Equipment Asset Manager

Job Description

Equipment Asset Manager

Location: Pocatello, Idaho (Onsite)

Travel: Up to 40% travel to Virginia Transformer and AK Power Solutions facilities across the U.S.

Join a Company Experiencing 3X Growth

Virginia Transformer is in the midst of unprecedented expansion, with revenues, production capacity, and workforce growth driving significant investment across our manufacturing network. As the largest U.S.-owned manufacturer of power transformers, we are expanding our facilities, equipment infrastructure, and operational capabilities to meet the growing demand from utility, renewable energy, industrial, and data center customers throughout North America.

This is a unique opportunity to join a company experiencing 3X growth and play a key leadership role in developing the asset management strategies that will support our next generation of manufacturing excellence.

About Virginia Transformer

Virginia Transformer Corp. is the largest U.S.-owned manufacturer of power transformers and electrical solutions, supporting utilities, renewable energy providers, industrial customers, and data center operators throughout North America. With more than 5,800 employees, over 600 engineers, multiple manufacturing facilities, and continued rapid growth, Virginia Transformer is helping power the future of energy infrastructure.

Position Summary

The Equipment Asset Manager will be responsible for developing and executing enterprise-wide asset management strategies that maximize equipment reliability, utilization, safety, and return on investment. This individual will partner closely with plant leadership, maintenance teams, engineering, operations, finance, and procurement to ensure critical manufacturing assets are properly maintained, tracked, upgraded, and replaced.

This role will be based onsite in Pocatello, Idaho, with regular travel to Virginia Transformer and AK Power Solutions manufacturing facilities to evaluate asset performance, standardize best practices, and support capital planning initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a comprehensive equipment asset management program across multiple manufacturing facilities.
• Create and maintain enterprise-wide asset inventories, equipment hierarchies, and lifecycle records.
• Establish asset reliability, utilization, maintenance, and replacement metrics.
• Lead equipment lifecycle planning from acquisition through retirement.
• Partner with Maintenance, Operations, and Engineering teams to improve asset performance and uptime.
• Conduct facility audits and equipment assessments to identify reliability risks and improvement opportunities.
• Analyze equipment performance data and recommend capital investments, upgrades, refurbishments, or replacements.
• Develop long-term capital expenditure (CAPEX) plans and asset replacement strategies.
• Standardize asset management processes, maintenance practices, and reporting across facilities.
• Collaborate with Finance to evaluate asset depreciation, ROI, total cost of ownership, and budget forecasting.
• Support implementation and optimization of CMMS/EAM systems.
• Establish critical spare parts strategies and inventory optimization programs.
• Lead root cause investigations related to major equipment failures.
• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Prepare executive-level reports and presentations regarding asset health, risk, and capital planning.
• Travel to manufacturing facilities as needed to support audits, project execution, and asset reviews.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Industrial Technology, Asset Management, Maintenance Management, or related discipline.
• 7+ years of experience in equipment asset management, maintenance management, reliability engineering, manufacturing engineering, or related field.
• Experience supporting large-scale industrial manufacturing environments.
• Strong understanding of asset lifecycle management principles.
• Experience developing CAPEX plans and asset replacement strategies.
• Knowledge of preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance methodologies.
• Experience utilizing CMMS or Enterprise Asset Management systems.
• Strong analytical and financial acumen.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills.
• Ability to travel up to 40%.

• Experience in transformer manufacturing, electrical equipment manufacturing, heavy industrial manufacturing, metals, power generation, utilities, or related industries.
• Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP), Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE), or similar certification.
• Experience with SAP PM, Maximo, Infor EAM, or similar asset management platforms.
• Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or Continuous Improvement experience.
• Experience managing multi-site asset management programs.

Why Join Virginia Transformer?

• Be part of a company experiencing 3X growth across its manufacturing operations.
• Join the largest U.S.-owned transformer manufacturer serving critical power infrastructure markets.
• Lead enterprise-wide asset management initiatives with direct visibility to executive leadership.
• Influence major capital investment decisions across multiple facilities.
• Work alongside more than 600 engineers and industry-leading operations teams.
• Competitive compensation, bonus opportunity, comprehensive benefits, and long-term career growth.

Virginia Transformer is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce.