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Operations Supervisor

nVent · WI · Full time

Posted Jul 29, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a time you worked with another department to solve a problem that slowed your crew.

What they are checking: Whether they coordinate across departments, which the posting lists first.

Tell me about a process improvement you helped train and roll out.

What they are checking: Whether they can lead change through a quality management system and stick with it.

How do you keep your crew motivated to hit goals?

What they are checking: Whether they have practical ways to motivate people, which the posting asks for.

Tell me about a time you stepped in and did the work yourself to help the crew.

What they are checking: Whether they're willing to work alongside their team when needed.

What would you do

A big order is due and you're behind. How do you decide whether to add people or overtime?

What they are checking: Whether they balance cost, fatigue and deadlines when adjusting staffing.

How do you make sure materials are ready before a crew starts a job?

What they are checking: Whether they plan ahead so crews aren't waiting on parts.

A worker isn't meeting expectations. How do you handle it?

What they are checking: Whether they address performance directly and fairly, including through evaluations.

You see someone using equipment unsafely. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they step in and enforce safety right away, every time, no matter who the worker is.

How do you explain a company policy your crew doesn't like?

What they are checking: Whether they can communicate policy clearly and honestly without undermining it.

About the work

How do you read a production schedule and turn it into a plan for your builder crews?

What they are checking: Whether they can lay out the shop floor so crews have what they need to meet deadlines.

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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. WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS ROLE: • Collaborate with managers, and supervisors from other departments coordinating supporting needs and output activities from those departments. • Assists with prioritizing workloads and the coordination of personnel requirements by increasing or decreasing personnel and overtime to meet changing conditions to ensure customer order deadlines are met. • Studies production schedules for accurate shop floor production layout and ensures materials needed are accessible to assigned builder crews. • Assists with training and managing process improvements as recommended through the quality management system. • Supports and trains on suggested changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency of shop, department, or work crew. • Analyzes and resolves work problems, or assists workers in solving work problems. Initiates or suggests plans to motivate workers to achieve work goals. -Reports machine and equipment malfunctions. • Performs activities of employees supervised. • Interprets company policies to employees, implements safety regulations, and assists with performance evaluations. YOU HAVE: • Associate degree or equivalent from two-year college or technical school • Ideally 5 plus years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience. • Proven understanding of Lean Manufacturing concepts. 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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