Manufacturing Technician - 1st Shift

Job Title

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.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop, create, and maintain routings for non-standard layouts and Engineering Work Orders (EWOs), using existing references and procedures to ensure accuracy and efficiency.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing and Operations teams to resolve issues related to non-standard routings and ensure alignment with shop floor execution.
• Review and update routings as needed to reflect changes in manufacturing processes, materials, or product configurations.
• Evaluate routings to identify gaps, inefficiencies, or inaccuracies, ensuring processes remain relevant to current operational requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement of routing creation processes, enhancing standardization, efficiency, and ease of use for non-standard products.
• Identify improvements, corrections, and enhancements in standard product designs and documentation.
• Support pre-production and quotation activities by assessing manufacturability and providing input on process feasibility, cost, and lead time considerations.
• Establish and document standardized processes and procedures for non-standard routing creation and overall process flow.
• Participate in layout and process improvement initiatives to optimize production flow, reduce waste, and improve overall operational performance.
• Support and implement Lean Manufacturing initiatives and ongoing efforts to improve processes.
• Document the processes used in building products.
• Recommend product improvement and maintain standard drawings/specs.
• Support daily production through solving, testing, and validation of product.
• Perform other related duties as needed.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Proven ability to collaborate, and partner effectively with Design and Manufacturing teams to drive alignment and results.
• Proactive, self-directed individual who takes initiative and works effectively with minimal supervision; highly organized with strong prioritization skills
• Ability to use computer programs including MS Office, MRP (JD Edwards preferred), Enovia, SolidWorks, etc. intermediate level
• Ability to process engineering change orders (ECO's) as they relate to bills of material and product routings
• Ability to document processes in work instructions format
• Knowledge of DFM (Design for Manufacturability) to provide recommendations for new and existing products
• Knowledge and experience in Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement projects
• Knowledge of product costing labor and material

Education & Experience

• High School or AA/AS degree (or other 2-year post high school training).
• 2-years of experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.

Abilities to Meet the Physical and Environmental Demands

• Lift up to 50lbs.
• Stand and walk frequently.
• Operate hand tools.
• Work primarily indoors where there is frequently noise of 85 dB and occasional exposure to chemical hazards (solvents).
• Bending/Kneeling/Squatting frequently.
• Primarily desk-based (approximately 80% of time).

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

• 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:

  $20.40 - $37.80 Per Hour

  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.