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Production Supervisor - 2nd Shift

nVent · Anoka, MN

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Level
Supervisor
Team
Production
Base pay
$63k–$117k
Experience asked
1+ years
Industry
Industrial
Posted
30+ days ago

The role in 30 seconds

An engineer-level production role at nVent (industrial) in Anoka, MN. Be a change agent and drive out waste throughout the manufacturing operation through the deployment of the Lean methodology.

They ask for
1+ years
Tools it names
Lean, Value stream mapping, EHS / safety
Base pay
$63k–$117k

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How this role compares

Against 20 other live production postings in Minnesota.

Base pay
About 10% above similar roles

Typical $63k–$100k, from 12 postings that list pay.

Experience asked
Less than usual (1+ vs 5+)

Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • ✓ Team leadership 95%
  • ✓ Lean 57%
  • 5S 38%
  • Root cause 33%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

Stands out: this posting asks for Value stream mapping, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.

It asks for 1+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone on the team first.

At a glance

Lifts up to 50 lbs

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How to get in at this plant

Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.

  1. 1

    Pick 2–3 people on the Production team at nVent

    Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.

  2. 2

    Send a short, curious note

    One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.

  3. 3

    Turn a reply into a short call

    Questions worth asking about this team:

    • What does a normal week look like on your team?
    • How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
  4. 4

    Apply with someone vouching for you

    If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.

  5. 5

    Bring proof to the interview

    One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.

This plant: nVent in Anoka

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What you will experience in this position

  • ✓Ensure a clean and safe working environment for all employees, emphasizing prevention of potential problems and hazardous conditions, and supports nVent's safety programs.
  • ✓Directly lead production employees in assigned Value Stream, including training, directing, conducting performance reviews, educating, and mentoring on performance.
  • ✓Look after day-to-day production activities within the value stream(s) to ensure that current commitments are achieved while improvements are being made.
  • ✓Handle daily performance through the use of process center communication boards .
  • ✓Partner with human resources on employee relations to ensure accurate procedures and practices are followed.
  • ✓Be a change agent and drive out waste throughout the manufacturing operation through the deployment of the Lean methodology.
  • ✓Review and submit payroll hours on a weekly basis, entering exception hours as needed.
  • ✓Support new process and product development and implementation
  • ✓Develops key improvement projects and fulfills related duties as needed.

requirements

exist, employee pay will comply.

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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.

This is a 2nd Shift position is based in our Anoka, MN facility.

You have

  • •Demonstrated leadership abilities, including 1+ year of direct leadership and additional indirect leadership experience
  • •Proven 2+ years of experience in Lean manufacturing, with a strong ability to articulate and apply Lean concepts and methodologies.
  • •Abilities to meet the physical and environmental demands:
  • •Work in an office and production environment
  • •Bend, squat down, and reach above your head
  • •Climb stairs and ladders
  • •Lift and carry up to 50 pounds

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

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