Continuous Improvement Lead
nVent · Blaine, MN
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Lean / CI
- Base pay
- $76k–$141k
- Degree
- Preferred
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 22 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management continuous improvement role at nVent (industrial) in Blaine, MN. This position will be based at our new Lexington Preserve facility in Blaine, MN, which will open in 2027.
- They ask for
- 2+ years · degree preferred
- Tools it names
- Lean, Kaizen, 5S, Value stream mapping, Root cause
- Base pay
- $76k–$141k
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Your game plan for this job
Most people just hit Apply. Do these first and you show up with someone on the inside.
- 1
Find 2–3 people on the Lean / CI team at this site
Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply most.
- 2
Send a short, curious note
Ask about the work, not for a referral. We write it for you.
- 3
Have a 15-minute chat
Good questions for this role:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is CI run from the plant floor or from a corporate OpEx group?
- Which metrics does leadership actually watch: OEE, scrap, cost per unit?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
Apply, ideally with a referral
Ask if they'd refer you or introduce you to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link and tell them the day you apply.
- 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.
About the role
What you will experience in this position
- ✓Lead and facilitate Kaizen events, apply Lean methodologies to identify waste, improve flow, and implement sustainable process improvements from initial scoping through implementation and sustainment.
- ✓Drive improvement initiatives that deliver measurable results such as cost reduction, inventory accuracy improvements, productivity gains, cycle time reduction, and throughput improvements, while also communicating progress and impact to site leadership.
- ✓Spend time observing production, warehouse, receiving, inspection, and/or material flow processes, identifying inefficiencies and working hands-on with teams to develop and implement improvements.
- ✓Develop and reinforce standard work, visual management, and daily management practices to sustain improvements and drive accountability in operations.
- ✓Train, coach, and support operators, supervisors, and cross-functional partners on Lean principles and tools to build capability and ownership across teams.
requirements
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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.
nVent is growing, and we want you to be a part of it! As we open a new manufacturing facility to support our expanding Data Center Solutions portfolio of products, we are seeking a Continuous Improvement Lead to advance Lean practices across the site. Partnering closely with operations, logistics, and materials teams, you will drive measurable improvements through hands-on facilitation, coaching, and collaboration that improves material flow, inventory movement, and/or improve how work is completed on the production floor.
- •* This position will be based at our new Lexington Preserve facility in Blaine, MN, which will open in 2027. Upon hire, onboarding and training will be held at our facilities in Blaine or Anoka, MN until the new facility opens. **
You have
- •Bachelor’s (B.A. or B.S.) degree preferred.
- •2+ years of experience leading Kaizen events and continuous improvement initiatives in a manufacturing or production environment, with direct facilitation responsibility using Lean methodologies.
- •Practical application of Lean tools such as Kaizen, 5S, Value Stream Mapping (VSM), Standard Work, material and information flow, takt time analysis, and root cause problem solving.
- •Ability to quantify and communicate improvement results, including cost savings, productivity gains, or waste reduction.
- •Proven ability to coach others, influence across functions, and work effectively with frontline teams and supervisors.
- •Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with proficiency in Microsoft products such as Excel, PowerPoint, and/or Visio.
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