2026 Manufacturing Entry-level Jobs in Michigan
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 Tooling Project Engineer
Manufacturing Engineer
Manufacturing Engineer – Welding & Fabrication
Manufacturing Expediter
Bookeeper manufacturing
Adv Manufacturing Engineer –Material Application & Thermal Processing
Engineering Technician/Manufacturing Engineer
Optical Lab Manufacturing Tech
Director of Manufacturing Operations PVD Experience Required
General Labor Manufacturing
General labor Manufacturing
Customer Solutions Engineer - Manufacturing Diagnostics
Assembly Operator- 1st & 2nd shift | $18.50/hr | Immediate Openings
Assistant Director of Tax
Electrician
Industrial Outside Sales
Medical Assistant
2nd Shift Production
Project Chemist
Electrician
New Hire I MR VR
Laser Operator 2nd Shift
Robotic Welder | $22/hr | Immediate Openings |
2nd Shift Press Brake Operator
MIG Welder – 1st & 2nd Shift | $22/hr | Immediate Openings
Die Setter - Mold Tech
Paint Technician
CNC Operator | $17.50/hr | Weekly Pay | Immediate Openings
MIG Welder Chesterfield, MI 1st shift $22/hr
Automotive Assembler
Assembler / Fabricator / Finisher / Basic Welder
General Laborer
Painter | 1st Shift | Dexter, MI | Immediate Openings
HR Generalist
Heavy Equipment mechanic
Mechanic
Parts Coordinator
MIG Welder
Welder Fabricator
Self-Perform Superintendent
Facilities Engineer
Robot Engineer
Material Handler
Industrial Electrician
Shipping & Receiving Clerk
Senior OEM Paint Shop Consultant
Maintenance Technician II
General Labor-Battle Creek
Loss Control Consultant
Teardown Technician | Novi, MI | $20.25/hr Weekly Pay
Teardown Technician | Novi, MI | $20.25/hr Weekly Pay
Forecasting Analyst
Production Operator | $16/hr | Weekly Pay |
Automation and Robotics Engineer
Structural and Miscellaneous Steel Estimator
Parts Handler / Inventory Associate
Weld Engineer
Account Manager - OEM Automotive Customer
Estimator
Regional Sales Manager-CNC Machine Tools
$100,000 per year
CMM Programmer
Quality Supervisor - 2nd shift
Quality Manager
EHS Specialist
Controls Maintenance Technician Level 5- 3rd Shift
$90,000-$120,000 per year
Controls Maintenance Technician Level 5- 2nd Shift
$90,000-$120,000 per year
Controls Maintenance Technician Level 5- 1st Shift
$90,000-$120,000 per year











