Supervisor, Production

ERMCO-ECI; Waddell (AZ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ERMCO in Waddell, Arizona, is hiring a Production Supervisor to lead the startup manufacturing team at our new facility. This hands-on role directs daily production, assigns tasks, and ensures safety, quality, and productivity while meeting schedules.

You will onboard staff, establish standard work, and promote teamwork and accountability. Partner with support teams to resolve production issues, maintain 5S, and drive continuous improvement in a fast-paced industrial setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or technical certification preferred.
• Experience supervising production teams in manufacturing.
• Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Familiarity with safety standards and 5S principles is desirable.
• Experience in transformer manufacturing or heavy industry is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Directly supervise production employees, providing daily direction and support.
• Assign work and coordinate staffing to meet daily production needs.
• Monitor production activities to ensure safety, quality, and productivity.
• Track daily production performance and address safety, delays or quality issues.
• Onboard and train new employees and establish standard work.
• Provide ongoing feedback and evaluate performance.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Manufacturing

Communication

Problem solving

Safety awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Technical certification preferred

High school diploma with equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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.

Job Summary

The Production Supervisor is responsible for the direct supervision of production employees within an assigned manufacturing area at ERMCO's new Waddell, Arizona facility.

Reporting to the Area Manager, this hands-on role provides daily direction to employees, coordinates work assignments, monitors production, and ensures the team works safely while meeting quality and productivity expectations.

As part of a new plant startup, the Production Supervisor will also help onboard and train employees and establish a positive culture focused on safety, teamwork, accountability, and quality.

This position is on-site in Waddell, Arizona.

Responsibilities

Job Responsibilities

• Directly supervise production employees, providing daily direction, coaching, and support.
• Assign work and coordinate staffing to meet daily production needs.
• Monitor production activities to ensure work orders are completed safely, efficiently, and according to established quality standards.
• Track daily production performance and address or elevate safety issues, work order delays, quality concerns, equipment issues, and other obstacles.
• Monitor employee attendance, timekeeping, performance, and conduct, addressing concerns with support from the Area Manager and Human Resources.
• Onboard and train new employees and ensure team members understand their job responsibilities, standard work, and safety expectations.
• Provide ongoing feedback, coaching, and performance evaluations to production employees.
• Reinforce safety procedures and proactively address unsafe conditions, behaviors, or work practices.
• Ensure employees follow established work instructions, procedures, and quality requirements.
• Maintain housekeeping, workplace organization, and 5S expectations within the assigned production area.
• Build employee engagement by promoting teamwork, accountability, involvement, and ERMCO's values.
• Support continuous improvement efforts focused on safety, quality, productivity, and waste reduction.
• Work with the Area Manager and other support teams to resolve day-to-day production and employee needs.
• Must demonstrate flexibility in scheduling to meet operational requirements, including availability for off-hours support, emergency call-ins, planned shutdowns, and weekend work as business needs dictate.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred; technical certification in Industrial Maintenance, Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, or a related discipline is also preferred; high school diploma with equivalent relevant experience will be considered.
• 5+ years of manufacturing experience, including previous supervisory or frontline leadership experience.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise, coach, and develop production employees.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing processes, quality standards, production expectations, and workplace safety.
• Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to address employee and production issues in a fair, consistent, and timely manner.
• Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Office.
• Experience in transformer manufacturing, electrical equipment, fabricated metals, or a similar industrial manufacturing environment preferred.

Let’s Build the Future Together

At ERMCO, you'll have the opportunity to help build a manufacturing team from the ground up. You'll work directly with production employees every day, helping them work safely, build their skills, meet production expectations, and succeed as a team.

Join ERMCO and TRANSFORM Your Career.

Job Locations

US-AZ-Waddell