nVent

Operations Manager

nVent$95K — $115K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing or related field preferred.
  • 5+ years experience in manufacturing operations leadership preferred, with 3+ years leading Supervisors.
  • Proven track record of leading teams to achieve ambitious goals.
  • Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a data-driven mentality.
  • Ability to influence change management and drive consensus across cross-functional teams.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and mentor supervisory staff.

Responsibilities

  • Lead daily operations within the value stream, ensuring production commitments are met.
  • Improve manufacturing performance through optimized processes, systems, and equipment.
  • Provide leadership, coaching, and direction to production teams for operational goals.
  • Cultivate a culture of engagement and accountability among team members.
  • Monitor key performance metrics to identify gaps and implement recovery plans.
  • Evaluate and implement improvements to production capacity and workflows.
  • Manage departmental budgets to ensure resource efficiency.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts and insurance benefits.
  • 401(k) retirement plan and employee stock purchase plan with company match.
  • Tuition reimbursement, parental leave, and paid time off including volunteer time.
  • Emergency back-up care services and a well-being program.
  • Legal and identity theft protection.
Full Job Description
WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:
  • Lead daily operations within the value stream, ensuring production commitments are met while driving continuous improvement in safety, quality, delivery, and productivity.
  • Improve manufacturing performance through optimized processes, systems, tooling, and equipment. Lead and participate in cross-functional improvement initiatives and kaizen events.
  • Provide leadership, coaching, and direction to production teams, ensuring the resources, training, and support needed to achieve operational goals.
  • Cultivate a culture of engagement, accountability, and continuous improvement where team members are empowered to solve problems and contribute innovative ideas.
  • Monitor key performance metrics, identify gaps, and implement effective recovery plans and corrective actions to achieve targets.
  • Evaluate and implement improvements to production capacity, equipment, tooling, staffing, and workflows to support business growth and customer demand.
  • Manage departmental operating and capital budgets, ensuring efficient use of resources and alignment with business objectives.

YOU HAVE:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing or related field is preferred.
  • 5+ years experience in manufacturing operations leadership preferred, with 3+ years leading Supervisors.
  • Consistent record of leading teams to achieve ambitious goals.
  • Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a data driven mentality.
  • Strong ability to influence change management and drive organizational consensus across cross-functional teams.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and mentor supervisory staff, building bench strength and developing future leaders.
  • Experience scaling production output to meet growing business demands while maintaining quality and efficiency standards.

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.

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About nVent

nVent is a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of electrical enclosures, electric heat tracing solutions, and other electrical products. The company serves a wide range of industries, including energy, industrial, infrastructure, and commercial. nVent was founded in 2018 as a spin-off from Pentair, and is headquartered in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. The company has operations in more than 30 countries and employs approximately 9,000 people.
Learn more about nVent
Size
9,000 employees
Market Cap
$6.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$47.2 million
5 Year Trend
+3.1%
Revenue
$1.9 billion

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