• Be a visible lean leader forour Engineered Building Solutions (EBS) business by championing the application of nVent lean manufacturing and business processes, tools and methodologies across the business.
• Shape the future of leanby defining, developing and deploying long-term strategies that drive best-in-class lean systems and improvement practices across our sites.
• Lead and mentor site lean practitionersacross the business unit including training improvement teams in lean transformation philosophy, approach, activity and tools. Serve as a SME on lean related topics for the business unit.
• Be a change agent and drive meaningful transformationby leading data driven projects and kaizen events across the business unit.
• Own and elevate lean metrics and dashboards,helping define meaningful KPIs, introduce future focused metrics, and establish clear operation definitions that enable accurate, consistent reporting across the organization.

• A Bachelor's degree in Operations Management or related field.
• Ideally 12+ years business process or manufacturing continuous improvement experience in a lean environment. Experience in an engineered to order environment is a plus.
• Demonstrated skills in implementing, instructing and deploying Lean Methodologies in Manufacturing, Distribution and Transactional applications; six sigma certification preferred.
• Knowledge of process improvement concepts and methods, with the flexibility to adapt and support new processes in a dynamic business environment.
• Ability to build relationships and influence all levels in the organization in a highly matrixed organization.
• Outstanding project management and organizational skills.
• Ability to travel 35% of the time on average and work out of our Houston TX, Madison WI, or Oshkosh WI locations.

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

• 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.