Lean Intern

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.

Early Careers at nVent Innovation, inclusion, and growth.

By joining nVent, you have the opportunity to help build a more sustainable and electrified world, to be celebrated for bringing your authentic self to work and bring forward bold ideas that drive your personal and professional growth. Our culture of positive energy, integrity and respect will be the fuel you need to launch a purposeful, exciting career. Dream big, expect development and plug into our growing, global community where your diverse skills and talents will be deployed to make a difference in todays electrified world.

This internship offers the opportunity to apply Lean principles in a real-world manufacturing environment. You will work alongside operations and support teams to identify improvement opportunities and help bring practical solutions to life. This is a 12-week full-time internship during the summer 2027.

• Spend time in manufacturing areas observing processes, documenting cycle times, and identifying value-added versus non-value-added activities.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives, including 5S, visual management, shadow boards, and workspace organization.
• Assist with a variety of operational improvement projects, such as:
• Creating or updating tool shadow boards for workstations
• Updating workstation and floor location labels
• Assembling carts for material movement within and between work cells
• Scanning and organizing documents into retention folders
• Updating Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents
• Partner with operations and support teams to understand needs, communicate updates, and help implement improvements.
• Perform additional duties and projects as assigned.

Interns are paid $22 hourly for time worked. Interns are responsible for transportation to and from work. Interns who demonstrate outstanding performance may be offered a subsequent internship or full-time offer of employment with nVent.

The Lean Internship is based out of our facility in Blaine, MN.

Your experience as an intern goes beyond the day-to-day of your role. In addition to the support of your manager, you can expect to grow and develop through exposure to leadership, engaging in development opportunities, and networking with other early career professionals.

Training and development is provided throughout your internship through on-the-job experiences and structured learning opportunities, fostering the development of business acumen and leadership skills at a global organization.

Join a community of other early career professionals as you launch your career. A peer-led committee helps to organize social, professional and service-related activities and events for interns and early career professionals. You will also be invited to join our Employee Resource Groups (ERG’s) which offer special events, networking, professional development and volunteer opportunities throughout the year to promote inclusion and respect and to help us embrace our diversity.

Build a network of peers, managers and senior leaders to support your career path and aid your growth. Gain exposure to nVent professionals at every level who will act as formal and informal mentors during your internship.

• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain and Operations Management, Production and Inventory control, Engineering.
• Graduating with an undergraduate degree between December 2027 and June 2028.
• Ability to…