Operation Manager

nVent • Medway, MA

1d • 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.
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 .
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.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or related field is a plus
• Ideally 5 years' experience in manufacturing operations or distribution environment.
• Ideally 3 years' experience in a leadership position.
• Prior experience in a Lean environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and performance management for the production supervisors and manufacturing team to ensure that resources needed are adequate to meet key requirements related to safety, service levels, cost, and productivity.
• Drive efficiency and work with cross functional departments to achieve results
• Create a continuous improvement culture by involving employees in problem solving and decision making.
• Responsible for assuring strategic plans are in place for talent acquisition, employee development and performance management.
• Develop open lines of communication to continually monitor employee attitudes and concerns, and implement appropriate actions with input from Human Resources.
• Track daily performance; verify team leader counter measures and recovery plans are utilized for missed targets
• Recommend and implement changes regarding production capability, tooling, machine replacement and staffing in support of production plans as well as cost-effective procedures, systems, tooling, equipment, etc., to continually improve manufacturing productivity.
• Participate, monitor and maintain departmental budget -- both expense and capital.
• Drive nVent culture ensuring our values are being deployed.
• Be highly visible to associates and create an environment for participation.
• Promote hands-on approach to problem solving.
• Responsible for overseeing the daily production activities of the plant to maximize productivity, minimize costs, and maintain quality, safety, and delivery standards.

Benefits

• 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.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level