Senior Receiving Quality Leader

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

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.