Quality Inspector - 1st Shift

nVent Enclosure Systems LLC; Anoka (MN); On-site; USD 24,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) and employee stock purchasePlan

Paid time off and other benefits

Job summary

nVent Enclosure Systems LLC in Minneapolis seeks a detail-focused quality inspector to join our Minneapolis operations. You will perform product inspections, identify non-conforming parts, and ensure compliance with ISO procedures.

The role requires precision measurement skills, ability to lift up to 50 lbs, and strong communication across functions. We offer a comprehensive benefits package and opportunities in a global, innovative company.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 1 year experience in quality process and QMS preferred.
• 1 year experience with precision metal fabrication measurement tools preferred.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform product inspections per work instructions and drawings.
• Prioritize tasks to meet departmental goals.
• Identify non-conforming products.
• Initiate Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs).
• Ensure no active NCRs before inspections.
• Apply precision and non-precision gauges to verify acceptance criteria.

Skills

Quality inspections

ISO procedures

Precision measurement

Documentation

Mathematics

Communication

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Calipers

Micrometer

Hardness tester

CMM

Optical comparators

Measuring tables

Functional testers

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.

WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:

• Performing comprehensive product inspections based on criteria defined in work instructions, checklists, and drawings.
• Prioritizing tasks as established by the Operations Supervisors to maintain efficiency and meet departmental deliverable goals.
• Identifying non-conforming products that do not meet predefined requirements.
• Initiate Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) in response to discoveries of non-conforming products.
• Ensuring there are no active NCRs before completing a product inspection to maintain strict quality control and compliance.
• Applying precision and non-precision gauges, meters, tools, or devices to determine conformance to the relevant acceptance criteria.

YOU HAVE:

• High school diploma or G.E.D.
• 1 year experience in the quality process and experience with Quality Management Systems preferred.
• 1 year experience using precision metal fabrication measurement tools and techniques preferred.
• Ability to use precision measuring equipment (e.g., Calipers, micrometer, paint mil gauges, hardness tester, CMM, measuring tables, optical comparators, functional testers, etc.).
• Ability to effectively organize, plan workload and work in a self-directed manner.
• Ability to utilize good written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interface with people across multiple functional areas within the company.
• Ability to interpret and apply Quality System / ISO procedures and documentation.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Skills to quickly learn and operate a wide variety of test and measurement equipment.
• Skills in attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to apply appropriate math and geometry.
• Skill in using personal computers including Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, etc.).

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 www.nvent.com .

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:

$17.20 - $31.90 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.