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. As a visible lean leader for our Engineered Building Solutions (EBS) business, you will be responsible for 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 Insurance.
• Accident Insurance.
• Life Insurance.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• Back-up Care Services.
• Paid Time Off including Volunteer Time.
• Well-being Program.
• Legal & Identity Theft Protection.

Pay

Compensation is commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Flexibility to accommodate travel and remote work requirements.