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Operations Supervisor - Electrical

nVent · WI · Full time

Posted Sep 23, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a time you supervised journeymen and apprentice electricians on the same job. How did you split the work between them?

What they are checking: Whether they match tasks to skill level while still giving apprentices real work to learn from.

How do you explain a blueprint or job order to a crew so that everyone builds it the same way?

What they are checking: Whether they can translate drawings into clear instructions that prevent rework across a whole crew.

Tell me about a change you suggested that improved how a crew installed panel boards, breakers or other equipment.

What they are checking: Whether they look for better methods on their own rather than just running the work as handed to them.

How have you kept a crew motivated during a long stretch of overtime to hit a ship date?

What they are checking: Whether they can keep morale and quality up when the schedule is tight and people are tired.

How do you keep time and production records accurate when the floor is busy?

What they are checking: Whether they treat records as a real tool for planning and costing rather than paperwork to catch up on later.

What would you do

One of your best electricians keeps skipping lockout/tagout because he says it slows him down. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they enforce safety rules evenly, even with high performers who push back.

Halfway through a build, you find the material you requisitioned is short or wrong. How do you keep the crew productive?

What they are checking: Whether they can reshuffle work and fix supply problems without losing a day of labor.

An electrician tells you a problem on the floor is engineering's fault and he's done trying to fix it. How do you handle that?

What they are checking: Whether they solve problems with the worker and engage engineering instead of letting blame stall the job.

About the work

You're looking at a production schedule for three modular buildings due in two weeks. Walk me through how you'd estimate the worker hours you need.

What they are checking: Whether they can turn a schedule into a staffing plan instead of guessing and scrambling later.

When you inspect wiring in a finished unit, what are you looking for first, and what makes you stop the line?

What they are checking: Whether they know which code and spec problems are serious enough to halt work before a unit ships.

What local electrical code questions come up most in modular building work, and how do you settle them?

What they are checking: Whether they understand code compliance for buildings wired in a factory and inspected at another site.

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The full job description

As published by nVent.

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. Supervises and coordinates activities of journeymen and apprentice Electricians engaged in construction, installation, and testing of electrical components installed in modular buildings. This position will be based from our facility in Oregon, WI. WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION: • Plans wiring and installation of equipment and fixtures such as motors, generators, switches, circuit breakers, and panel boards. • Inspects wiring and fixtures for conformance to company specifications or local electrical codes. • Studies production schedules and estimates worker hour requirements for completion of job assignment. • Interprets company policies to workers and enforces safety regulations. • Interprets specifications, blueprints, and job orders to workers, and assigns duties. • Recommends measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product. • Analyzes and resolves work problems, or assists workers in solving work problems. • Initiates or suggests plans to motivate workers to achieve work goals. • Maintains time and production records • Estimates, requisitions, and inspects materials • Confers with other staff to coordinate activities of individual departments • Sets up machines and equipment • Performs activities of workers supervised. • Performs quality control testing of product buildings for compliance to intended operations performance, corrects installation defects and provides process follow-up documentation. • -Endeavors to create a workplace environment that is enjoyable, engenders pride in the product and focus on the customer, and provides room for individual responsibilities and ideas. YOU HAVE: • 6+ years experience or training in the installation and maintenance of electrical wiring and equipment • 5+ years of leadership experience is preferred. • Journeyman or Master Electrician license required with strong working knowledge of the National Electrical Code. • High school diploma or GED. • Ability to identify and resolve problems through gathering and analyzing of information. Strong analytical • Ability to balance team and individual responsibilities, properly planning, developing and delegating team members. • Ability to meet the physical and environmental demands including working within a manufacturing environment, occasionally lifting and/or moving up to 50 pounds. Frequently standing, stooping, kneeling, or crouching. 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. #LI-Onsite #LI-AL1

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