Director of Manufacturing / Operations
Kanto
Portland, OR · Posted October 23, 2026
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Where Portland, OR ranks
Where Portland, OR placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Cities where the biggest share of jobs do not need a four-year degree in the Pacific Northwest19% · of 12
- #2Cities with the most hybrid jobs in the Pacific Northwest14% · of 16
- #3Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Pacific Northwest102 jobs · of 8
- #4Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Pacific Northwest136 openings · of 14
- #5Best college towns for junior jobs in the Pacific Northwest29% · of 13
- #6Cities with the most jobs that need no experience in the Pacific Northwest0.8% · of 16
Rankings about operations jobs
- Best cities for operations jobs #1 New York (1,429 openings)
- Best cities for operations pay after cost of living #1 Reston ($177k)
- Most requested AI skills in operations jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (2.5%)
- AI tools named most often in operations jobs #1 Claude (0.28%)
- Employers with the most operations jobs #1 Amazon (1,480 roles)
How AI is used in this kind of work
AI use among industrial production managers is little observed so far. Measured exposure for industrial production managers: 1% (little observed).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
...growth. Joining Kanto means shaping the future of technology and manufacturing— while building your career in a dynamic, high-impact... ...in that success together.
Position Summary
The Director of Manufacturing/Operations provides strategic and operational...