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Clarios Careers in Middletown, DE

Clarios Careers in Middletown, DE

Looking for a hands-on job in manufacturing?

Our Middletown, DE plant is hiring!

This is a Clarios Distribution Center, where batteries receive their final charge, labeling, and quality checks before heading out to customers around the world. These facilities play a critical role in the last steps of the battery lifecycle - transforming assembled batteries into ready-to-use products.

Here, batteries are activated through an initial charge process known as formation, then labeled, packaged, and prepared for shipment. Every unit that leaves a Clarios Distribution Center meets rigorous performance and safety standards, ensuring reliability from day one.

These centers are essential to Clarios' commitment to delivering high-quality, dependable energy storage solutions to the automotive market.


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Plant Details

Plant Overview


This is a Distribution Center, where batteries undergo final activation and are prepared for customer delivery.

  • Formation - the process of charging batteries for the first time to activate the chemical reaction that allows them to store and deliver power.
  • Shipping (Sticker) - where batteries are labeled, sorted, and packaged for shipment to customers, ensuring accuracy and readiness for end use.

These final steps ensure each battery meets quality standards before it reaches the road.

Environment:


  • Fast-paced production environment
  • Physically active roles with a strong safety focus
  • All hires start as utility workers and cross-train into additional roles
  • Employees at this plant are represented by a union.

PPE Requirements:

PPE (personal protective equipment) needs vary by position. You may be required to use some, or all, of the following, depending on your role:


  • Head Protection
  • Hand Protection
  • Eye Protection
  • Uniforms

Benefits

  • Paid vacation and 13 paid holidays.
  • Bonus opportunities.
  • 401k plan offered with company match.
  • Competitive health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Employee battery program.
  • Lots of opportunities for growth and advancement.

Careers

Backgrounds & Titles that Thrive in this Role: Assembly, Manufacturing, Assembler, Production Associate, General Labor, and/or Maintenance.


Location: Middletown, DE


Pay:

  • $20/hr with the opportunity to earn an average of $24/hr+ with weekly incentive pay after completing your training.
  • Employees often achieve an average of $80K/Year

Bonus: Potential to earn a 4% bonus based on the overall performance of the plant


Shifts: This role requires the ability to work any shift (day, swing, or graveyard) based on operational needs. Week-to-week scheduling may vary, and flexibility is essential.

  • Days 7:00am - 3:30pm or 7:30am - 4:00pm
  • Swing 3:00pm - 11:30pm or 3:30pm - 12:00am
  • Graveyard 11:00pm - 7:30am or 11:30pm - 8:00am (Start up Sunday night)

What You Will Do:
In this position you will operate automated and semi-automated production machines to manufacture automotive batteries. In addition, operators make minor adjustments during troubleshooting, recognize and diagnose machine problems, and participate in operator preventative maintenance of equipment such as cleaning, greasing, and replacing small parts. Perform visual inspection of machines for quality or productivity problems. Perform required quality checks as trained.


Daily Responsibilities:

  • Operate machinery by controlling and adjusting machine settings, feed raw materials or parts to semi-automated machines.
  • Verify that product meets quality standards and keep records of approved and defective units
  • Clean equipment, tools, etc. and surrounding area between jobs.
  • Follow all safety, quality and production specifications, instructions, written and verbal.

What We're Looking For:

  • 1+ year(s) of experience in a manufacturing environment.
  • Comfortable working 12+ hour days.
  • Ability to stand/walk for long period of time.
  • Ability to work in a hot environment.
  • Ability to physically bend, twist and kneel in a safe and efficient manner.
  • Basic computer skills.
  • Basic math, reading and writing skills.
  • Availability to work overtime and weekends as needed.
  • Ability to come in early or stay late depending on production demands.
  • Must be able to wear required PPE.

Testimonials


“It's great so far. I'm catching on fast and everyone is super helpful.

- Shipping, Decorator, Packer

“Clarios employees and staff have been very helpful during onboarding and training. All of my questions are answered fast and efficiently. I have learned so much in just a few weeks here so far.

- Formation Handler

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