Senior Manufacturing Engineering & Maintenance Manager

Orenco Systems•Sutherlin, OR

About The Position

Orenco’s Senior Manufacturing Engineering and Maintenance Manager leads manufacturing engineering, process improvement, tooling and fabrication, automation support, and maintenance. The role develops practical engineering and maintenance strategies, standards, and projects to improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, equipment reliability, and production readiness, in alignment with business priorities and in collaboration with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Product Development, Quality, Finance, and Operations. The manager sets departmental goals, staffing plans, priorities, metrics, and operating plans; develops team capability; improves engineering workflows and accountability; and maintains a three-year roadmap for engineering capability, capacity expansion, technology adoption, process standardization, and cost improvement. The role also leads capacity and labor planning, equipment utilization, facility layout, material flow, and business cases and implementation plans for equipment, automation, tooling, and manufacturing methods. It supports business continuity for equipment failures, production disruptions, emergency maintenance, relocations, rebuilds, decommissioning, and equipment transfers. The position oversees preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs and leads capital projects, facility changes, tooling upgrades, automation support, process launches, and production readiness. It applies industrial engineering, lean manufacturing, data analysis, process capability, standard work, and waste-elimination methods to improve manufacturing performance. It owns manufacturing readiness for new product introduction, including labor standards, tooling, inspection criteria, work instructions, training, pilot builds, and transition to steady-state production. The role reports on productivity, labor efficiency, equipment utilization, process capability, downtime, project execution, capital spending, staffing needs, cost savings, and improvement projects. The position works regular manufacturing business hours, with occasional extended or off-hour support as needed. Regular, consistent, and predictable attendance is required. Travel may be required as business needs dictate.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering field.
Ten or more years of progressive manufacturing engineering, maintenance, process engineering, or related operations experience, including technical team leadership and complex manufacturing projects.
Demonstrated experience with capacity planning, labor standards, facility layout, material flow, work measurement, line balancing, capital justification, project management, manufacturing cost improvement, and complex production machinery.
Experience leading cross-functional teams through new product introduction, production readiness, process validation, equipment implementation, continuous improvement, and complex manufacturing projects.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, data analysis, CAD/CAM, ERP/MRP, data visualization, and manufacturing analytics tools.
Strong mechanical aptitude, technical judgment, communication, organization, analytical thinking, problem solving, leadership, teamwork, prioritization, adaptability, and follow-through.
Completion of initial eight-hour Emergency Response and HAZWOPER Operations Level training; annual four-hour refresher training is required thereafter.
Ability to travel as business needs require and comply with applicable travel rules, airline requirements, destination guidelines, and approved driver criteria.
Regular, consistent, and predictable attendance.
Ability to perform the listed physical duties, including unassisted lifting and carrying under 20 lbs.; occasional unassisted lifting and carrying up to 50 lbs. may be required, and loads over 50 lbs. must be assisted.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree or Business/Operations leadership training.
Lean, Lean Six Sigma, PMP, Certified Manufacturing Engineer, Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional, Professional Engineer, or similar operations leadership credentials.

Responsibilities

Promote safe engineering practices and a positive work environment for employees, contractors, and cross-functional project teams.
Set departmental goals, staffing plans, priorities, metrics, and operating plans aligned with corporate objectives and manufacturing strategy.
Develop team capability through coaching, technical development, succession planning, performance feedback, and corrective action when needed.
Improve engineering workflows, standard work, documentation, change control, and project intake and prioritization processes.
Maintain a three-year roadmap for engineering capability, capacity expansion, technology adoption, process standardization, and cost improvement.
Lead capacity modeling, labor planning, equipment utilization, facility layout, material flow, business cases, and implementation plans for equipment, automation, tooling, and manufacturing methods.
Support business continuity planning for critical equipment failures, production disruptions, emergency maintenance, relocations, rebuilds, decommissioning, and equipment transfers.
Oversee preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs to improve equipment reliability, availability, safety, and lifecycle performance.
Establish maintenance priorities, schedules, performance metrics, spare-parts strategies, contractor controls, and escalation processes in coordination with relevant teams.
Review downtime trends, recurring failures, maintenance costs, compliance requirements, and root-cause corrective actions; maintain accurate maintenance records and equipment documentation.
Develop financially justified projects with Product Development, Research and Development, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Finance.
Lead capital equipment, facility changes, tooling upgrades, automation support, process launches, and production readiness on time and within budget using structured project management practices.
Apply industrial engineering, lean manufacturing, data analysis, process capability, standard work, and waste-elimination methods to improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity.
Define manufacturing engineering standards for equipment, tooling, fixtures, work methods, routings, labor standards, layouts, documentation, and production readiness.
Improve production cells, material flow, workstation design, ergonomics, equipment placement, automation, material handling, quality, throughput, first-pass yield, and downtime.
Lead structured problem solving using root cause analysis, value stream mapping, mistake-proofing, visual management, process mapping, and corrective and preventive action planning.
Own manufacturing readiness for new product introduction, including labor standards, tooling, inspection criteria, work instructions, training, pilot builds, and transition to steady-state production.
Report productivity, labor efficiency, equipment utilization, process capability, downtime, project execution, capital spending, staffing needs, cost savings, and committed improvement projects.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Travel as business needs require and comply with applicable travel rules, airline requirements, destination guidelines, and approved driver criteria.