Maintenance Supervisor

nVent · Solon

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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.

The position of Maintenance Supervisor oversees for the upkeep, repair, and optimization of machinery and equipment to ensure smooth production operations. They lead a team of technicians, schedule preventive maintenance, troubleshoot issues, and enforce safety standards. This role is essential in minimizing downtime and maintaining operational efficiency, custodial upkeep of the facility and production equipment.

WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:

• Provide leadership and management of maintenance crew, help manage and schedule preventive maintenance as defined on all production equipment
• Maintain a positive work environment/culture that fosters a commitment to safety excellence, efficiency, effectiveness and high morale while ensuring that all employees are treated fairly and equitably
• Help prepare and execute daily, weekly, and monthly schedules for planned work
• Establish and perfect standard work
• Lead scheduled meetings and reviews progress with maintenance and operation teams
• Strive to improve Preventive Maintenance processes and equipment uptime
• Identify resource needs in order to make the most effective and efficient use of available resources
• Document and maintain equipment files and manuals
• Establish contacts and help manage contractors
• Observe all applicable safety rules and help coach employees on safety
• Conduct weekly safety audits, and inspection
• Notify department leaders and value stream managers when problems arise concerning equipment, operations, materials etc
• Maintain a continuously improving complete maintenance program that optimizes safety performance, asset utilization and health, cost-effectiveness and quality objectives, while meeting or exceeding production and key business results
• Deliver results through demonstration of nVent's cultural beliefs, leading by example and driving those beliefs into the maintenance team
• Ensure the long-term reliability, availability, and safety of assets for the facility in support of manufacturing optimization
• Drive reliability programs including predictive and preventive maintenance optimization, ensuring availability of spare parts, tools and equipment. Drive effective utilization of resources by pushing the existing time-based PM's toward condition-based maintenance.
• Develop and implement innovative technical ideas and solutions for improved production efficiencies to reduce operating cost.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

YOU HAVE:

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 5+ years proven experience working in maintenance in a manufacturing environment, maintaining production machinery, fleet equipment and facilities.
• 2+ years' experience supervising and leading maintenance team members to achieve shared goals.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, procedure manuals, and technical documents.
• Electrical knowledge and experience preferred; license not required.
• Experience working on a computer, using Microsoft Office and using an ERP system to track tickets and close work orders.
• Ability to meet the physical and environmental demands: regularly walk and stand, lift up to 50 lbs., use hands and fingers to handle tools and controls, reach with hands and arms, squat, stoop, kneel, reach above the head and reach forward. Ability and willingness to frequently climb ladders.

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

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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