Careers in Manufacturing

By Willy Franzen

Looking for an entry level job or internship in manufacturing? Here's an overview of how to approach the search and a list of companies that might have entry level and internship opportunities that will interest you.

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Manufacturing deals with the creation of goods by using people, machines, and other technologies. Manufacturing jobs can be found in a variety of businesses, from cars to pharmaceutical goods.

Not every manufacturing job is on the line working with the products. A few manufacturing jobs that you may want to consider as a recent grad include:

Production Manager: Oversee the manufacturing process. As a recent grad you may be an assistant to the production manager.
Engineers: Design the products or make the manufacturing process more efficient
Buyer: Buy materials to be used in manufacturing
Quality Assurance: Check the steps of the manufacturing process for quality
Quality Control: Test products to make sure they work properly and are not defective

While many jobs dealing directly with the products require more hands-on experience than education, most of the jobs listed above require a bachelor’s degree, a possible exception being quality assurance and control. You’ll also need an ability to pay attention to detail.

Companies with Entry Level Jobs and Internships in Manufacturing

Watchfire - Watchfire is a Danville, IL based company that provides businesses with cost-effective, long lasting LED signage that can be updated easily.

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Job Title	Location
Why Watchfire?: Careers at Watchfire	Danville, IL
Summer/Fall 2013 Intern, Accounts Receivable, Accounting - Danville IL onsite	Danville, IL
Electronics Technician - Repair Center Service Technician	Danville, IL
Manufacturing Production Labor 2nd shift	Danville, IL
Machine Operator, 2nd shift	Danville, IL

See all 14 job postings

Advantage Business Media - Advantage Business Media is a Rockaway, NJ based “digital business-to-business information company” that “has successfully transitioned" from print to digital.

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Job Title	Location
Part-time Language Instructor - Korean (Teacher / Education)	Sierra Vista, AZ
Legal Specialist	Saint Cloud, MN
HTML5 Evangelist - 704704	Hillsboro, OR
Sr. Product Marketing Manager - 711901	Santa Clara, CA
Senior Web Developer	Fort Mill, SC

See all 3,824 job postings

Campbell Soup Company - It’s nearly impossible to think about soup without thinking about Campbell’s. They're a billion dollar brand.

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Job Title	Location
Executive Administrative Assistant	Minneapolis, MN
Project Manager	New York, NY
Intern - Photography	Camden, NJ
Sr. Administrative Assistant	Camden, NJ
Sr. Administrative Assistant	Camden, NJ

See all 188 job postings

GTM Sportswear - GTM Sportswear is a Manhattan, KS based company that helps athletes perform better by looking better.

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Job Title	Location
Receiving Associate	Manhattan, KS
Executive Assistant to the VP of Sales	Manhattan, KS
Benefits Specialist	Manhattan, KS
Warehouse Team Member	Manhattan, KS
Graphic Artist	Manhattan, KS

See all 19 job postings

Velcro - Velcro is a Manchester, NH based company that makes hook-and-loop fasteners (you knew they were called that, right?), and they're hiring.

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Job Title	Location
Senior Customer Relations Manager	Manchester, NH
Payroll Analyst	Manchester, NH
Medical Capital Sales	Pittsburgh, PA
Dyehouse Technician	Manchester, NH
Senior Scientist Polymers	Manchester, NH

See all 48 job postings

Amy’s Kitchen - Amy's Kitchen is a Petaluma, CA based natural frozen foods company that is all vegetarian and mostly organic. They have some great jobs for new grads.

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Job Title	Location
Sustainability Intern	Petaluma, CA
R&D Assistant	Santa Rosa, CA
Human Resources Coordinator	Santa Rosa, CA
Warehouse Worker II	Medford, OR
Human Resources Coordinator - Benefits	Santa Rosa, CA

See all 5 job postings

Specialized - Specialized is based in Morgan Hill, CA and they are one of the market leaders in the cycling industry. They have a ton of job openings for those who love bikes.

