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Process Technician

Freudenberg · Baldwin Park, CA

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Level
Technician
Team
Process
Degree
Required
Experience asked
2+ years
Industry
Industrial
Posted
30+ days ago

The role in 30 seconds

A technician-level process role at Freudenberg (industrial) in Baldwin Park, CA.

They ask for
2+ years · degree required
Tools it names
Root cause, Injection molding, Tooling

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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026

Manufacturing Technician roles in California: typical posted base $56k–$78k.

Median of the low and high ends of 10 live postings that list pay, out of 118 manufacturing technician openings in California, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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How this role compares

Against 16 other live process postings in California.

Experience asked
Less than usual (2+ vs 3+)

Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • Team leadership 53%
  • 5S 41%
  • ✓ Tooling 35%
  • TPM 24%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

Stands out: this posting asks for Injection molding, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.

It asks for 2+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

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This plant: Freudenberg in Baldwin Park

2 other open roles at this site.

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Responsibilities

The incumbent is an experienced, hands-on technician, responsible for supporting injection molding operations, tooling performance, hot runner systems, mold troubleshooting, process stability, and production efficiency. The role serves as a technical resource for production teams, process technicians, tooling personnel, maintenance, engineering, and quality.

  • ◆Set up, start up, troubleshoot, and optimize injection molding processes to support safe, efficient, and repeatable production.
  • ◆Identify and resolve molding defects such as flash, short shots, burns, splay, sink, voids, dimensional variation, contamination, gate issues, and cosmetic defects.
  • ◆Apply advanced knowledge of molds, tooling construction, mold alignment, parting lines, venting, gate conditions, ejector systems, and wear-related tooling issues.
  • ◆Troubleshoot hot runner systems, including heaters, thermocouples, nozzles, manifolds, temperature controllers, wiring, connector issues, and related process symptoms.
  • ◆Work with process engineering, tooling, maintenance, and quality teams to determine root cause and implement practical corrective actions.
  • ◆Support mold trials, process development, process transfers, and production start-ups for new or existing molded components.

Qualifications

  • ✓High school diploma or equivalent.
  • ✓RJG Master Molder I certification.
  • ✓Minimum 2 years of experience directly related to the duties and

responsibilities

specified.

  • ◆Injection molding process for thermoplastics
  • ◆Knowledge of practical use of Scientific Process Development Principles.
  • ◆Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically word and excel.
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Preferred

  • +2-year degree in engineering or related field
  • +Experience working in Cleanroom environment
  • +Experience working medical device manufacturing industry

Freudenberg Medical LLC

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