Working at Freudenberg: We will wow your world!
Responsibilities:- Lead daily production activities to ensure safety, quality, and output targets are met on your shift.
- Plan and prioritize work based on production schedules, customer demand, and available resources.
- Assign, coach, and develop production employees to build a strong, reliable, and engaged team.
- Drive continuous improvement using Lean principles such as 5S, Kaizen, and waste reduction.
- Monitor key performance metrics like efficiency, scrap, downtime, and safety, taking action when trends arise.
- Partner with maintenance, quality, shipping/receiving, and planning teams to keep operations running smoothly.
- Ensure compliance with safety standards, PPE usage, and machine operating procedures at all times.
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field or 3–5 years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment
- Proven experience leading hourly production teams, preferably in a multi-shift operation
- Continuous improvement mindset; actively working toward or willing to obtain Lean or Green Belt certification
- Strong working knowledge of manufacturing processes, equipment, and shop-floor problem solving
- Ability to coach, mentor, and hold team members accountable in a respectful, hands-on way
- Comfortable using basic data and reports (KPIs, production numbers, downtime, scrap) to drive decisions. Proficiency in MS Office and strong English communication skills (spoken and written)
- Openness to working 2nd or 3rd Shift.
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 Partnership
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
