Senior Quality Supervisor, Receiving Inspection (2nd Shift)

nVent; Anoka (MN); On-site; USD 76,000 - 141,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

nVent Minnesota is seeking a Quality Manager to lead the Receiving Inspection team and drive standardization, supplier quality, and continuous improvement across incoming materials. You will coach technicians, develop inspection plans, and apply GD&T, metrology, and Lean tools to ensure quality and production readiness.

You will lead investigations, monitor NCRs, and optimize metrics to boost efficiency and product safety. This is a full-time role with a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Operations, or a related technical field.
• Progressive quality experience in a manufacturing environment with experience leading receiving inspection, supplier quality, or quality operations.
• Experience leading, coaching, developing, and training Quality Technicians or similar teams.
• Understanding of receiving inspection methodologies, GD&T, blueprint reading, metrology equipment, and inspection technologies.
• Experience developing standardized inspection plans, inspection instructions, and standardized work.
• Strong knowledge of quality tools including Root Cause Analysis, Control Plans, FMEA, SPC, PPAP, Lean, Six Sigma, and ISO 9001 standards for quality assurance.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Quality Technicians while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the Receiving Inspection function.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve consistent inspection protocols and inspection methods to ensure consistent evaluation of incoming materials across all product lines.
• Establish inspection priorities and allocate departmental resources to ensure incoming materials are inspected and released in support of production schedules while maintaining quality standards.
• Ensure Quality Technicians are accurately trained and proficient in inspection methods, precision measurement instruments, and evaluation technologies, while maintaining standardized work and certification requirements.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve receiving inspection efficiency, accuracy, and throughput through process improvements, technology, automation, and Lean methodologies.
• Lead investigations of supplier and incoming material quality issues, including containment activities, identification of underlying causes, corrective actions, and preventive actions.
• Monitor Nonconformance Report (NCR) activity to ensure timely disposition, cross-functional follow-up, and closure while identifying trends that drive systemic corrective actions.
• Monitor receiving inspection performance metrics, identify trends, and lead initiatives that improve inspection effectiveness, supplier quality, material flow, and customer satisfaction.

Skills

Leadership

Quality management

Process improvement

GDT

Blueprint reading

Metrology equipment

Inspection technologies

Root Cause Analysis

FMEA

Lean

Six Sigma

ISO 9001

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Operations, or related field

Tools

CMMs

Vision systems

ERP/MRP systems

Electronic quality management systems

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.

At nVent, quality is more than inspection-it is how we deliver confidence to our customers and support the continued growth of our business. In this role you will lead a team responsible for ensuring incoming materials meet quality requirements before they enter production. This is a highly visible leadership role where you'll drive standardization, develop people, strengthen supplier quality performance, and implement continuous improvement initiatives that help ensure our products meet the highest standards for safety, reliability, and customer satisfaction.

WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Quality Technicians while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the Receiving Inspection function.

• Develop, implement, and continuously improve consistent inspection protocols and inspection methods to ensure consistent evaluation of incoming materials across all product lines.

• Establish inspection priorities and allocate departmental resources to ensure incoming materials are inspected and released in support of production schedules while maintaining quality standards.

• Ensure Quality Technicians are accurately trained and proficient in inspection methods, precision measurement instruments, and evaluation technologies, while maintaining standardized work and certification requirements.

• Identify and implement opportunities to improve receiving inspection efficiency, accuracy, and throughput through process improvements, technology, automation, and Lean methodologies.

• Lead investigations of supplier and incoming material quality issues, including containment activities, identification of underlying causes, corrective actions, and preventive actions.

• Monitor Nonconformance Report (NCR) activity to ensure timely disposition, cross-functional follow-up, and closure while identifying trends that drive systemic corrective actions.

• Monitor receiving inspection performance metrics, identify trends, and lead initiatives that improve inspection effectiveness, supplier quality, material flow, and customer satisfaction.

YOU HAVE:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Operations, or a related technical field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Progressive quality experience in a manufacturing environment with experience leading receiving inspection, supplier quality, or quality operations.

• Experience leading, coaching, developing, and training Quality Technicians or similar teams.

• Understanding of receiving inspection methodologies, GD&T, blueprint reading, metrology equipment, and inspection technologies.

• Experience developing standardized inspection plans, inspection instructions, and standardized work.

• Strong knowledge of quality tools including Root Cause Analysis, Control Plans, FMEA, SPC, PPAP, Lean, Six Sigma, and ISO 9001 standards for quality assurance.

Preferred:

• ASQ Certification (CQE, CMQ/OE, CQA, or similar).

• Experience with CMMs, vision systems, or other advanced inspection technologies.

• Experience with ERP/MRP systems and electronic quality management systems.

• APQP, supplier development, or New Product Introduction experience.

• High-volume manufacturing experience.

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:

$76,000.00 - $141,100.00

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.

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