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Job Title	Location
Test Engineer	Schenectady, NY
Park Manor of Cypress Station PRN PT	Houston, TX
Park Manor of Cypress Station PRN OTR	Houston, TX
Sales Account Executive (Market Research)	New York, NY
Assistant to the President	Boulder, CO

See all 76,403 job postings

MakerBot Industries - 3D printing is about to get really big, and MakerBot Industries is at the forefront on the consumer side. Take a look at their job opportunities.

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Job Title	Location
VP / Marketing	New York, NY
Senior Product Marketing Manager	New York, NY
Concept Artist Intern	Brooklyn, NY
Executive Administrator to assist CSO	Brooklyn, NY
Supply Chain Buyer	Brooklyn, NY

See all 54 job postings

Crain Communications - Crain Communications is a publisher that covers all kinds of different business niches, and they have some really exciting career opportunities.

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Job Title	Location
Social Media Intern	New York, NY
Social Media Intern	New York, NY
Editorial Photographer	Chicago, IL
Internship	Detroit, MI
Sales Director	New York, NY

See all 236 job postings

Octopart - If you love the idea of building real, physical stuff, then you'll love how Octopart is making it easer to find electronic parts. Consider a job with them.

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Job Title	Location
Interaction Designer	New York, NY
Frontend Engineer	New York, NY
Component Data Engineer	New York, NY
API Engineer	New York, NY
Analytics Engineer	New York, NY

See all 7 job postings

SCOTTEVEST - Do you love the idea of clothing that can store all of your gadgets? If so, then a career with SCOTTEVEST is well worth investigating.

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Job Title	Location
Marketing and E-commerce Implementer	Ketchum, ID
Video Storyteller/Shooter/Editor/Motion Graphics	Sun Valley, ID
Public Relations Coordinator	Ketchum, ID
B2B Customer Service/Sales Representative	Ketchum, ID
Customer Experience Manager	Ketchum, ID

See all 8 job postings

Niner Bikes - Niner Bikes is a company full of bikers, so if you’re into bikes, you have to check out their Jobs page.

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No current job openings.

Quickparts - Quickparts is an Atlanta, GA based company that offers custom manufacturing, and they have a number of job opportunities available.

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Job Title	Location
CNC Programmer	Wichita, KS
Machinist	Columbus, OH
Machinist	Atlanta, GA
Field Service Technician - Machining / CNC / Troubleshooting/Installation/Maintenance	Milwaukee, WI
Application Engineer - Machining/CNC/Controls / Fanuc / Okuma	Schaumburg, IL

See all 0 job postings

OpGen - If you are interested in genetics and the science behind Optical Mapping, then you may want to consider check out Jobs at OpGen.

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Job Title	Location
Field Applications Scientist	Gaithersburg, MD

See all 1 job postings

Jaguar Land Rover - Jaguar doesn’t offer much information about their company or their careers on their website, but there is a bit of info on U.S. opportunities.

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Job Title	Location
Warehouse Manager	Blauvelt, NY
Land Rover Service Technician	Washington, DC
Sales Representative	New York, NY
Automotive Wholesale Parts Performance Coach	New York, NY
Highline/ Experienced Technician	Mobile, AL

See all 97 job postings

Russell Stover - I have to admit that Russell Stover doesn't always do it for me at Easter time, but working for them would still be a delicious opportunity.

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Job Title	Location
Retail Job Fair	Shawnee, KS
Sales Representative - W. UT/WY/ID	Ogden, UT
FT Sales Representative- UT/WY	Ogden, UT
Sales Representative - Consumer Packaged Goods - Hickory, NC	Hickory, NC
Sales Representative - L. Rock, AR	Little Rock, AR

See all 33 job postings

American Greetings - American Greetings seems to keep on growing, and that means lots of hiring at their headquarters in Cleveland, OH and elsewhere.

