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Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions.\nnVent is growing, and we want you to be a part of it! 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.\nAre you someone who enjoys solving problems, improving processes, and helping teams work more efficiently? 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Advanced functions such as pivot tables and VLOOKUP preferred.\nA proactive mindset, strong curiosity, and a desire to learn, improve processes, and help teams succeed.\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\nPay Transparency\nnVent’s pay scale is based on the expected range of base pay for this job and the employee’s work location. Employee pay within this range will be based on a combination of factors including knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, education, and performance. Where federal, state, or local minimum wage requirements exist, employee pay will comply.\nCompensation Range:\n$20.40 - $37.80 Per HourDepending on the position offered, employee may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as annual incentives.\nBenefit Overview\nAt nVent, we value our people and their health and well-being. 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