Reliability and Maintenance Engineering Manager - Manufacturing

Overview

About ERMCO

Electric Research and Manufacturing Cooperative, Inc. (ERMCO) is the leading manufacturer of distribution transformers and engineered electrical solutions, serving electric utilities, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), and industrial customers across North America. Headquartered in Dyersburg, Tenn., ERMCO delivers reliable, high-quality products that power homes, businesses, and communities across North America.

With commitments to safety, operational excellence, and continuous improvement, ERMCO is at the forefront of supporting grid modernization and energy transition. Our vertically integrated operations, customer-focused culture, and investment in people and technology make ERMCO the Most Valued Partner for delivering resilient, sustainable power infrastructure for the future.

• •Own overall equipment reliability, asset health, and physical system integrity—not just response activity.
• •Design and sustain maintenance and reliability systems where uptime and stability are the default, driving to preventive, predictive and planned maintenance.
• •Use data and KPIs to guide decisions related to downtime, asset utilization, and maintenance effectiveness.

• •Ensure manufacturing engineering and maintenance systems exist to enable flow, throughput, quality, and safety.
• •Apply Operations Science principles (Factory Physics, Theory of Constraints), lean system design, reliability engineering, and statistical thinking to improve system performance.
• •Engineer solutions that reduce complexity, eliminate waste, and prevent downstream disruption.
• •Present new technologies/systems and processes that support safe operations and profitability growth.

• •Model ERMCO’s POWER Values: People, Ownership, Winning, Excellence, and Relentless Determination.
• •Demonstrate conscious leadership during instability by remaining calm, avoiding reactivity, and asking system‑level questions before adding labor, parts, or complexity – while having a strong bias to action.
• •Ensure safety, dignity, and psychological safety are non‑negotiable operating conditions.

• •Lead improvement initiatives through the application of various Lean Tools that translate to quantifiable results.
• •Embed learning routines that build problem‑solving capability within engineering and maintenance teams.
• •Partner cross‑functionally to ensure sustained improvement and share best practices.

• •Strong working knowledge of:
• •Reliability engineering and asset lifecycle management
• •Preventive and predictive maintenance systems
• •Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma and flow‑based system design
• •Statistical thinking, root cause analysis, and data‑driven decision making
• •Experience implementing developing and implementing automation in a manufacturing environment.

• •Demonstrated ability to lead through complexity and instability with clarity, composure, and systems thinking.
• •Comfortable holding high standards while supporting people through disciplined, well‑designed processes.
• •Strong collaboration skills across Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Project Management functions.

Let’s Build the Future Together

At ERMCO, your ideas matter, your growth is supported, and your impact is real. Whether you’re building on early career experience or launching your professional journey, you’ll have the opportunity to learn, contribute, and grow in a manufacturing environment that values innovation and collaboration.

Join ERMCO and TRANSFORM your career!

Job Locations

US-TN-Dyersburg