Operations Training Supervisor
nVent · Blaine, Minnesota, United States · onsite
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.
We're seeking a highly motivated and experienced Operations Training Supervisor to help build and sustain a world-class training organization within our manufacturing operations. This role serves as a critical link between strategic training leadership and frontline execution, ensuring employees are effectively trained, qualified, and prepared to perform safely and efficiently.
The Operations Training Supervisor will lead a team of Trainers, coordinate training initiatives across departments, and work closely with Operations, Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, and Plant Leadership to drive workforce capability and operational excellence. This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced training professional ready to take the next step into people leadership while remaining actively involved in training program development and execution.
WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:
- Supervise, coach, and develop a team of operations training specialist and coordinators, fostering a high-performance culture focused on safety, quality, and employee development.
- Lead the execution of onboarding, certification, recertification, cross-training, and skills development programs across manufacturing operations.
- Partner with Operations, Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, and Plant Leadership to identify workforce capability gaps and implement training solutions.
- Develop, maintain, and continuously improve training materials, qualification standards, and training processes to support operational excellence.
- Ensure accurate training documentation and compliance with company, customer, and regulatory requirements while maintaining audit readiness.
- Analyze training metrics, certification status, and workforce readiness data to drive continuous improvement and business results.
- Serve as a site training leader and subject matter expert, promoting best practices in adult learning, training technologies, and employee development.
YOU HAVE:
Required:
- Bachelor's degree (B.A., B.S.) or 6+ years of manufacturing/operations based training required.
- 2+ years of manufacturing or operations-based training experience Exposure to training experience within a manufacturing environment required.
- Experience developing and delivering training programs within a manufacturing environment.
- Experience maintaining training documentation and compliance records supporting ISO, customer, or regulatory audits.
- Strong facilitation, communication, and organizational skills.
- Ability to influence and collaborate effectively across all levels of the organization.
Preferred:
- Ideally 1+ years of leadership, supervisory experience within a manufacturing training organization.
- Experience with Learning Management Systems (LMS), digital work instructions, or training databases.
- Exposure to Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, and Change Management methodologies.
- Training certifications or adult learning credentials
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
Pay Transparency
nVent’s pay scale is based on the expected range of base pay for this job and the employee’s work location. Employee pay within this range will be based on a combination of factors including knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, education, and performance. Where federal, state, or local minimum wage requirements exist, employee pay will comply.
Compensation Range:
$76,000.00 - $141,100.00
Depending on the position offered, employee may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as annual incentives.
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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