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

BioLite - BioLite is a Brooklyn based company that develops "products that make cooking with wood as clean safe and easy as modern fuels while also providing electricity.”

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Job Title	Location
Product Engineer	Brooklyn, NY
Director of Manufacture	Brooklyn, NY
India Program Manager	Brooklyn, NY
Electrical Manufacturing Engineer	Brooklyn, NY
VISUAL DESIGN INTERN	Brooklyn, NY

See all 7 job postings

Goodweave - Goodweave is a Washington, DC based non-profit that “is helping to combat this problem and transform the rug industry by certifying child-labor-free rugs."

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No current job openings.

Spatial - Spatial is a Broomfield, CO based company that is “the leading provider of 3D components for technical application development across a broad range of industries.”

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Job Title	Location
Pipefitter - Journey Level - KTN	Ketchikan, AK
Outside Machinist - Journey Level - KTN	Ketchikan, AK
Outside Machinist - Associate 2,3,4 - KTN	Ketchikan, AK
Project Engineer - CCM	Irving, TX
Sr. Mechanical Equipment Designer I	Oak Ridge, TN

See all 2,287 job postings

StoveTeam International - StoveTeam International is a Eugene, OR non-profit that's making cooking safer in the developing world by helping people produce safe, affordable, fuel-efficient cookstoves.

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No current job openings.

Shapeways - Shapeways is a New York, NY based company that has built “the world’s leading 3D Printing marketplace and community.”

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Job Title	Location
Shapeways Technology Intern	New York, NY
Interaction Designer	New York, NY
Product Manager, 3D Printing Materials	New York, NY
Product Manager, 3D Technologies	New York, NY
Database Administrator	New York, NY

See all 9 job postings

FATHOM - FATHOM is an Oakland, CA studio that uses its “expertise in 3D printing and additive manufacturing to help customers innovate faster and more efficiently.”

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Job Title	Location
Business Development/Sales Representative	Indianapolis, IN
Process Engr Intern	Savannah, GA
Direct Sales Ambassador	Indianapolis, IN
Applications Engineer	Indianapolis, IN
PROTOTYPE TECHNICIAN PAID INTERNSHIP	Seattle, WA

See all 77 job postings

Shinola - Shinola is a Detroit, MI based company that is all about bringing back the strength of American manufacturing by producing watches, bicycles, leather, and journals.

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Job Title	Location
Retail Sales-Fashion (Minneapolis)	Minneapolis, MN
Hawaii Division - Full Time, Sales Associate, Shinola - T Galleria	Honolulu, HI
Brand Specialist/Sales Associate -Part time	Dallas, TX
Bicycle Specialist -DC	Washington, DC
Sales Account Executive-Journals	Dallas, TX

See all 22 job postings

Maker’s Row - Maker's Row is a New York, NY based startup that wants “to make the manufacturing process simple to understand and easy to access.”

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Job Title	Location
Sales Ops Intern (paid)	Brooklyn, NY
Software Engineer	Brooklyn, NY
Lead UX / UI Designer	New York
Director of Sales	Brooklyn, NY
Lead Product Manager	Brooklyn, NY

See all 5 job postings

Beyond Meat - Beyond Meat is a Manhattan Beach, CA based company “focused on perfectly replacing animal protein with plant protein" to create "nutritional value at lower cost.”

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Job Title	Location
Media Relations Specialist	Parsippany, NJ
Marketing Analytics Internship	Chico, CA
Senior Manager of Communications - HPBA	Arlington, VA
Software Engineer	Redmond, WA
Line Cooks for New Movie Theatre Restaurant	Los Angeles, CA

See all 90 job postings

Annin Flagmakers - Annin Flagmakers is based in Roseland, NJ and is America’s oldest and largest flag manufacturer.

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No current job openings.

