Quality Technician

Quality Assurance Specialist

Reports to the Quality Supervisor within the Manufacturing Quality business unit.

Provides direct support to production lines, stackers, and Chemset operations.

Acts as the first line of defense for product and process compliance, ensuring immediate containment and escalation when deviations occur.

The Quality team ensures that all battery assembly processes meet specification and customer requirements. Reporting to the Quality Supervisor, this group is critical to maintaining product integrity, safety, and compliance. Their work supports production uptime, customer satisfaction, and continuous improvement initiatives. By verifying processes, supporting raw material control, and reacting to defects, the team ensures that the plant delivers reliable, high-quality batteries.

Perform per-shift quality routines across all battery assembly stations (stackers through DUF pallets).

Conduct daily Layer 1 LPA using approved checklists, documenting and closing findings.

Provide immediate quality support during production issues, releases, or parameter deviations.

Verify poka yoke functionality with challenge batteries and escalate failures.

Support production in correct gage usage, calibration checks, and first piece approvals.

Execute underwater burst tests at COS 16 and COS 8 when Honda batteries are running.

Lead defect containment: stop line, sort affected batteries, apply "On Hold" tags, and ensure traceability.

Maintain WO14 inventory, segregate nonconforming material, and escalate raw material issues to sister plants.

Participate in PDCA meetings and OE customer complaint tear downs, documenting lessons learned.

Provide weekend Chemset quality support, coordinating with Pasting Quality Technicians.

Required: High School diploma or equivalent; a combination of education and experience will be considered (minimum of 4 years suggested). Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel. At least 5 years of experience in manufacturing quality or production support. Availability to provide some weekend support as needed. Strong continuous improvement mindset, with the ability to generate ideas, take initiative, and work independently.

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, Employee Assistance Program, and domestic partner benefits. 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 2025's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere. This prestigious recognition marks the third consecutive year Clarios has received this distinction.

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 materialssetting 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 Clarioswhere your power meets endless possibilities.

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