Manufacturing Operator (Lightning Protection Drill & Press)

nVent; Solon (IA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

nVent is seeking a Manufacturing Operator to set up, operate, and maintain progressive die press machines and related tooling to produce quality parts per blueprints. The role requires safe work practices and adherence to documentation, with responsibilities spanning setup, operation, inspection, and material handling.

You will work in a fast-paced environment, utilizing micrometers, calipers, and other gauges to verify tolerances, and you may operate lifts or cranes as needed.

Qualifications

• Strong troubleshooting skills with the ability to make informed decisions.

Responsibilities

• Sets up and operates heavy-duty power equipment to bend, form, stretch and straighten products per blueprints and templates.
• Perform duties to assist setup and operate multiple automatic and/or multi-slide equipment for a variety of products.
• Understand and work from drawings, order sheets, schedules, and written/verbal instructions.
• Check material for correct size, type, identification, configuration and color.
• Assist with set-up of dies, movable and stationary equipment, forming blocks, adjust stroke and feed as needed.
• Competently use micrometers, calipers, scales, tape measures, calculators and fixed gauges to check work in process.
• Move materials using pallet jack, lift truck or crane (if PIT qualified).
• Install and check safety devices as needed for specific jobs.
• Report faulty equipment, defective material and unusual conditions.
• Observe safety rules and maintain neat, orderly work area.
• Perform other related duties possibly exceeding normal shift hours.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Self-motivation

Safety consciousness

Reading blueprints

Hand tools

Power tools

Heavy lifting

Lift truck operation

Tools

Cadweld/Flashweld equipment

Micrometers/Calipers

Lift trucks

Job description

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.

We’relooking for peoplewho put their innovationtowork to advance our success – and their own.Join an organizationthat ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions.

As a Manufacturing Operator, you are responsible for setting up, operating, and maintaining select progressive die press machines, auxiliary equipment, saws, assembly tables, specific automated machinery, specificCadweld/Flashweld/ brazing equipment and other miscellaneous manufacturing tooling to safely produce quality products of varying material according to blueprint specifications. nVent expects you to adhere to all safe work procedures and to create parts up to thehighest ofquality standards.

WHATYOU WILLEXPERIENCEIN THIS POSITION:

• Sets up andoperatesheavy-duty power equipment to bend, form, stretch and straighten a variety of products / materials such as plates, extrusions, structural shapes, etc. as specified by blueprints, layout, and templates.

• Perform dutiesrequiredtoassistsetup andoperatemultipleautomatic and/or multi-slide equipmentperformsimultaneous processes for a variety of products.

• Ability to understand and work from drawings, order / route sheets, schedules, written, and verbal instructions.

• Check material for correct size, type, identification,configurationand color.

• Assistwith set-up of dies,movableand stationary equipment, forming blocks,adjuststroke and feed as needed.

• Competentusemicrometers, calipers, scales, tape measures,calculatorsand fixed gauges to check work in process and ensure adherence to specifications.

• Move materials in the performance of duties usingpalletjack, lift truck or crane (if PIT qualified) as necessary.

• Install and check safety devices as needed for specific jobs.

• Report faulty equipment, defective material and unusual conditions to supervisor or otherappropriate resources.

• Observe and adhere to all prescribed safety rules and regulations andmaintainworkareaina neatand orderly condition.

• Perform other related duties as assigned or directed, which may require more than the normal shift hours or work week to meet company needs.

YOU HAVE:

• Strong troubleshooting skillsnecessary, with the ability to make informed decisions.

• Good organizational skills with strong attention to detail.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-tasking environment and meet operational deadlines.

• Must be self-motivated, safety and quality conscious, and work efficiently with minimal supervision.

• Knowledge of manufacturing processes

• Experience following work instructions or reading blueprints

• Experience using hand and power tools

• Prior experience working in a light industrial facility preferred

• Heavy liftingrequired(up to 50lbs).

• Lift truck operator experience recommended.

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

• Core values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers. We’re known for being:

• Benefits to support the lives of our employees

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.