Fabrication Operator - Orbital Weld - 1st Shift

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.

Join the Data Solutions team as a Fabrication Operator in the Orbital Weld team, where you'll play a key role in setting up and maintaining orbital welding operations for high‑performance liquid cooling systems.

• T-Drill Operation: Program, set up and operate T-Drill equipment to produce high‑quality tee joints and outlets directly from the run pipe, ensuring structural integrity and precise alignment.
• Orbital Welding: Program, set up, and execute automated orbital welds on stainless steel and other alloy tubing. You will be responsible for ensuring full‑penetration, sanitary‑grade welds and utilizing appropriate production logs and records to record work performance.
• Manifold Assembly: Read and interpret technical drawings/blueprints to assemble wall‑mounted manifolds. This includes mounting components, integrating formed tubes, and ensuring all fittings are torqued to specification.
• Quality Control: Perform visual inspections and pressure testing to verify the integrity of assemblies before they leave the floor. Ensures that products and systems meet quality standards.
• Maintenance: Perform routine daily maintenance on the T-Drill and Orbital power supplies to ensure peak performance and minimal downtime. Assists Maintenance and outside sources with trouble‑shooting systems.
• Safety: Complies with all applicable safety procedures and reports unsafe conditions or potential safety hazards to team leader or appropriate resource. Takes action and notifies appropriate resource when problems arise concerning equipment, operations, materials, etc. Maintains a clean, safe and organized work area.
• Production Scheduling & Other Duties: Meets established performance standards to ensure production schedules are met. Participates actively as a team member through continuous improvement activities to meet customer needs. May be required to perform additional duties as assigned.

• Previous experience using computerized manufacturing technologies or related systems to meet production and customer requirements.
• Strong problem‑solving, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, and work instructions.
• Strong attention to detail, manual dexterity, and a steadfast commitment to safety and quality.
• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced, team‑oriented environment with shifting priorities.
• Ability to lift up to 50lbs and perform physical tasks as required.
• May be required to perform additional duties as assigned.

• 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
• 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…