Award-winning Express Employment Professionals is hiring Welders, CNC Machinists, and Multi-Craft Maintenance Technicians across Johnstown, Newark, Hebron, and Heath, OH. Serving Licking, Muskingum, Franklin, and Knox Counties with industry-leading staffi
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Central Ohio Manufacturers Intensify Hiring Efforts for Welders, CNC Machinists, and Multi-Craft Maintenance Technicians
Award-Winning Staffing Leader Partners with Employers to Address Growing Skilled Trades Demand Across Licking, Muskingum, Franklin, and Knox Counties
NEWARK, OHIO – As manufacturing investment, reshoring initiatives, automation, and industrial expansion continue throughout Central Ohio, employers are facing a growing challenge that extends beyond equipment and technology: securing skilled talent.
To support these workforce demands, Express Employment Professionals is expanding recruiting efforts for Welders, CNC Machinists, and Multi-Craft Maintenance Technicians across Johnstown, Newark, Hebron, Heath, and surrounding communities.
Manufacturers throughout the region are actively seeking professionals capable of supporting production, maintenance, fabrication, automation, and operational excellence initiatives. In many facilities, these positions are among the most critical roles impacting uptime, quality, throughput, and customer delivery performance.
"Technology continues to transform manufacturing, but people remain the foundation of every successful operation," said Armando Castro, Franchise Owner of Express Employment Professionals. "The organizations seeing the greatest success are those investing in both advanced equipment and the skilled workforce required to operate, maintain, and optimize it."
Skilled Trades Continue to Drive Manufacturing Success
Today's manufacturing environment requires highly trained professionals capable of working with increasingly sophisticated machinery, equipment, and processes.
Demand continues to rise for:
Welders & Fabricators
- MIG, TIG, and Stick Welding
- Blueprint Reading
- Structural and Custom Fabrication
- Metal Forming and Assembly
- Quality Inspection
- Production Welding
- CNC Setup and Operation
- CNC Milling and Turning
- G-Code and Machine Programming
- Blueprint Interpretation
- Precision Measurement
- Quality Control and Process Improvement
- Electrical Troubleshooting
- PLC Diagnostics and Repair
- Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems
- Mechanical Maintenance
- Robotics and Automation Support
- Preventive and Predictive Maintenance
The Workforce Challenge Facing Manufacturing Leaders
Across manufacturing, conversations in boardrooms, maintenance departments, operations meetings, and HR offices increasingly focus on a common issue: workforce availability.
Organizations continue to seek talent capable of:
- Reducing equipment downtime
- Increasing production output
- Supporting automation initiatives
- Maintaining quality standards
- Improving workplace safety
- Driving operational efficiency
- Supporting facility expansion and growth
Opportunity for Skilled Professionals
Qualified candidates can expect:
- Competitive wages based on experience and skill level
- Full benefits beginning on day one
- Career advancement opportunities
- Access to leading manufacturers throughout Central Ohio
- Stable employment opportunities
- Modern manufacturing environments
- Overtime opportunities
About Express Employment Professionals
Led by Armando Castro, Express Employment Professionals brings more than 35 years of staffing and recruiting expertise to employers and job seekers throughout Licking, Muskingum, Franklin, and Knox Counties.
As one of North America's largest staffing companies, Express Employment Professionals operates more than 672 locations and has spent more than 40 years helping businesses build stronger workforces and helping people build successful careers.
A multi-award-winning organization, Express is widely recognized as a leader in:
- Skilled Trades Staffing
- Professional Recruiting
- Light Industrial Staffing
- Office Services Staffing
- Direct Hire Recruiting
- Workforce Solutions
- Contract and Contract-to-Hire Staffing
Our mission remains simple: Helping People Succeed and Helping Companies Grow.
Media Contact
Express Employment Professionals
1287 Log Pond Drive
Newark, Ohio 43055
(740) 522-1999
Armando.Castro@ExpressPros.Com
www.expresspros.com/newarkoh
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Award-winning Express Employment Professionals is hiring Welders, CNC Machinists, and Multi-Craft Maintenance Technicians across Johnstown, Newark, Hebron, and Heath, OH. Serving Licking, Muskingum, Franklin, and Knox Counties with industry-leading staffing and recruiting solutions.
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Express Employment Professionals
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Armando Castro President | Business Owner
- October 09, 2026
- (740) 881-9999
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