Working at Freudenberg: We will wow your world!
Responsibilities:Partner directly with the Site Leader and leadership team to develop and execute people strategies that support operational goals, workforce stability, and business performance.
Serve as a trusted advisor to leaders on organizational effectiveness, talent management, employee relations, workforce planning, change management, and leadership development.
Drive a positive employee experience through regular floor presence, proactive communication, and initiatives that strengthen engagement, retention, and workplace culture.
Lead complex employee relations matters, including investigations, conflict resolution, performance management, corrective actions, and policy interpretation with fairness and consistency.
Coach and develop leaders to enhance communication, accountability, leadership effectiveness, and team performance across the organization.
Analyze workforce metrics including turnover, absenteeism, overtime, vacancies, engagement, and employee relations trends to identify opportunities for improvement and drive data-informed decisions.
Collaborate with Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, Compensation, Benefits, Payroll, Compliance, and other HR Centers of Excellence to deliver integrated people solutions that support organizational growth.
Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related field; equivalent experience will be considered.
Seven or more years of progressive HR experience supporting manufacturing, industrial, distribution, operations, or similarly fast-paced environments.
Demonstrated success serving as a strategic HR Business Partner while also executing hands-on HR initiatives and employee support activities.
Strong employee relations experience, including investigations, conflict resolution, performance management, labor or employee relations, and leadership coaching.
Business acumen with the ability to connect workforce strategies and talent decisions to operational and financial outcomes.
Experience using workforce metrics and analytics to identify business trends, solve problems, and influence leadership decision-making.
Excellent communication, relationship-building, and influencing skills with the ability to build credibility at all levels of the organization.
The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Freudenberg-NOK General PartnershipSkills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related field; equivalent experience considered.
- Seven or more years of progressive HR experience in manufacturing, industrial, distribution, operations, or similarly fast-paced environments.
- Experience serving as a strategic HR Business Partner while executing hands-on HR initiatives and employee support.
- Strong employee relations experience, including investigations, conflict resolution, performance management, labor or employee relations, and leadership coaching.
- Business acumen connecting workforce strategies and talent decisions to operational and financial outcomes.
- Experience using workforce metrics and analytics to identify trends, solve problems, and influence leadership decisions.
- Excellent communication, relationship-building, and influencing skills with credibility at all organizational levels.
Freudenberg Group Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Freudenberg Group and has not been reviewed or approved by Freudenberg Group.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare is considered strong at many U.S. sites, with low‑cost options, HSA contributions, and on‑site clinics in some locations.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match is standard across U.S. entities, though exact match mechanics differ by business group and year.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off is often described as good, with some locations offering generous holiday schedules.
Freudenberg Group Insights
What We Do
Freudenberg is a global technology group that strengthens its customers and society long-term through forward-looking innovations. Together with its partners, customers and research institutions, the Freudenberg Group develops leading-edge technologies and excellent products and services for about 40 markets and for thousands of applications: seals, vibration control components, technical textiles, filters, specialty chemicals, medical products and the most modern cleaning products. Strength of innovation, strong customer orientation, diversity, and team spirit are the cornerstones of the Group. The 170-year-old company holds strong to its core values: a commitment to excellence, reliability and pro-active, responsible action. In 2022, the Freudenberg Group employed more than 51,000 people in some 60 countries worldwide and generated sales of more than €11.7 billion. Learn more about us and visit our digital home at freudenberg.com and read the stories that make us Freudenberg. Visit and follow us at www.freudenberg.com https://www.instagram.com/freudenberg.group/ www.youtube.com/FreudenbergGroup www.facebook.com/freudenberggroup *** Netiquette *** We look forward to receiving your comments and posts. On behalf of all users, we ask for constructive contributions, mutual respect, courtesy and tolerance. All contributions will be checked and we reserve the right to delete contributions. This applies in particular to unlawful content, incorrect statements, advertising for third parties, spam or slander. In addition, we reserve the right to remove comments that are otherwise inappropriate or incorrect. Contributions made by external users do not necessarily reflect Freudenberg’s opinion. Please find our data protect information here: https://www.freudenberg.com/fileadmin/downloads/english/2020-11_DataProtectionInformation_SocialMedia_EN.pdf
