
Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor - Mechatronics
- Anoka, MN
- $89,300-165,800 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Lead and develop an effective team of programmers, automation technicians, and controls engineers who support the Anoka manufacturing campus by increasing equipment uptime and efficiency.
- Provide mentorship to project priority and ensure structured problem solving is being applied.
- Lead projects for custom equipment of significant complexity and upgrades for equipment used in our manufacturing plant.
- Assist in the development of new process and new product roadmaps.
- Foster a positive team environment with open communication, identifying problems and facilitating resolutions with velocity.
- Promote knowledge sharing to strengthen technical depth of staff, ensure responsive operational support, and enable process improvements.
- Participate in value stream Gemba and lean activities.
- Drive participation and leadership in 8 step RCCM activity for process and product quality issues.
- Drive increased use of data acquisition software, developing actions based on data results.
- Ensure active use of safety tools like risk notification cards, ergonomic analysis, and management of change along with overall improved behavior-based safety atmosphere for the campus. Implement new technology applications to maintain nVent’s industry leader status.
- Apply specific technological expertise to specific projects.
- Drive team to ensure they coordinate and maintain complex development schedules including supervising prototyping and testing of new processes.
- Partner as needed on outside activities such as third-party testing.
- Drive team to establish test specifications and protocols.
- Provide work direction to work teams to enhance productivity, effectiveness and partnership.
- Continually improve use of effective DFM and DFMEA/PFMEA activity.
- Academic background in Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical or other Engineering field.
- 5+ years of leadership experience.
- Automation experience required. Ideally 10+ years.
- Experience working in a multi-functional environment.
- Abilities to meet the physical and environmental demands:
- Much of the work will be in a normal office environment. The ability to clearly and comfortably view, interpret and process information via a computer monitor for extended periods of time during normal working hours is required. Up to 10% travel may be required. Travel will be a combination of domestic and global locations
- 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.
- 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
- Innovative & adaptable
- Dedicated to absolute integrity
- Focused on the customer first
- Respectful and team oriented
- Optimistic and energizing
- Accountable for performance
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