Product Compliance Specialist

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.

The Product Compliance Specialist is responsible for developing and driving the company's policies, procedures, and processes that ensure nVent's products are, and remain, compliant to the relevant international, federal, and state environmental regulations and directives such as RoHS, REACH, TSCA, Prop 65, etc. as well as ensuring products are developed in a way that promotes the company's sustainability goals and objectives.

WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:

• Create/maintain procedures/processes that continuously improve nVent' s compliance and sustainability program

• Oversee external partner's collection of compliance and sustainability information from nVent suppliers of raw materials parts, and private labeled products

• Ensure environmental compliance and design for sustainability (DFS) is integrated and delivered in our New Product Introduction (NPI) and Product Change Management processes

• Provide and maintain compliance and sustainability status at part level in nVent data systems such as ERP, PLM, product syndication database, and monitor systems for data integrity and quality

• Create and maintain nVent' s Product Compliance Declarations and ensure they are available to customers on nVent websites and in nVent's distributor sites

• Facilitate annual Conflict Minerals campaign, and other regulation reporting schemes such as CBAM, EUDR, CSRD, ISSB, etc.

• Build and maintain system level Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) that enable understanding, & optimization of environmental impacts across all stages of a product's life cycle ensuring ISO compliance and customer/regulatory transparency

• Lead the conversion of LCAs into Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) where needed

• Develop and deliver product compliance and sustainability training where needed

YOU HAVE:

• Bachelor's degree in environmental science, chemistry, engineering, or other applicable related degree with 3 years of related experience is preferred ; an Associates Degree in applicable related field along with 5 years of related experience may be considered

• Working knowledge of most relevant international, federal, and state environmental regulations and directives (e.g., REACH, RoHS, TSCA, Prop 65, WEEE, CBAM)

• Experience with product information business systems including Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Microsoft Office and Teams

• Firm understanding of international, federal, and state directives and regulation landscape with knowledge of future requirements and ability to interpret, analyze and communicate business impacts

• 3-5 years' experience in manufacturing value stream engineering, product manufacturing or product design is a plus

• Experience in life cycle assessment modeling in software such as SimaPro or similar tool is a plus

• Experience with the International Uniform Chemical Information database (IUCLID) and EU Taxonomy is a plus

• Familiarity and experience with product compliance and sustainability within industrial manufacturing preferred

• Highly organized and skilled in data management and analysis tools including LCA software such as SimaPro

• Well-developed problem solving, systems thinking, quantitative, and detail oriented critical thinking skills

• Ability to build & maintain effective cross-functional relationships and collaboration internally & externally

• Continuous learner willing to take on additional challenges

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:

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 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 such as tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and 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.