Continuous Improvement Technician

About the role

Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions. In this ambitious role, you will partner with our business unit to effectively carry out lean manufacturing and business process initiatives. You will collaborate with colleagues to identify improvement opportunities and implement lean solutions.

Responsibilities

• Support the promotion of lean culture in the organization by working with business areas to complete events and projects required to implement the Future State Plans.
• Apply Lean principles and tools to implement solutions for system and process improvements, such as: Standard work, Ergonomics, cell design-3P, TPM, SMED, Kanban, Value Stream Mapping, and 5S.
• Prioritize improvement opportunities based on growth, safety, quality, delivery, cost and cash.
• Support Lean Kaizen Events, including scheduling, organizing materials, meeting room set-up, and recording action items.
• Conduct process reviews and aid in the creation and/or revision of standardized work procedures.
• Provide periodic event progress updates.

Requirements

• Preferred degree.
• 2 years of experience in manufacturing or lean environments.
• Knowledge or certification in Six-Sigma.
• Proven experience with Lean Manufacturing concepts and practices.
• Effective interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Skilled with Microsoft office tools: Outlook, TEAMS, Excel and Powerpoint to compile templates, data analysis and create presentations.
• Ability to adapt to changing business environments and work effectively under uncertainty.

Qualifications

You 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.

Skills

We have a 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.

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.
• 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.

Pay

Pay Transparency nVent’s pay scale is based on the expected range of base pay for this job and the employee’s work location. Employee pay within this range will be based on a combination of factors including knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, education, and performance. Where federal, state, or local minimum wage requirements exist, employee pay will comply. Compensation Range $20.40 - $37.80 Per Hour Depending on the position offered, employee may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as annual incentives.