CNC Programmer - 1st Shift
nVent · Anoka, MN
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Preferred
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level manufacturing role at nVent (industrial) in Anoka, MN. 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
- degree preferred
- Tools it names
- CNC, Tooling
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Manufacturing Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $60k–$91k.
Median of the low and high ends of 63 live postings that list pay, out of 1004 manufacturing technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Minnesota plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 23 other live manufacturing postings in Minnesota.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $74k–$107k, from 5 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ CNC 54%
- ✓ Tooling 50%
- Team leadership 46%
- Machining 33%
- GD&T 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: nVent in Anoka
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Full description from nVentAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
What you will experience in this position
- ✓Use computerized manufacturing technologies to create part patterns and related programs for automated fabrication equipment.
- ✓Ensure production schedules are met.
- ✓Work with and provide technical assistance, problem solving and training where needed to the operations or engineering support teams.
- ✓Work with the operators on fabrication issues.
- ✓Recommend potential improvements related to day-to-day operations, tooling and equipment.
- ✓Update part information in JDE or other similar business system.
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.
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
- •High school diploma or G.E.D.
- •A minimum of three years of experience with CNC Equipment.
- •Experience with nesting or programming.
- •Associates degree in design/drafting preferred.
- •Knowledge of drafting standards and manufacturing processes.
- •Skill using CNC software and JD Edwards.
- •Demonstrated skills in attention to detail and accuracy.
- •Skill in written and oral communication with the ability to interface with people across multiple functional areas.
- •Ability to build and maintain effective work relationships across functional areas.
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