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Quality Manager

nVent · Houston, TX

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Level
Manager
Team
Quality
Degree
Required
Experience asked
7+ years
Industry
Industrial
Posted
9 days ago

The role in 30 seconds

A management quality role at nVent (industrial) in Houston, TX. At nVent Engineered Building Solutions, we design and manufacture engineered building solutions that support critical infrastructure across North America.

They ask for
7+ years · degree required
Tools it names
Lean, Six Sigma, Root cause, Control plans, Internal audits

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How this role compares

Against 69 other live quality postings in Texas.

Base pay
Not listed in this posting

Typical $90k–$120k, from 19 postings that list pay.

Experience asked
More than usual (7+ vs 3+)

Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • ✓ Root cause 69%
  • ✓ Lean 40%
  • Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 40%
  • New product launch 39%
  • FMEA 37%
  • ✓ Six Sigma 31%

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

It asks for 7+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone on the team first.

At a glance

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How to get in at this plant

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  1. 1

    Pick 2–3 people on the Quality team at nVent

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  2. 2

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    Turn a reply into a short call

    Questions worth asking about this team:

    • What does a normal week look like on your team?
    • Which standards drive the work here: ISO 13485, IATF 16949, AS9100?
    • How much of the job is customer complaints versus prevention?
    • How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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  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.

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What You'll Experience in this Position

  • ✓Lead the site's quality management system, including ISO compliance, audits, document control, and certification programs.
  • ✓Drive product and process quality through effective inspection, testing, and quality control practices.
  • ✓Lead root cause investigations, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives that reduce scrap, rework, and variation.
  • ✓Partner with customers and internal teams to resolve quality concerns and enhance customer satisfaction.
  • ✓Develop, coach, and lead the quality team while supporting quality training across the facility.
  • ✓Analyze quality performance metrics and provide strategic recommendations to site leadership.
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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.

At nVent Engineered Building Solutions, we design and manufacture engineered building solutions that support critical infrastructure across North America. We're looking for a Quality Manager for our facility in Northwest Houston (around the Antoine Dr/SH-249 corridor) to lead our quality strategy, champion continuous improvement, and help ensure we consistently deliver products that exceed customer expectations.

In this key leadership role, you'll partner closely with operations, engineering, and production teams to drive quality excellence across the facility while developing a culture of accountability, problem solving, and continuous improvement .

You Have

  • •Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • •7+ years of quality experience within a manufacturing, industrial, or construction products environment.
  • •Strong knowledge of quality management systems, ISO standards, audits, and compliance requirements.
  • •Experience leading root cause analysis, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • •Proven success developing quality procedures, control plans, and performance metrics.
  • •Strong leadership, communication, and customer-facing skills.
  • •CQE, CQA, Lean, Six Sigma, or ISO Lead Auditor certifications are a plus.

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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