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
ART DIRECTOR	McLean, VA
'15 Summer: CAD / Manuf Engnrg - PAID Co-Op Intern, CAD or MET - Danville IL	Danville, IL
'15 Summer - Operations - I.T./ Industrial / Manuf Engineering "SIT" System Integration Test Intern Paid Internships	Danville, IL
'15 Summer & Fall: CAD / AutoCAD / Inventor - PAID Co-Op Intern - Danville IL - Fall '15	Danville, IL
'15 Summer - I.T. Computer Networking I.T. Paid Internship	Danville, IL

See all 30 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
Linguistic Analyst 3\4	Herndon, VA
Manager – Digital Optimization & Performance	Grapevine, TX
SHARED SERVICES DEVELOPMENT MGR	Salisbury, MD
Legal Specialist	Saint Cloud, MN
Territory Development Rep - Medicare - Dallas/Ft. Worth territory in Texas - 98713	Dallas, TX

See all 3,382 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
INTERN - MOLP	Everett, WA
Sales Intern II	Camden, NJ
Ag Innovations Intern	Bakersfield, CA
Customer Business Analyst ...	Bentonville, AR
Product Manager	Downers Grove, IL

See all 123 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
Payroll Administrator- Finance Department	Manhattan, KS
Global Marketing Manager	Ventura, CA
Sales Operations Analyst II	Richmond, CA
Senior Software Developer	Manhattan, KS
Executive Business Development E Commerce	New York, NY

See all 9 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
Cosmetologist-MPI	Chester, WV
Graphic Designer	Boston, MA
Strategic Business & Operations Analyst	Manchester, NH
LVN Team Lead EMR Supervuser	Lake Charles, LA
Level I Precoat - Plant 15 - 3rd Shift	Cartersville, GA

See all 59 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
Administrative Assistant Corporate Engineering	Santa Rosa, CA
Quality Assurance Technicians (Kitchen, Frozen Foods)	Pocatello, ID
Inventory Coordinator II (3rd Shift)	Santa Rosa, CA
Consumer Relations Manager	Petaluma, CA
Contract Manufacturing Administrator	Santa Rosa, CA

See all 26 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
Veterinarian (Doctor) - NEW HOSPITAL OPENING Summer 2015! Weston, Florida	Weston, FL
Veterinarian (Doctor) NEW HOSPITAL OPENING IN LAKE MARY SPRING 2015!	Lake Mary, FL
Veterinarian (Doctor) New Hospital Opening 2015 - Tallahassee South!	Tallahassee, FL
Associate Veterinarian	Houston, TX
Veterinarian - New Hospital Opening!!!!	Evergreen Park, IL

See all 84,769 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
SaaS .Net Team Lead	Shelton, CT
Product Management Intern	Brooklyn, NY
Design Intern	Brooklyn, NY
Mechanical Drafting Intern	Brooklyn, NY
R&D Intern	Brooklyn, NY

See all 62 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
NOC Engineer	New York, NY
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner	Seattle, WA
Senior Security Sales Engineer	New York, NY
DevOps Engineer	New York, NY
Customer Care Manager	Chicago, IL

See all 206 job postings

Octopart - Octopart is a NYC based company that has developed a search technology to help engineers and scientists build the next generation of electronic devices.

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No current job openings.

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
Creative Copywriter	Sun Valley, ID
Marketing & PR Implementer	Ketchum, ID
Executive Project Implementer	Ketchum, ID
PR Implementer	Sun Valley, ID
Customer Relationship Representative	Ketchum, ID

See all 5 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
Parts Advisor	Denver, CO
Quickparts Sales Contact Center Manager (180-14)	Atlanta, GA
MS Word 2014 based Documents: Transcription Mode	United States

See all 3 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
Bioinformatics Scientist (BSE)	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
Automotive Technicians / All Level Auto Techs - SIGN ON BONUS	Rosenberg, TX
Auto Technicians / All Level Techs	Midland, TX
Automotive Technicians - All Level Auto Techs	Burnet, TX
Auto Tech / A & B Level Techs / Lube Tech - Sign On Bonus	Belle Plaine, MN
Automotive Commercial Truck / Fleet Salesperson	Newtonville, MA

