Position: Machine Operator

Pay: Some positions are eligible for incentive pay and the hourly rate could be up to 22+ after training is completed!

Benefits: Benefits start after 31 days of employment!

Shift/Hours: 2nd and 3rd shifts with plenty of OT!

• 2nd Shift – Monday to Friday; 2:00pm to 10:30pm with overtime as needed.




• 3rd Shift – Sunday night to Friday morning 10pm-6:30AM with overtime as needed.

What You Get:

• Paid vacation and 13 paid holidays.


• Annual bonus opportunity (up to 4% annual salary based on Plant’s performance).


• College tuition reimbursement.


• 401k plan offered with company match.


• Company contributions available for employee Health Savings Account.


• Competitive health, dental, vision, life, home/auto purchase benefit options available.


• Fitness reimbursement program.


• Employee battery program


• Lots of opportunity for growth and advancement.

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.

How You Will Do It

• 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 Look 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.

What We Do Here

Tampa, Florida is home to a fully integrated plant that manufacturers batteries used in cars, boats, motorcycles, and heavy-duty trucks. As a fully integrated plant, we also decorate or label our batteries into the final product for our customers. We opened in 1958 and employ more than 280 people. We operate six days per week. We are actively involved in our local community and give back through Metropolitan Ministries, The United Way and Adopt-A-Road Tampa.

Who we are:
Clarios is the creator behind the world’s most recognizable car battery brands. We are the car battery found in most new vehicles including leading brands such as Ford, General Motors, Toyota, Honda, and Nissan. Our 16,000 employees develop, manufacture, and distribute batteries for virtually every type of vehicle. We recover, recycle, and reuse up to 99% of our battery materials, leading sustainability practices in our industry. Clarios, formerly Johnson Controls Battery Group, is currently a Brookfield portfolio company. Learn more about us at www.clarios.com.

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. 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, gender, ethnicity, and all other 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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