Injection Molding Process Technician

What You Will Do

We’re hiring an Injection Molding Process Technician to support manufacturing operations in a high-volume production environment. This is a hands-on plant-based role responsible for optimizing injection molding processes, troubleshooting quality and performance issues, reducing scrap, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. Working closely with Production, Quality, Maintenance, Toolroom, Automation, and Engineering teams, this position plays a critical role in ensuring safe, efficient, and cost-effective manufacturing operations.

This role is essential to maintaining production performance, improving process stability, and delivering high-quality products to customers. The Injection Molding Process Technician serves as a technical resource on the manufacturing floor, supporting process optimization, problem resolution, and continuous improvement efforts that directly impact safety, quality, delivery, and cost.

Schedule: 2-2-3 / 12 hour shifts

What Does Success Look Like

• Optimize and start up injection molding processes following mold changes and production requirements to achieve stable and repeatable production.
• Troubleshoot molding defects, process variations, and quality issues to minimize downtime and improve product quality.
• Lead scrap reduction initiatives through root cause analysis, 5 Why investigations, and corrective action implementation.
• Analyze production, downtime, scrap, and quality data to identify trends and drive continuous improvement opportunities.
• Conduct process audits to ensure compliance with established process parameters, standards, and best practices.
• Support process trials, mold validations, capability studies, and equipment performance evaluations to improve manufacturing efficiency and process capability.

What We Look For

Required

• 2+ years of experience in injection molding manufacturing environments.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills related to molding processes and quality issues.
• Experience optimizing injection molding process parameters and supporting production start-ups.
• Knowledge of root cause analysis methodologies and continuous improvement practices.

Preferred

• Associate degree, technical degree, or equivalent hands-on manufacturing experience.
• Experience with hot runner systems.
• Experience with Milacron, Engel, Fanuc Roboshot, or similar injection molding equipment.
• Experience conducting process audits, capability studies, and mold validation activities.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future; Clarios will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visas for this opportunity.

Florence, Kentucky-Components

Our Florence, Kentucky components plant began operations in 1978 and here is home to our components plant which manufactures PowerFrame ® grids and our battery containers and covers. Here we produce around 173,000 cases a day.

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What you get

• Medical, dental and vision care coverage and a 401(k) savings plan with company matching – all starting on date of hire
• Tuition reimbursement, perks, and discounts
• Parental and caregiver leave programs
• All the usual benefits such as paid time off, flexible spending, short-and long-term disability, basic life insurance, business travel insurance, and Employee Assistance Program
• Global market strength and worldwide market share leadership
• HQ location earns LEED certification for sustainability plus a full-service cafeteria and workout facility
• Clarios has been recognized as one of 2026's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere. This prestigious recognition marks the fourth consecutive year Clarios has received this distinction.

Who we are

Clarios is the force behind the world’s most recognizable car battery brands, powering vehicles from leading automakers like Ford, General Motors, Toyota, Honda, and Nissan. With 18,000 employees worldwide, we develop, manufacture, and distribute energy storage solutions while recovering, recycling, and reusing up to 99% of battery materials—setting the standard for sustainability in our industry. At Clarios, we’re not just making batteries; we’re shaping the future of sustainable transportation. Join our mission to innovate, push boundaries, and make a real impact. Discover your potential at Clarios—where your power meets endless possibilities.

Veterans/Military Spouses

We value the leadership, adaptability, and technical expertise developed through military service. At Clarios, those capabilities thrive in an environment built on grit, ingenuity, and passion—where you can grow your career while helping to power progress worldwide. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to protected characteristics.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please apply. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is key to challenging the status quo. Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our positions. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, status as a protected veteran or other protected characteristics protected by law. As a federal contractor, we are committed to not discriminating against any applicant or employee based on these protected statuses. We will also take affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunities. Please let us know if you require accommodations during the interview process by emailing Special.Accommodations@Clarios.com . We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and value diversity in our teams in terms of work experience, area of expertise, and all characteristics protected by laws in the countries where we operate. For more information on our commitment to sustainability, diversity, and equal opportunity, please read our latest report . We want you to know your rights because EEO is the law.

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