Lean Leader - nVent Engineered Building Solutions

About the role

Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions. Be a visible lean leader for our Engineered Building Solutions (EBS) business by championing the application of nVent lean manufacturing and business processes, tools and methodologies across the business.

Responsibilities

• Shape the future of lean by 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 practitioners across 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 transformation by 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.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Operations Management or related field.
• Ideal 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.

Qualifications

• Experience in an engineered to order environment is a plus.
• 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.

Skills

• Lean Methodologies in Manufacturing, Distribution and Transactional applications.
• Project Management and Organizational Skills.
• Travel and Remote Work.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Short-term and long-term disability benefits.
• Critical illness, accident insurance and life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Back-up care services.
• Paid time off including volunteer time.
• A well-being program.
• Legal & identity theft protection.

Pay

Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Flexible schedule to accommodate travel and remote work requirements.