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Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions.\nPOSITION SUMMARY\nThe Team Lead supports the day-to-day business unit department goals are being met through team leadership & communication, safety, quality, and delivery. They ensure uninterrupted production flow in assigned processes and provide problem support and coaching to employees.\nKEY ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES\nEffectively supports training efforts of entire team, including new hires. Takes proactive approach in training plans.\nComplete and coordinate employee training to ensure that procedures are followed and meet all quality requirements. Some roles may require additional Training Coordinator responsibilities as outlined below.\nEnsures team is aware of company messages, schedule changes, and procedures. Effectively communicates with other collaborators.\nSupports the production process by filling in positions on the line when necessary to maintain the flow of work when absences occur (Vacation, PTO, Restroom breaks, etc.).\nProvides regular recognition to team and individuals, and keeps applicable Supervisors informed.\nDisplays knowledge of lean principles, keeps metrics updated and regularly promotes improvement ideas. Serves a change agent and drive out waste throughout department through the deployment of the Lean methodology.\nConsistently follows nVent policy and practices. Is objective in decision making and communicates effectively with all levels. Enforces company and department policy within Team.\nSupports safety metric & risk reduction initiatives through completing regular safety inspections, observation/risk cards and ensure safety of team.\nPromotes behavior-based safety culture - safety improvements, risk notification process, and regular safety coaching or discussions with others.\nRemains engaged with committee members to drive improvements in the area and campus.\nSupports and drives quality improvements and reduction of rework metric by implementing proactive quality improvement ideas and supporting entire NCR cycle.\nPromotes and ensures focus of quality work through coaching others on quality, training to standards, identifying quality errors, ensuring quality documentation is accurate.\nSupports meeting on-time delivery metrics though ensuring efficient flow of work. Identifies and resolves barriers and obstacles. Promotes takt time.\nIdentifies, prioritizes, promotes and communicates completion of past dues. Ensures completion/closure of work/sales orders.\nProvides backup to the Production Supervisor.\nProvides mentoring and feedback to operators directly, raising recurrent behaviors to Supervisor.\nMay be required to perform additional duties as assigned.\nAligns to nVent’s values.\nQUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE\nHigh school diploma or equivalent experience\n3-5 years production work experience preferred.\nComputer experience with Windows Word, Excel, Outlook, JD Edwards and the Internet.\nKnowledge of all operations of the assigned production process required.\nKnowledge of safety policies and procedures, and ability to promote compliance with them.\nSkill in analytical thinking and problem solving.\nSkill in communicating effectively through oral and written communications.\nSkill in following detailed assembly instructions, processes and procedures.\nAbility to communicate job expectations to production staff and achieving desired results by monitoring, coaching, and enforcing policies and procedures.\nAbility to achieve high productivity by reliable and punctual attendance and reporting any tardiness, attendance issues and disciplinary issues to the Production Supervisor.\nAbility to conduct operator training on standard work to include work instructions, machine adjustments, product quality, company and value stream policies and procedures as required.\nAbility to identify and support continuous improvement efforts with the Production Supervisor.\nAbility to sustain and drive lean manufacturing and 5S activities.\nAbility to maintain a clean and organized work area to facilitate manufacturing functions.\nAbility to adapt to rapidly changing business circumstance and have the ability to thrive in a constantly changing business environment.\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$23.90 - $44.40 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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