Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing Engineer Opportunity

Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions. nVent is growing and we want you to be a part of it! We're thrilled to announce we're opening a new state-of-the-art facility in Blaine, Minnesota, to support our expanding data solutions business. This isn't just another job—it's an opportunity to join a team that will quickly become one of nVent's top three revenue generating plants. We're looking for passionate, driven individuals to help us build something great from the ground up. This is your chance to make a real impact and be a key part of the next big thing at nVent.

We're looking for a Manufacturing Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will act as a project leader, developing complete plans and taking ownership from start to finish to ensure projects meet goals and deadlines. You will also work with operators and team leaders to optimize layouts, improve material flow, and lead Kaizen events using Lean tools to drive waste reduction. This position is a great opportunity to gain hands-on experience and support capital expenditure (CAPEX) requests for new equipment and projects.

What you will experience in this position:

• Act as a project leader to develop a complete project plan including resources, costs, benefits and schedule; assume full responsibility for all aspects of the project to ensure it meets goals and schedule; communicate project status to partners as appropriate; and follow up to ensure project results are sustained.
• Work with operators, team leaders and value stream planners to optimize process center layouts and designs incorporating material flow and line balancing.
• Use lean tools, interpersonal skills and leadership abilities to lead and facilitate kaizen activities encouraging multi-functional groups to participate and meet common goals.
• Give to the development of the annual business unit plan based on value stream maps, metric deployment and management system assessment to drive waste reduction while improving employee safety.
• Lead and support capital expenditure requests and implementations using basic cost justification and business management principles. Projects could include capital equipment justification and capital expenditure requests.

This position is based in Blaine, MN, and our new facility will open in early 2026. Upon hire, onboarding and training will be held at our facility in Anoka, MN until the Blaine facility opens.

You have:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Industrial Technology, or related degree
• 2+ years of experience in manufacturing preferred
• Experience in a manufacturing environment with one or more of the following systems: SolidWorks, AutoCAD, MS Office, ERP (JD Edwards preferred), PLM (Enovia preferred)
• Experience working with Automation Equipment preferred

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
• 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

Benefits to support the lives of our employees include:

• 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 such as tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and 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.