Proven 2+ years of experience in Lean manufacturing, with a strong ability to articulate and apply Lean concepts and methodologies.
• Abilities to meet the physical and environmental demands:
  • Work in an office and production environment
  • Bend, squat down, and reach above your head
  • Climb stairs and ladders
  • 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.