Injection Molding Process Technician
Clarios · Kentucky
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Process
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- 8 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level process role at Clarios (automotive) in Kentucky.
- They ask for
- 2+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- Root cause, Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), Robotics, Automation, Injection molding
- Openings
- 2 with this title at this site
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How this role compares
Against 128 other live process postings in the US.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 3+)
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 39%
- Tooling 20%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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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
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.
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What Does Success Look Like
- •Optimize and start up injection molding processes following mold changes and production
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.
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.