Global Manufacturing Technology Lead

nVent; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) retirement plan with company 25

Job summary

nVent seeks a Global Manufacturing Technology Engineer to act as the global domain expert for assigned manufacturing technologies, owning strategy, capability, and deployment across the network. You will ensure scalable, cost-competitive processes aligned to business objectives and partner with the ISC Transformation Director on continuous transformation initiatives.

This role requires 7+ years in manufacturing or operations engineering, domain expertise in electrical connection tech or

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field as listed.
• 7+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering or related roles.
• Domain expertise in electrical connection manufacturing technologies and/or automation.
• Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement preferred.
• Ability to influence globally across Operations, Engineering, EHS, Quality, Planning, and Procurement.
• Travel up to 30-40% domestic and international.

Responsibilities

• Serve as global domain expert for assigned manufacturing technologies.
• Develop and implement manufacturing technology roadmaps.
• Drive process capability improvements and manufacturing standardization.
• Support capital planning and lead equipment technology selection and expenditure justification.
• Lead automation and advanced manufacturing initiatives.
• Partner with Engineering on DFM and NPI industrialization.
• Lead and support manufacturing transfers, footprint optimization, and capacity expansion.
• Deploy standard methodologies across global manufacturing sites.
• Partner with Operations to improve manufacturing performance.
• Support Product Engineering and NPI teams.
• Collaborate with Quality on process capability and defect reduction.
• Support ISC efficiency and network optimization objectives.
• Participate in strategic growth and technology planning.

Skills

Manufacturing Eng

Automation

Lean Six Sigma

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Job description

nVent seeks a Global Manufacturing Technology Engineer to act as the global domain expert for assigned manufacturing technologies, owning strategy, capability, and deployment across the network. You will ensure scalable, cost-competitive processes aligned to business objectives and partner with the ISC Transformation Director on continuous transformation initiatives.

This role requires 7+ years in manufacturing or operations engineering, domain expertise in electrical connection tech or