What Delaware plant jobs ask for, and what moves pay
Findings from 53 live postings on manufacturers' own careers sites in Delaware, week of October 19, 2026. Each one shows how many postings it rests on; anything with too few is left out.
What most plant jobs ask for
The typical plant posting in Delaware asks for 6+ years, and 42% require a degree outright. The skills named most are Root cause, Lean, Six Sigma.
- Root causenamed in 45% of postingsTop
- Leannamed in 40% of postings
- Six Sigmanamed in 32% of postings
- Union environmentnamed in 30% of postings
- Team leadershipnamed in 26% of postings
- Automationnamed in 23% of postings
- Six Sigma / belt34% of postings
- Travel stated6% of postings
Based on 53 postings. Link to this finding
Unusual opportunities worth a look
Perks and openings most plant postings don't offer, and how many in Delaware do right now.
- Stated promotion path10 postings (19%)Top
- Tuition help3 postings (6%)
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- Site Continuous Improvement Leader · DuPont · Newark, DE
Based on 53 postings. Link to this finding
The best-paying open roles right now
The highest posted ranges for engineering-level plant roles in Delaware.
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- Quality Specialist (Weekend shift) · Bloom Energy · Newark, DE · $128k–$184k
Based on 3 postings. Link to this finding
How often a degree is required
42% of plant postings in Delaware require a degree outright.
Based on 53 postings. Link to this finding
Off-shift and weekend coverage
19% of plant postings in Delaware mention off-shift, weekend or on-call coverage.
Based on 53 postings. Link to this finding
Source and method
- Source
- ShopFloorJobs analysis of 53 live plant job postings from 12 manufacturers' own careers sites (Workday, SuccessFactors, Oracle, iCIMS, Greenhouse and others), not job boards.
- Collected
- Week of October 19, 2026. Postings are re-checked daily; closed roles drop out.
- Method
- Pay is the middle of each posting's listed range for engineer and senior engineer levels, compared within the same team so a different mix of teams can't create a gap. Rates count postings that state the item. Correlation, not cause; findings with too few postings are left out.
Cite this report
ShopFloorJobs, "What Delaware plant jobs ask for, and what moves pay," Week of October 19, 2026. https://shopfloorjobs.com/reports/insights?state=delaware
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