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 Global Manufacturing Technology Engineer serves as the global domain expert for assigned Manufacturing Technologies and owns technology strategy, capability, and deployment across network. This role ensures that processes are scalable, capable, cost competitive, and aligned to business objectives.

Working with the Electrical Connections ISC Transformation Director, the Global Manufacturing Technology Engineer serves as a technical execution partner for global nVent WBT manufacturing transformation initiatives, ensuring that technology, processes, capacity, and production systems are developed and implemented to enable growth, operational excellence, and customer satisfaction.

WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:

• Serve as global domain expert for assigned manufacturing technologies
• Develop and implement manufacturing technology roadmaps
• Drive process capability improvements and manufacturing standardization
• Support capital planning and lead equipment technology selection and expenditure justification
• Lead automation and advanced manufacturing initiatives
• Partner with Engineering on DFM and NPI industrialization
• Lead and support manufacturing transfers, footprint optimization, and capacity expansion
• Deploy standard methodologies across global manufacturing sites
• Partner with Operations to improve manufacturing performance
• Support Product Engineering and NPI teams
• Collaborate with Quality on process capability and defect reduction
• Support ISC efficiency and network optimization objectives
• Participate in strategic growth and technology planning

YOU HAVE:

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Operations, or related technical field preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering, process engineering, operations engineering, automation, or technical project execution in a manufacturing environment.
• Domain expertise in key Electrical Connection manufacturing technologies and/or automation, robotics, and Industry 4.0 knowledge.
• Solid understanding of Lean, Six Sigma, and/or Continuous Improvement preferred.
• Ability to influence globally across Operations, Engineering, EHS, Quality, Planning, and Procurement.
• Experience with capacity planning and capital spend justification.
• Strong project management, execution, and change leadership capabilities.
• Experience with electrical connection products, nVent WBT products, or wire forming, welding, machine press, and assembly technologies preferred.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally 30-40%

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 may include tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and/or 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.