Working at Freudenberg: We will wow your world!
Responsibilities:- Lead Safe Operations - Champion a strong safety culture by ensuring compliance with company HSE standards, OSHA requirements, and site safety programs while supporting audits, inspections, risk assessments, and employee training.
- Supervise and Develop Teams - Provide day-to-day leadership for production employees, assign work, coach and mentor team members, support onboarding, and help build a high-performing, engaged workforce.
- Deliver Production Results - Coordinate production activities to meet customer demand, production schedules, quality expectations, and operational targets while maintaining efficiency and accountability.
- Manage Manufacturing System - Support manufacturing excellence through recipe management (Siemens), process documentation, batch analysis, SAP transactions, and maintenance of standardized work practices.
- Ensure Quality and Compliance - Maintain compliance with ISO/ GMS standards, SOPs, documentation requirements, and audit expectations while supporting investigations, corrective actions, and continuous quality improvement efforts.
- Drive Continuous Improvement - Identify opportunities to improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost through Lean principles, 5S initiatives, root-cause analysis, and corrective action implementation.
- Support Site Leadership - Serve as a key operational leader by supporting cross-functional initiatives, product transfer projects, maintenance programs, and acting as backup to production leadership when needed
- Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience
- 3+ years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment
- Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills
- Experience with production planning and manufacturing processes
- Knowledge of SAP or other ERP systems
- Understanding of OSHA and workplace safety requirements
- Experience with continuous improvement methodologies such as Lean or Six Sigma
- Mechanical aptitude and ability to work effectively in a fast-paced production environment
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.
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- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
- 3+ years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment
- Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills
- Experience with production planning and manufacturing processes
- Knowledge of SAP or other ERP systems
- Understanding of OSHA and workplace safety requirements
- Experience with Lean or Six Sigma continuous improvement methodologies
- Mechanical aptitude and ability to work effectively in a fast-paced production environment
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