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Job Title	Location
Sales Office Assistant	Denver, CO
Entrance Ops - Vacation Planner (Ticket Sales)	Orlando, FL
Maintenance and Engineering Manager	Henry, IL
Medical Assistant Internal Medicine ACB	Houston, TX
Traveling Phlebotomist/ Collection Technician	Tulsa, OK

See all 1,268 job postings

Nissan - Despite Nissan’s claim that they “have many exciting opportunities for recent undergrads,” I don’t see them posted. Here's what I was able to come up with.

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Job Title	Location
Sales Associate	Seaford, DE
Sales Associate	Pasco, WA
Sales Representative - Automotive Sales - Inside Sales	Baton Rouge, LA
Experienced Sales Consultant	Corpus Christi, TX
Sales Professional	Milford, DE

See all 1,125 job postings

Necco - Can you craft your entire resume out of Conversation Hearts? If so, then Necco in Rever, MA might be the perfect place for your first job.

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Job Title	Location
Demand Planner	Revere, MA
Maintenance Mechanic	Revere, MA
Case Manager	Hazard, KY
Therapist	Owensboro, KY

See all 3 job postings

Nestle Purina - The Nestle Purina Management Trainee Program offers a variety of opportunities in three locations: Jefferson, WI; Davenport, IA; and Bloomfield, MO.

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Job Title	Location
Manager, Social Marketing	Virginia Beach, VA
Senior Web / Graphic Designer	Virginia Beach, VA
Administrative Assistant	St. Louis, MO
Copywriter	Minneapolis, MN
Intern	Madison, WI

See all 121 job postings

IGT - IGT is really big on campus recruiting, and they seem to put a lot of effort into their University Relations presence.

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Job Title	Location
Account Manager - MIDA	Houston, TX
Account Manager - Midwest	Houston, TX
IGT Parts Manager - Turbine Technology Services	Houston, TX
Game Designer III	Las Vegas, NV
Staff Game Designer	Reno, NV

See all 269 job postings

Anti-eco - Anti-eco's goal is to "create a product that is as planet-conscious as it is cheeky." They do just that, and they're hiring to help grow the business.

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No current job openings.

Vibram - I’ve been meaning to feature Vibram for at least a year, but only now have I found enough information to give you a good start on learning about jobs with them.

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Job Title	Location
Retail Sales Associate - Part Time	Boston, MA
Assistant Store Manager	Boston, MA

See all 2 job postings

Advanced BioHealing - Once you get a feel for how Advanced BioHealing works and operates, then you can check out their Careers page.

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No current job openings.

General Mills - Because General Mills is such a large company, they have a very strong Campus Recruiting Program for a wide variety of entry level positions.

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Job Title	Location
Shop Manager - Three Rivers, Michigan	Three Rivers, MI
Business Development Manager	Sacramento, CA
Manager, Social Marketing	Virginia Beach, VA
Machine Shop Supervisor/Machinist	Chanhassen, MN
Manual Machinist Toolmaker	Broussard, LA

See all 2,200 job postings

Hostess Brands - If it sounds like a brand that you might want to be a part of, then you can check out Hostess Brands’ Jobs page.

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Job Title	Location
To Go Specialist - Mandeville Chili's	Mandeville, LA
Delivery Team Member - Hackensack Maggiano's	Hackensack, NJ
Server - Houston Maggiano's	Houston, TX
Server - Lindale Chili's	Lindale, TX
Host - Mandeville Chili's	Mandeville, LA

See all 2,838 job postings

RKS - I’m not sure what it takes to get an entry level job at RKS, but you can be sure that you have to be very good at what you do.

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Job Title	Location
Business Data Analyst	Boston, MA
Mechanical Engineer	Massachusetts
Zone Gardener (Historic Harlem Parks Program)	New York, NY
Q&A Associate	Denver, CO
Unifi Programmer/Analyst III	Pensacola, FL

See all 20 job postings

Berry Plastics - Berry Plastics is the company behind bomb proof wallpaper, and they have plenty of job opportunities for interested college grads.

