Site Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Overview

About ERMCO

Electric Research and Manufacturing Cooperative, Inc. (ERMCO) was founded in 1964 by three electric cooperatives with a mission to deliver reliable transformers to rural communities often overlooked by larger manufacturers. Headquartered in Dyersburg, Tennessee, the company quickly established itself as an innovator—becoming the first U.S. plant exclusively designed to produce single-phase pad-mounted transformers.

Over the decades, ERMCO has expanded its capabilities and footprint through facility growth, strategic acquisitions, and continued investment in innovation. ERMCO designs and manufactures a comprehensive portfolio of liquid-filled distribution transformers, including single-phase and three-phase pad-mounted and pole-mounted transformers, supported by a full range of components such as amorphous and silicon steel transformer cores, fuses, bushings, disconnect switches, and circuit breakers.

Today, nearly 3,500 employees across eight sites in North America support the company’s role as a leader in powering energy grids to meet evolving customer demand. Now more than ever, ERMCO is positioned to be the industry’s Most Valued Partner.

About ERMCO’s Arizona Facility

Electric Research and Manufacturing Cooperative, Inc. (ERMCO) is expanding into the Greater Phoenix market with a new 566,121-square-foot manufacturing facility in Waddell. The site will strengthen ERMCO’s Three-Phase transformer production and create new opportunities to advance automated manufacturing capabilities.

This marks ERMCO’s first expansion west of the Mississippi River. Operational readiness is underway, with the first transformer set to be manufactured in 2027.

ERMCO is offering long-term career opportunities across engineering, skilled trades, and operations. Team members at this facility will help build scalable processes, embed best practices, and drive alignment across the enterprise—playing a key role in shaping how work is done at ERMCO both locally and companywide.

• •Build, lead, and develop the site Manufacturing Engineering team, including hiring, onboarding, coaching, and performance management.
• •Establish engineering standards, processes, and KPIs to support operational excellence and continuous improvement.
• •Foster a culture of safety, accountability, innovation, and collaboration across the engineering and operations teams.

• •Lead the design, development, and optimization of manufacturing processes to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality production.
• •Oversee plant layout, material flow, equipment selection, and workspace design to maximize throughput and scalability.
• •Partner with Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and Design Engineering to ensure alignment on production capabilities and requirements.
• •Responsible for ensuring up time reliable operation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of all facility equipment systems (e.g., HVAC, electrical systems, utilities, etc).
• •Responsible for ensuring adherence to predictive maintenance processes that reduce the amount of down time.

• •Support facility startup activities, including equipment commissioning, process validation, and production ramp planning.
• •Develop production standards, labor models, and capacity plans to support current and future business needs.
• •Evaluate and implement process improvements to support cost, quality, and delivery objectives.

• •Lead the site’s automation roadmap, including the implementation of robotics, PLCs, conveyor systems, and advanced manufacturing technologies.
• •Partner with internal and external resources to evaluate, select, and integrate new equipment and technologies.
• •Drive digital manufacturing initiatives and data-driven decision-making.

• •Ensure alignment with ERMCO’s engineering standards, best practices, and operational frameworks.
• •Collaborate closely with the Dyersburg engineering team for training, benchmarking, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• •Utilize lean manufacturing principles and statistical analysis to improve performance and drive operational excellence.

• •Partner with suppliers and vendors on equipment, tooling, materials, and process requirements.
• •Support sourcing decisions through technical evaluation and cost analysis.
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