2026 Manufacturing Entry-level Jobs in Georgia
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 Electrician
Manufacturing & Design Engineer
Manufacturing Engineer 2
Manufacturing Engineer 2
05392 - Manufacturing Assembly Technician
Aircraft Manufacturing Engineer
Business Analyst Manufacturing Process
Lead Structural Engineer - Food & Beverage Manufacturing
$180,000 per year
Sales Manager
Certified Welding Inspector - CWI
$35-$35
Litigation Associate Attorney
Business Development Manager (Southeast)
$100,000-$125,000 per year
Industrial Maintenance Technician (Full-time) 1st & 2nd Shift
Technical Operations Manager
$120,000 per year
Building Maintenance Technician
Assembler
Assembler
Maintenance Technician
AOI Programmer
Document Control Specialist
Production Line Assistant
Beamline Paint Stacking 2nd Shift
Quality Inspector
Test Technician
Production Technician
Production Operator
Project Manager MEP – Construction
Plant Engineering Manager
$165,000-$165,000 per year
Equipment Reliability Engineer
Westmoor Mfg Brand Rep
Maintenance Technician II
Inspector Repair Department 1st shift
Electromechanic
Yard Hostler-1st & 2nd Shift
1st Shift Bandsaw Operator
Quality Control - 2nd Shift
Quality Control - 1st Shift
2nd Shift Bandsaw Operator
Warehouse Picker/Packer w/ Forklift Experience
Production Coordinator
Tufting Machine Operator 3rd shift
Project Engineer-Multifamily Construction
Inventory & Warehouse Specialist
Mandarin Bilingual Procurement Engineer
Procurement Engineer
Controls Internship (Summer 2027)
Consultant (3+ years experience)
Forklift Driver- 2nd Shift
Pallet Wash Operator
Pallet Repair- 3rd Shift
Machine Sorter
Forklift Operator - 1st Shift
Forklift Operator - 2nd Shift
Pallet Repair- 1st Shift
Forklift Operator - 3rd Shift
Pallet Repair- 2nd Shift
Sr. Supplier Quality Specialist
$60,000 per year
Machine Operator
Purchasing
$65,000-$70,000 per year
FSQ Technician - 2nd Shift
Sr GoLang Developer | Onsite-Atlanta, GA | 6+ Months
Purchasing Assistant Manager
$75,000-$85,000 per year
Electromechanical Technician - 3rd Shift
Material Handler
Electromechanical Technician – Wash Department (1st & 2nd Shifts)
Industrial Electrician
Regional Operations Director
$200,000 per year