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Job Title	Location
Assistant Foreman - (1st, 3rd, & Wknd Shifts)	Baltimore, MD
Automation Technician	Chicago, IL
Automation Engineer	Evansville, IN
Automation Engineer Technician	Baltimore, MD
Project Engineer	Lawrence, KS

See all 46 job postings

Mars - If you’d like to be part of this true American success story, then you need to check out Mars’ Careers page.

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Job Title	Location
Senior Manager, Analytics, North America Consumer & Market Insights	Chicago, IL
Shift Manager	Orangeburg, SC
Geospatial Data & Web Applications Engineer - Task 21	Moffett Field, CA
Director & Risk Manager - Quantitative R&D/C++ Developer	Simsbury, CT
Deployment Project Manager P1 – Supply & Commercial	Franklin, TN

See all 1,699 job postings

Kiva Systems - Kiva Systems is one of the most fascinating companies that I’ve come across, and they’re looking to hire lots of entry level talent.

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Job Title	Location
Sr. Corporate Counsel, Operations - Kiva	Woburn, MA
Sr. Corporate Counsel, Operations	Woburn, MA
Technical Support Engineer	North Reading, MA
Java UI Applications and Tools Developer	North Reading, MA
QA Manager, Kiva Integration	Seattle, WA

See all 48 job postings

Liberty Tire Recycling - Liberty Tire Recycling is a Pittsburgh, PA based company that does all kinds of cool things with used tires. They're growing, so they might be hiring.

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Job Title	Location
Commercial Driver	Marion, KY
Collections and Accounting Support Clerk	Savage, MN
Transportation & Customer Service Clerk	Dallas, TX
Sales Representative	Dallas, TX
General Manager	Cleveland, OH

See all 7 job postings

W.L. Gore & Associates - The good news on Gore is that beyond making amazing products, they’re also an amazing place to work—and they have lots of entry level jobs for new college grads

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Job Title	Location
Global Strategic Marketing Associate - Industrial Products -	Elkton, MD
Total Rewards Business Partner	Newark, DE
Product Specialist - Aerospace	Avondale, PA
Product Specialist - Cardiovascular	Flagstaff, AZ

See all 4 job postings

New Leaf Paper - New Leaf Paper, a sustainable paper company, recently landed a $5 million equity investment, and we think they might be hiring soon.

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Job Title	Location
Associate Dean and Program Director, C-LEAF	United States
PROCESS ENGINEER	New Augusta, MS
HR Generalist/Payroll and Benefits Administrator	Louisville, KY
Legal Department Administrative Assistant	Wichita, KS
Territory Sales Manager	Spartanburg, SC

See all 23 job postings

Rawlings - It's Opening Day, and since we’ve already covered jobs with Major League Baseball and its teams, we’re looking at St. Louis based Rawlings and their jobs today.

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Job Title	Location
Social Media and Public Relations Coordinator	Atlanta, GA
Assistant Account Executive - Entry Level	Atlanta, GA
Associate General Counsel	Boca Raton, FL
Social Media and PR Coordinator - Entry Level (copy 2)	Atlanta, GA
Sports Marketing and Licensing Coordinator -St. Louis, MO	St. Louis, MO

See all 28 job postings

Alcoa - We at One Day, One Job have worked directly with Alcoa to bring you the inside scoop on their top entry-level career opportunities.

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Job Title	Location
Application Engineer	Seattle, WA
TV Extras wanted in Alcoa, TN	Alcoa, TN
Movie extras wanted (flexible hours) in Alcoa, TN	Alcoa, TN
Government Affairs Executive Assistant /Project Coordinator	Washington, DC
Senior Applied Statistician/Survey Designer & Lead Analyst	Pittsburgh, PA

See all 311 job postings

Sun Microsystems - Sun Microsystems is certainly a technology company at heart, but because of their size, their entry-level job offerings extend well beyond technical positions.

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Job Title	Location
Websphere (Java) - Entry Level	Charlotte, NC
Network Security Engineer	Durham, NC
Programmer Analyst 5 DK	McLean, VA
Java / J2EE Application Developer	Falls Church, VA
Systems Administrator - Expert	Herndon, VA

See all 220 job postings

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