2026 Manufacturing Entry-level Jobs in Oregon
People often express an interest in entry-level jobs in manufacturing without fully realizing the many fields and industries which these jobs encompass. Just to give you an understanding of how vast the manufacturing field is, you should know that, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are currently more than 11,988 individuals working within the industry and there are twenty-one recognized subsectors of the manufacturing industry as a whole. It is vital that you have a fairly good idea of what jobs in manufacturing you are interested in before you start the job search. One manufacturing entry-level job that may interest you is food manufacturer. These professionals are responsible for working directly with agricultural suppliers and for turning animal products and vegetable products into the food we eat every day. This subsector includes bakers, production line supervisors and managers, batchmakers, packing operators, filling machine operators, slaughterers, and meatpackers. As you might expect, average salaries cover a wide range within the food manufacturing industry, but most professionals earn somewhere between $25,010 per year and $51,510 per year. If you’re not interested in working with food specifically, there are also manufacturing jobs in the beverage and tobacco industries. Positions available include drivers, sales personnel, industrial production managers, laborers, sales representatives, machine setters, and many more. Again, salary ranges are widely varied, with most employees earning between $28,650 per year and $100,690 per year. And, of course, there are many other subsectors of the industry to consider, including textile mills and apparel manufacturing, paper manufacturing, chemical manufacturing, and so many more.
Manufacturing Division Manager
Manufacturing Associate - 2nd & 3rd Shift
Operations Manager, Manufacturing (3rd Shift)
Senior Industrial Manufacturing & Engineering Project Manager
Quality Supervisor - Fluid Transfer Manufacturing - Base Salary to 85k/year - Portland, OR
$85,000 per year
Maintenance Technician I, 2nd Shift (Manufacturing)
Production Team Member
Industrial Sewing Machine Operator
Marker Maker
Industrial Maintenance Technician
Forklift Operator
Mechanical HVAC Design Engineer - 5 - 10 years
Westmoor Mfg Brand Rep
Westmoor Mfg Brand Rep
Westmoor Mfg Brand Rep
Westmoor Mfg Brand Rep
Westmoor Mfg Brand Rep
Westmoor Mfg Brand Rep
Field Project Manager & Service Technician
$62,000-$89,000 per year
2nd Shift Repair
1st Shift Repair
Production Technician I
MANUAL MACHINIST
Industrial Maintenance Technician-Entry Level (Friday- Monday)
Press Brake Technician III
CNC PROGRAMMER
Control Staff Engineer 1-3 Design (for CSNW)
Controls Engineer and Estimator
Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Life Sciences Construction
Service Technician – Industrial Machinery
Machine Shop Estimator
Critical Infrastructure Technical Project Manager Immediate
Production Supervisor
Mechanical Engineer
Sublimation Supervisor
Field Service Technician – Pacific Northwest & Northern California
Quality Manager
Operator II
Structural Project Engineer
Experienced Maintenance Engineer
New Home Sales Agent
$100,000-$150,000 per year














