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:

• Support painting & chemical baths processes to ensure equipment is uptime, meet production goals and maintain high product quality.
• Prepare and maintains documentation (Standard Work, and Work Instructions) for new and existing equipment.
• Identify opportunities and lead projects to improve productivity, reduce costs, improve quality and achieve on time delivery to meet production needs.
• Lead new equipment financial justifications, installations, process modifications and improvements.
• Work with operators, team leaders, value stream managers, and planners to optimize process center layouts and designs incorporating material flow and line balancing.
• Interface with maintenance and operators to fix equipment problems
• Coordinate with Product Development to optimally launch new products into high-volume manufacturing.

YOU HAVE:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Chemistry or Industrial preferred.
• Bilingual, strong written and verbal communication skills in English and Spanish is required.  
• Ideally 5+ years’ experience as a supervisor or Senior Paint Engineer (powder paint desire) or related discipline with the following knowledge:
• Chemical Pretreatment - (Know how to measure and control parameters), filling out control sheets, scheduled cleaning maintenance, changing rinse aids, sprayers, etc.
• Drying Oven - Ensure proper temperature settings for the process, as well determinate set up for the gas consumption.
• Paint Room - Management and maintenance of application equipment, including how guns, modules, pots or feeders, pumps, fluidization beds, particle sizes, recycling mixing, cartridge filters, final filters, air flow, operating parameters, weekly maintenance, maintaining parts for production, etc.
• Curing Oven: Know the proper temperature setting for the process, know how to determine temperature profiles, understand the internal workings of airflow (vents and dampers), know how to determine speeds and product exposure inside the oven, and maintain oven cleanliness, as well determinate set up for the gas consumption.
• Conveyor: Know the available system capacity, monitor its maintenance with lubrication, and perform semi-annual cleaning of the rotating hooks to aid in material grounding.
• Reverse Osmosis: Know the fundamentals of reverse osmosis and its pretreatment for membrane protection. Know the principle and operation of softeners, multimedia filters, activated carbon, parameters, and completion of log sheets.
• Waste Treatment: Know important parameters and system operation for neutralization, use, and maintenance of filter presses.
• Foam application general basis as well screen-printing process.

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

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.