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Production Supervisor

nVent · Richland, MS

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Level
Supervisor
Team
Production
Experience asked
2+ years
Industry
Industrial
Posted
30+ days ago

The role in 30 seconds

A supervisor production role at nVent (industrial) in Richland, MS. 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.

They ask for
2+ years

Read from the posting. The full description is below.

From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026

Production Supervisor roles in the US: typical posted base $76k–$103k.

Median of the low and high ends of 222 live postings that list pay, out of 789 production supervisor openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

Mississippi plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →

How this role compares

Against 9 other live production postings in Mississippi.

Experience asked
Less than usual (2+ vs 5+)

Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • ✓ Team leadership 100%
  • Lean 40%
  • FDA / GMP 20%
  • Robotics 20%
  • Injection molding 20%
  • SAP 20%

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

It asks for 2+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

At a glance

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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 Richland

2 other open roles at this site.

Full description from nVentAs posted on their careers site.Show

What you will experience in this position

  • ✓Coordinate production activities on second shift to ensure production targets are met.
  • ✓Supervise production employees to ensure proper training, safe work habits, quality, and efficiency.
  • ✓Perform performance reviews, development discussions, and corrective actions as appropriate.
  • ✓Ensure compliance with company policies and legal

requirements

regarding workplace safety, product quality, timekeeping procedures, etc.

  • ✓Ensure necessary materials are on hand for upcoming jobs
  • ✓Confer with the appropriate personnel to resolve issues affecting production schedules and/or costs.
  • ✓Work with Shipping and Project Management to confirm customer shipping

requirements

and ensure all items to be shipped are accounted for

  • ✓Perform hands-on activities as needed to assist area personnel and/or to ensure product flow.
  • ✓Assist in monitoring inventory.
  • ✓Lead or participate in special projects involving production functions and personnel.
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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.

You have

  • •2+ years of demonstrated leadership ability, preferably in a metal fabrication or manufacturing environment.
  • •Strong planning and organization skills, and understanding of manufacturing processes and considerations.
  • •Good computer skills.
  • •Able to read prints and tape measurements to 1/16”.
  • •Able to work second shift after initial training period.
  • •Able to spend 2/3 of each 8-10 hour shift walking and standing in a non-air-conditioned production environment.

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

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.

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