Lean Specialist

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:

• Facilitate the Centralia IL site 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.

• Lead and execute 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.

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

• May be required to perform additional duties as assigned.

YOU HAVE:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent.

• Ideally 3 years of lean experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.

• Experience and understanding of Lean Manufacturing concepts and practices.

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

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

• Lean Champion certification, 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

  • 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 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.