Quality Manager I

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.

WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:

This high-impact role is ideal for someone who finds satisfaction in balancing people leadership with hands-on quality engineering. You'll lead a team of Quality Technicians while driving quality strategy, problem-solving, continuous improvement, and customer-focused quality initiatives across our stainless-steel manufacturing operation.

• Lead quality performance for the stainless-steel value stream as the primary quality liaison, helping ensure customer satisfaction and operational excellence.

• Coach, develop, and support four quality technicians through mentoring, career development, succession planning, scheduling, workload balancing, and shift-handover communication.

• Partner with Manufacturing, Lean, Engineering, Sales, Materials, Procurement, HR, and Maintenance teams as the plant's key quality subject matter expert.

• Ensure products consistently meet customer requirements by driving adherence to established processes, procedures, and quality standards.

• Lead investigation and resolution of internal nonconformances (NCRs) and external customer complaints, applying Six Sigma tools and root-cause analysis to identify and implement effective solutions.

• Develop, implement, and sustain corrective and preventive action (CAPA) processes that resolve quality concerns and prevent recurrence.

• Maintain and strengthen compliance with ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System requirements, while leading external audits and supporting product and process audits through completion of follow-up actions.

• Apply engineering and Lean principles to improve manufacturing quality and reliability while supporting APQP initiatives including PFMEA, Control Plans, GR&R, Capability Studies, First Article Inspection (FAI), and ongoing product and process revisions.

YOU HAVE:

• A Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field, along with 5+ years of experience in manufacturing and quality functions.

• Experience leading, coaching, or developing others; 2+ years of formal leadership experience is preferred.

• Strong customer and supplier management experience, with the ability to communicate effectively on complex quality issues and escalate appropriately when needed.

• Experience with process management, organizational change, Six Sigma, Lean methodologies, and quality management systems.

• Preferred qualifications include quality certifications (CQE, CMQ, CQA), ISO 9001:2015 Internal Auditor training, sheet-steel manufacturing experience, and/or Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) certification.

This is an excellent opportunity for a quality professional who enjoys balancing technical problem-solving with people leadership while making a visible impact on customers, operations, and business performance.

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

Pay Transparency

nVent’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.

Compensation Range:

Depending on the position offered, employee may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as annual incentives.

Benefit Overview

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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