See all 154 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
Production Supervisor	Iola, KS
Shipping Supervisor	Montrose, CO
Retail Store Manager - Cookeville, TN	Cookeville, TN
Variance Control Coordinator	Corsicana, TX
Retail Operations Manager	Kansas City, MO

See all 11 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
2015 Creative Studios Summer Intern	Cleveland, OH
INTERN	Cleveland, OH
Players Assistant - Cashier Store 3079 Albany, NY	Albany, NY
INTERN - Teradata Application DBA / Systems Analyst	Cleveland, OH
MBA Intern, Latin American Marketing Analyst	Irvine, CA

See all 2,111 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
Tech 1 Mechanic	Hilliard, OH
Automotive Service Technicians - Infiniti Exp Preferred	Westborough, MA
Driver - Dedicated Nissan Team Truck Driver - Class A CDL	Lebanon, TN
Product Specialist Trainee	Albuquerque, NM
Manager, Manufacturing Engineering	Marengo, IL

See all 1,320 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
Home Resource Coordinator	Paducah, KY
Foster Care Team Leader	Paducah, KY
QA Lead Investigator	Durham, NC
Treatment Director	Bowling Green, KY
Independent Living Life Coach	Martinez, GA

See all 19 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
Design Intern	Minneapolis, MN
Intern (Machining or Welding)	St. Louis, MO
Veterinarian Intern	Saint Joseph, MO
Launchpad Intern	St. Louis, MO
Front-end Web Developer	Virginia Beach, VA

See all 156 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
BI Data Analyst	Seattle, WA
Sr. Product Manager	Seattle, WA
Security Engineer	Seattle, WA
JavaScript Developer	Seattle, WA
Android/Mobile Developer	Seattle, WA

See all 181 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
2015 Helitack Squad Leader	Ellensburg, WA
2015 Helitack Firefighter	Ellensburg, WA
2015 Helicopter Manager	Ellensburg, WA
2015 Helitack Firefighter	Ellensburg, WA
2015 Helicopter Manager	Ellensburg, WA

See all 30 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
Intermediate Lubrication Tech	Longview, WA
EHS Coordinator	East Troy, WI
Systems Analysts	Winooski, VT
Delivery Driver(06903) - 1608 Randol Mill	Arlington, TX
CNC Setup Programmer \ Production Supervisor	Pepperell, MA

See all 2,390 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
Intern, New York Wine & Culinary Center	Canandaigua, NY
To Go Specialist - Texas Tech Chili's	Lubbock, TX
Internship-PT Hostess	New Orleans, LA
Server - Sports Arena Chili's	San Diego, CA
Host - Sports Arena Chili's	San Diego, CA

See all 2,654 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
Loan Closer	Lake Forest, CA
Electrical Estimator	Lincoln, NE
Senior Director Resort Project Manager	Orlando, FL
Health & Welfare Service Delivery Manager	Secaucus, NJ
Client Relationship Specialist	Oak Brook, IL

See all 29 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
Delivery Driver(06874) - 4201 E. Berry Street	Fort Worth, TX
Intern - Injection Molding Processing Engineer	Baltimore, MD
Material Handler	Lawrence, KS
Production Operator	Odon, IN
IMS Business Analyst PDM/Scheduling	Evansville, IN

See all 180 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
Operations Specialist	Le Mars, IA
Summer 2015 Internship	Des Moines, IA
Veterinarian (Doctor) - Orange County Area	Brea, CA
Sr. Security Engineer	Mountain View, CA
Veterinary Technician	Norman, OK

See all 2,378 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
Amazon/Quidsi - Supply Chain Associate	Jersey City, NJ
Research Scientist	Woburn, MA
Associate Director, Product Manager-Third Party Platforms and Partnerships	Jersey City, NJ
Senior Merchandising Associate - Diapers.com	Jersey City, NJ
Product IT Systems Engineer	Woburn, MA

See all 72 job postings

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