Continuous Improvement Leader

nVent Electric Inc.•San Diego, CA

55d•Onsite

About The Position

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: Provide leadership in the application of Lean Principles and Methods. Apply appropriate tools, methodologies and timing of improvement activities to achieve business objectives. Facilitate both office and operations related Kaizen Events, including planning and scheduling future events, ensuring open communications and involvement of employees, coordination and updates of progress during events, and maintain a system to follow upon open items from Kaizen events to ensure they are driven to completion. Build, audit and improve standard work, value stream mapping and other required documents for assigned processes. Work with nVent leadership to find opportunities, implement action plans, follow-up and assure achievement of enterprise goals. Coach and teach the Lean methodologies as needed to support the Lean culture initiative.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required. A degree in Engineering or a related subject area is preferred.
3+ years of relevant process improvement experience in a lean manufacturing environment is preferred.
Knowledge of process improvement concepts and methods along with the flexibility and adaptability to accept and support new processes in a changing manufacturing business environment.
Multi-functional project management leadership.

Nice To Haves

Engineering experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership in the application of Lean Principles and Methods.
Apply appropriate tools, methodologies and timing of improvement activities to achieve business objectives.
Facilitate both office and operations related Kaizen Events, including planning and scheduling future events, ensuring open communications and involvement of employees, coordination and updates of progress during events, and maintain a system to follow upon open items from Kaizen events to ensure they are driven to completion.
Build, audit and improve standard work, value stream mapping and other required documents for assigned processes.
Work with nVent leadership to find opportunities, implement action plans, follow-up and assure achievement of enterprise goals.
Coach and teach the Lean methodologies as needed to support the Lean culture initiative.

Benefits

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
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.