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Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions.\nIn this position, you will ensure uninterrupted production flow in assigned process. Provide troubleshooting support as well as coaching/on-the-job training to employees to ensure that day to day department goals are being met. You will be the first point of escalation for production issues and tasked the responsibility of communicating with appropriate resources to ensure that problems are resolved quickly and efficiently. As you grow, you will develop critical leadership competencies and business process knowledge.\nKey role responsibilities\nServe as primary backup to the Production Supervisor for all assigned departments\nProvides documentation to support Production Supervisor in managing performance concerns as well as recognizing exceptional performance\nCompletes various audits on production, safety, and quality processes\nProvide communication to the team as the first point of contact in the escalation procedure. Coach, guide, develop, and train employees to meet production goals and improve skillsets\nKnowledge of Lean methodologies. 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Removes production roadblocks in assembly process.\nAble to setup, adjust, and troubleshoot process and be the first point of contact in the escalation path to resolve process non-conformancies, in order to meet quality and production specifications\nAdjusts staffing and work flow as necessary in response to material, machine, or labor changes throughout the shift.\nIs a leader for established safety, quality, performance standards.\nAssists in resolving data integrity issues on Manufacturing Orders and production databases. Performs transactions necessary to maintain accurate records and inventory balances.\nLeads improvement efforts surrounding all applicable safety procedures, quality specifications, and 5S Standards. Reports and helps in driving resolution to adverse conditions, non-conforming products/procedures, and 5S violations.\nDemonstrates flexibility by identifying production, process, or resource related roadblocks and helping to resolve them across assembly processes. Provides and implements continuous improvement recommendations as well as participates actively as a team member through continuous improvement activities to meet customer needs.\nAssist department supervisor with shift start up, daily attendance, first piece inspections, machine set up and troubleshooting, employee job assignments, employee training.\nCreate and populate Excel spreadsheets to report daily production and attendance\nTrack production schedules for Assembly, Automation, and Packing\nParticipate in GIMBA and daily production meetings\nAssist material handlers as needed\nOperate PIT. Stand up.\nAt nVent, we believe in an agile and flexible workforce. Assemby Team Lead will help demonstrate these values as well as have the opportunity to, or be asked to, work in multiple areas of the business.\nAreas may include, but are not limited to:\nAreas encompassed within Assembly I, Assembly II and Assembly III job descriptions\nqualifications and experience\nHigh School diploma or equivalent\n8+ years Manufacturing or Production work experience.\nBend, squat down, and reach above your head\nClimb stairs and ladders\nLift and carry at least 25 pounds\nWork in confined spaces\nAbility to lead in a fast-paced; multi-taksing environment and meet operational deadlines.\nAbility to work individually and with others to identify, escalate, troubleshoot, and resolve non-conforming machine, process, product, or environmental issues\nAbility to coach, train, and develop others as a leader of an agile and flexible workforce\nExcellent verbal and written communication with positive attitude\nDetail-oriented and able to identify discrepancies with parts, process, or paperwork\nEffective computer skills. Ability to work with Microsoft Office Suite of tools\nWE HAVE:\nA 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\nnVent 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.\n\nOur 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.\n\nCommitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work\nWe encourage and support the philanthropic activities of our employees worldwide\n\nThrough our nVent in Action matching program, we provide funds to nonprofit and educational organizations where our employees volunteer or donate money\n\nCore values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers. We’re known for being:\nInnovative & adaptable\n\nDedicated to absolute integrity\n\nFocused on the customer first\n\nRespectful and team oriented\n\nOptimistic and energizing\n\nAccountable for performance\n\nBenefits to support the lives of our employees\n\nBenefit Overview\nAt 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:\nMedical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts, short-term and long-term disability benefits, critical illness, accident insurance and life insurance.\n\nA 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan - both include a company match.\n\nOther 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.\n\nAt nVent, we connect and protect our customers with inventive electrical solutions. People are our most valuable asset. 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