Manufacturing Engineer

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.

• Apply Lean manufacturing and practical industrial engineering methods to improve safety, quality, flow, productivity, cost, and process capability.
• Partner with production employees and leaders to identify opportunities and turn shop-floor ideas into safe, professional, and sustainable improvements.
• Improve manufacturing processes using standard work, time studies, routings, capacity analysis, process balancing, workstation design, plant layout, and material-flow improvements.
• Develop and implement practical manufacturing solutions including jigs, fixtures, work holding, tooling, workstations, and other production aids, working with internal resources or external suppliers when appropriate.
• Support and improve machining, welding/fabrication, assembly, and related manufacturing processes, using structured root cause analysis and corrective action to solve recurring problems.
• Lead manufacturing improvement and capital projects from concept through implementation, including requirements, equipment evaluation and selection, supplier coordination, installation, commissioning, validation, documentation, training, and handoff to Production and Maintenance.
• Support manufacturing equipment throughout its lifecycle, including process and equipment improvements, replacement planning, and safe decommissioning.
• Support new product introductions and engineering changes by ensuring manufacturing processes, equipment, tooling, documentation, and production teams are ready for launch.
• Manage multiple projects and priorities while collaborating across Production, Maintenance, Quality, EHS, Product Engineering, Supply Chain, and external suppliers.
  

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 3+ years of manufacturing, industrial, process, or similarly relevant engineering experience.
• Hands-on experience improving manufacturing processes in a production environment.
• Practical experience with Lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, root cause analysis, standard work, and process optimization.
• Experience supporting machining, welding/fabrication, assembly, or similar manufacturing processes.
• Experience leading manufacturing improvement projects from problem identification through implementation and sustainment.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, project-management, and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with production employees, technical teams, suppliers, and leaders across the organization.
• Ability to work 5 days a week in our Medway MA location and travel up to 10% if needed.

ADDITIONAL EXPERINCE THAT WILL HELP YOU SUCCEED:

• Experience selecting, implementing, commissioning, or improving manufacturing equipment and capital projects.
• Experience with jigs, fixtures, workholding, workstation design, plant layout, and material flow.
• Experience with routings, time studies, capacity analysis, and productivity improvement.
• Experience using AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Inventor, or similar CAD software.
• Experience in custom or engineer-to-order manufacturing.
• Formal project-management training or experience using structured project-management methodologies.
• Lean or Six Sigma certification and familiarity with DMAIC or similar structured problem-solving methods.

WE 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. 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

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:

Depending on the position offered, employee may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as annual incentives.

Benefit Overview

At nVent, we value our people and their health and well-being. We provide a broad benefits package with meaningful programs for eligible full-time employees that includes:

• 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.

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.