Senior Manufacturing Engineering & Maintenance Manager

Orenco Systems; Sutherlin (OR); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Orenco Systems, a leader in onsite wastewater technologies, seeks a Senior Manufacturing Engineering and Maintenance Manager to lead engineering, maintenance, and continuous improvement across manufacturing operations. You will guide capital projects, process standardization, and capability building to sustain safety, quality, and productivity.

You will partner with Product Development, Quality, and Supply Chain to ensure production readiness, asset reliability, and cost improvements while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field; advanced leadership training preferred.
• 10+ years in manufacturing engineering, maintenance, or related operations with leadership experience.
• Experience with capacity planning, labor standards, facility layout, material flow, and capital justification.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams through NPI, production readiness, and complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing engineering, maintenance, process improvement, automation support, and maintenance to improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity.
• Set department goals, staffing plans, metrics, and operating plans aligned with corporate objectives.
• Develop team capability through coaching and succession planning; drive corrective actions when needed.
• Maintain a three-year engineering capability roadmap and lead capital equipment and facility changes with cross-functional teams.
• Own manufacturing readiness for new product introductions, including labor standards and transition to steady-state production.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Manufacturing engineering

Lean manufacturing

Data analysis

ERP/MRP

Communication

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's in Manufacturing/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CAD/CAM

ERP/MRP

Microsoft Office

Data visualization tools

Job description

Company Description:

Orenco Systems, Inc. (subsidiary of Infiltrator Water Technologies) is a manufacturer of innovative onsite and decentralized wastewater collection and treatment technologies. Solutions include community collection systems, advanced secondary treatment systems, watertight fiberglass tanks, and in-tank pumping and filtration systems. Orenco also manufactures high-quality standard, custom, and OEM controls, along with state-of-the-art fiberglass buildings, tanks, and enclosures.

Infiltrator Water Technologies is a market leader within the onsite wastewater treatment industry, Infiltrator manufactures a variety of revolutionary products and innovative, environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional stone and pipe leachfield and concrete septic wastewater system components. We sell our products through wholesale distribution across the United States and Canada for use on properties with onsite wastewater treatment systems.

GENERAL POSITION SUMMARY:

Orenco's Senior Manufacturing Engineering and Maintenance Manager leads manufacturing engineering, process improvement, tooling/fabrication, automation support, and maintenance to improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, equipment reliability, and production readiness. This role converts business priorities into practical engineering and maintenance strategies, standards, and projects across Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Product Development, Quality, Finance, and Operations.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & KEY RESULT AREAS:

Safety, Culture, and Compliance

• Maintains Orenco's safety, cultural, and professional standards by promoting safe engineering practices and a positive work environment for employees, contractors, and cross-functional project teams.

Senior Leadership and Department Management

• Sets department goals, staffing plans, priorities, metrics, and operating plans aligned with corporate objectives, manufacturing strategy, capacity growth, and business performance.
• Develops team capability through coaching, technical development, succession planning, performance feedback, and corrective action when needed.
• Improves engineering workflows, standard work, documentation, change control, and project intake/prioritization processes while removing barriers and reinforcing accountability, urgency, and follow-through.
• Maintains a three-year roadmap for engineering capability, capacity expansion, technology adoption, process standardization, and cost improvement.
• Leads capacity modeling, labor planning, equipment utilization, facility layout, material flow, business cases, and implementation plans for equipment, automation, tooling, and manufacturing methods.
• Supports business continuity planning for critical equipment failures, production disruptions, emergency maintenance, relocations, rebuilds, decommissioning, and equipment transfers.

Maintenance Management and Reliability

• Provides leadership and oversight for preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs to improve equipment reliability, availability, safety, and lifecycle performance.
• Establishes maintenance priorities, schedules, performance metrics, spare-parts strategies, contractor controls, and escalation processes in coordination with Production, Engineering, Supply Chain, and EHS.
• Reviews downtime trends, recurring failures, maintenance costs, compliance requirements, and root-cause corrective actions; ensures maintenance records, work orders, inspections, and equipment documentation are accurate and current.

Capital Project Management and New Product Introduction

• Converts product, process, automation, and manufacturing concepts into financially justified projects with Product Development, Research and Development, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Finance.
• Leads capital equipment, facility changes, tooling upgrades, automation support, process launches, and production readiness on time and within budget using structured project management tools, ownership plans, milestones, risk tracking, financial tracking, and stakeholder communication.

Manufacturing Engineering, Process Capability, and Continuous Improvement

• Applies industrial engineering, lean manufacturing, data analysis, process capability, standard work, and waste-elimination methods to improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity.
• Defines manufacturing engineering standards for equipment, tooling, fixtures, work methods, routings, labor standards, layouts, documentation, and production readiness.
• Improves production cells, material flow, workstation design, ergonomics, equipment placement, automation, material handling, quality, throughput, first-pass yield, and downtime.
• Leads structured problem solving using root cause analysis, value stream mapping, mistake-proofing, visual management, process mapping, and corrective/preventive action planning.
• Owns manufacturing readiness for new product introduction, including labor standards, tooling, inspection criteria, work instructions, training, pilot builds, and transition to steady-state production.

Reporting, Metrics, and Business Performance

• Reports productivity, labor efficiency, equipment utilization, process capability, downtime, project execution, capital spending, staffing needs, cost savings, and committed improvement projects.
• Works regular manufacturing business hours, with occasional extended or off-hour support as needed.
• Regular, consistent, and predictable attendance is required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering field. Advanced degree or Business/Operations leadership training preferred.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

• 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.
• Proficient 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 is required; annual four-hour refresher training is required thereafter. Training covers alarms, evacuation, contingency plans, emergency equipment, incident response, site shutdown, and hazardous waste handling/storage.
• Preferred credentials include Lean, Lean Six Sigma, PMP, Certified Manufacturing Engineer, Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional, Professional Engineer, or similar operations leadership credentials.
• Able to travel as business needs require and comply with applicable travel rules, airline requirements, destination guidelines, and Orenco's approved driver criteria.

TOOLS & EQUIPMENT:

Cell phone; computer; general office equipment; production equipment/tools; test equipment; vehicle.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Primarily manufacturing office-based with work in indoor/outdoor manufacturing and production environments, including limited exposure to chemicals, paints, solvent fumes, weather, dust, wastewater, and developed or undeveloped project sites. Proper personal protective equipment may be required.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Regular duties include seeing, speaking, hearing, reading, writing, keyboarding, prolonged sitting, extended computer use, and intermittent reaching, bending, twisting, kneeling, crawling, stooping, standing, walking, stair/ladder climbing, pushing, pulling, grasping, and handling objects. Unassisted lifting/carrying under 20 lbs. is required; occasional unassisted lifting/carrying up to 50 lbs. may be required. Lifting/carrying over 50 lbs. must be assisted.