Schneider Electric has announced plans to invest $140 million into its U.S. manufacturing operations, creating approximately 750 new manufacturing jobs across the country in 2024.
The company will initially invest $85 million to transform and equip an existing 500,000 square foot building in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, and upgrade its existing Smyrna, Tennessee manufacturing operations. Both locations will manufacture custom electrical switchgear and medium voltage power distribution products to support critical infrastructure, industries, and the growing demand for data center solutions across the U.S.
The new plant in Mt. Juliet is expected to begin manufacturing and shipping products to Schneider’s customers by mid-2024 and is projected to be fully operational in 2025. The two plants will incorporate advanced manufacturing technologies and software to improve operational performance, achieve energy savings, and reduce carbon footprint. Schneider Electric also plans to recruit and employ an additional 455 manufacturing workers across both locations, with roles ranging from manufacturing technicians and engineers to test technicians and quality leads.
The company’s energy efficient and sustainability solutions have seen increasing demand, as indicated during its full year 2023 financial results announced last month. Schneider Electric attributed its U.S. growth to strong demand across its infrastructure and data center end-markets, the latter due in large part to the growth of artificial intelligence.
The investment in Tennessee is part of Schneider Electric’s commitment to strengthen its American manufacturing presence and create new jobs. Since 2020, the company has invested more than $440 million across its American manufacturing network, including constructing its newest 160,000 square foot smart manufacturing plant in El Paso, Texas that opened in the summer of 2023. Schneider Electric has also upgraded and automated some of its own manufacturing and distribution center facilities in Lexington, Kentucky; Lincoln, Nebraska; and Mechanicsburg and Middletown, Pennsylvania.
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