2026 Manufacturing Entry-level Jobs in Ohio
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 Supervisor I
Manufacturing Engineer
Manufacturing Documentation Specialist
Manufacturing Associate
Manufacturing Maintenance Technician 2nd Shift
Manufacturing Maintenance Technician 3rd Shift
Manufacturing Engineer
Manufacturing Engineer
Manufacturing Technician
Manufacturing Engineer
UPM09 Manufacturing Engineer
UPM11 Technical Manufacturing Shift Lead - Additive
Continuous Improvement Manufacturing Engineer
Customer Service Representative - Manufacturing
CNC Tube Bender - Manufacturing Trainee
Assembler
Fabricator - 1st Shift
Forklift Operator
Clerical Associate
Entry-Level Maintenance Technician
Line Supply Associate
Quality Manager
Quality Engineer (Automotive)
$80,000-$90,000 per year
Machinist
Tube Bender
Quality Engineer
Manual Machinist - Bridgeport
Coating Operator
Quality Engineer
1st Shift CNC Machinist
Assembler - Springfield, OH
Electrician
Recruiting Generalist
FSQA Supervisor
Industrial Electrician
True North Men Case Manager
Wire EDM Operator
Hand Debur Operator
CNC EDM Machinist
Finishing Machinist - Honing
Quality Technician
Production Line Operator
Assembly and Packaging Associate
Shipping
Small press operator
Engineering Manager
Industrial Maintenance Engineer
CNC Lathe Machinist - 2nd Shift
Production Electrical Tester Technician (1st shift)
CNC Machinist / Programmer – Mastercam
CNC Machinist/Programmer
Billing Clerk
Industrial Maintenance
Systems Integration Engineer, Senior
Material Handler 1st Shift
TRIS - Quality Inspector 3rd shift Frazeysburg, OH $17.75/hr
TRIS - Quality Inspector 1st shift Frazeysburg, OH $17/hr
TRIS - Quality Inspector 2nd shift Frazeysburg, OH $17.75/hr
Environmental, Health, and Safety Manager
Industrial electrician
Painter - 2nd Shift
Assembly Technician
MIG Welder
Thread Rolling Operator
CNC Machinist
Operations Leadership Development Program
Cutter Operator - Skilled | 2nd Shift | $22/hr | Cincinnati, OH
McWane Ductile Ohio - Operations Trainee
Internal Auditor
Quality Technician Supervisor
Quality Technician Supervisor 3rd
Quality Assurance Regional Manager
Certified Athletic Trainer - Industrial Injury Prevention (ATC, OT, PT) PRN - Temporary
$33-$33
Plant Manager 3
Tool and Die Makers/Machinists
Industrial Painter
Automation and Controls Engineer
Mechanical Engineer
Material Handler - Springfield, OH
$18-$18















