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Sheet Metal Worker

nVent · WI · Full time

Posted Jun 26, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about your experience fitting and fastening metal panels or parts. What fasteners have you used?

What they are checking: Whether they have hands-on experience with bolts, screws, rivets and clips on metal assemblies.

Tell me about working outdoors on a job in Wisconsin weather. How did you stay safe and productive?

What they are checking: Whether they are ready for outdoor work, which this role includes.

How do you work with limited supervision and still make sure your work is right?

What they are checking: Whether they can be trusted to work independently with care.

What tools are you most comfortable using, and which ones are you still learning?

What they are checking: Whether they are honest about their skill level and open to learning.

Tell me about a time you helped a teammate finish a job on time.

What they are checking: Whether they work as part of a crew rather than only on their own tasks.

What would you do

You notice a panel doesn't line up with the drawing. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they stop and raise problems instead of forcing a part to fit.

You're asked to rework a unit before it ships. How do you approach it?

What they are checking: Whether they take rework seriously and get it right the second time.

About the work

How do you make sure a wall or frame is square, level and plumb?

What they are checking: Whether they know basic construction checks that keep modular buildings true.

How comfortable are you reading detailed drawings? Walk me through how you'd use one to position a part.

What they are checking: Whether they can work from drawings accurately without constant help.

What safety habits do you follow when handling sheet metal?

What they are checking: Whether they protect themselves from cuts, falls and lifting injuries.

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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. Job Description Step into a role where your craftsmanship and precision are celebrated! As a Sheet Metal Worker at nVent Management Company, you will be instrumental in crafting flawless, world-class metal products for modular buildings and equipment enclosures. Our collaborative and ambitious team ensures that we successfully implement innovative solutions that set industry standards. Essential Duties & Responsibilities • Complete detailed directions to handle, position, and fit metal products both on the shop floor and outdoors. • Independently provide assembly assistance at any sequence level with limited supervision. • Accurately position metal products based on unit knowledge or detailed drawings. • Apply basic construction principles to ensure products are square, level, and plumb. • Secure metal products using bolts, screws, clips, rivets, or other fasteners with precision. • Assist in the repair and rework of items as directed before shipment. • Contribute to a workplace environment that promotes pride, customer focus, and individual responsibility. Education/ Experience: High school diploma or GED, plus one to three months of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Schedule: 6:00am - 4:30pm Monday thru Thursday, with up to 10 hours on Fridays. 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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