West Ottawa Public Schools is hiring: Manufacturing Technology in Wentzville

Position Type:
Middle School Teaching/Industrial Technology

Date Posted:
9/23/2025

Location:
Harbor Lights & Macatawa Bay Middle Schools

Date Available:
01/19/2026

Closing Date:
Until filled
Position: Manufacturing Technology
Posting Dates: September 23, 2025 - Until Filled
Reports To: Harbor Lights & Macatawa Bay Middle Schools Principals
Beginning: January 2026
School-Year/Full-Time

Qualifications:

• Valid Michigan certificate
• Valid Michigan Teaching Certificate required with one of the following endorsements
• General Education - Industry and Technology Education TE, Industrial Technology IX, Vocational Technology VT

Job Responsibilities:

• Teach courses using best practices and have the ability to differentiate instruction to meet needs of a variety of learners
• Demonstrate ability to collaborate and also use data to drive instruction
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles.
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken work; those activities where detailed or import spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound.
• Repetitive motions: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• The worker is subject to environmental conditions.
• The worker should provide consistent and reliable attendance.