Job Description
Working at Freudenberg: We will wow your world!
Responsibilities:
- Lead process improvement projects from concept through implementation, managing timelines, budgets, resources, and risks to achieve operational goals.
- Optimize PTFE compounding, extrusion, and related manufacturing processes to improve productivity, quality, and cost performance.
- Analyze manufacturing data, identify trends, and use insights to drive process stability, reduce waste, and improve overall equipment effectiveness.
- Troubleshoot production challenges, perform root cause analysis, and implement sustainable corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
- Partner with Operations, Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, and HSE teams to execute cross-functional process improvement initiatives.
- Apply Lean Six Sigma tools, statistical analysis, and continuous improvement methodologies to increase efficiency and reduce scrap and downtime.
- Evaluate and implement new technologies, automation solutions, and process innovations that enhance manufacturing performance and support future growth.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Materials, or related discipline).
- 5-8 years of manufacturing engineering or process engineering experience in a production environment.
- Proven project management experience leading process improvement, capital, automation, or operational excellence initiatives.
- Strong manufacturing background with hands-on experience optimizing production processes, equipment, and workflows.
- Highly data-driven with demonstrated experience using KPIs, SPC, DOE, process capability studies, and analytical problem-solving tools to make decisions.
- Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen, PFMEA, or similar continuous improvement methodologies.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills with the ability to influence stakeholders and drive results across multiple departments.
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 PartnershipNumbers & Facts
| Location | Findlay, Ohio |
| Industry | Medical Devices and Supplies |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Website | https://www.freudenberg.com/careers |
About Company
Freudenberg – ein globales Technologieunternehmen mit rund 48.000 Mitarbeitenden in rund 60 Ländern und einem Umsatz von mehr als 8,8 Milliarden Euro im Jahr 2020. Hauptsitz der Unternehmensgruppe ist Weinheim, inmitten der Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar. Soweit die Zahlen und Fakten. Doch was treibt uns an?
Es ist der Exzellenzanspruch, mit dem wir unsere Kunden voranbringen. Die Branchenvielfalt, die immer neue Anwendungen ermöglicht. Die Innovationskraft, die auf unserer langjährigen Material-, System- und Technologiekompetenz basiert und von vielfältigen Teams inspiriert wird. Die Werte, die uns seit rund 170 Jahren leiten. Und der feste Wille, Verantwortung für Umwelt und Gesellschaft zu übernehmen.
All das macht uns aus.
Skills
- Analysis Skillsunmatched
- Automationunmatched
- Budget Managementunmatched
- Chemical Engineeringunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Continuous Improvementunmatched
- Corrective Actionunmatched
- Cross-Functionalunmatched
- Data Analysisunmatched
- Diversityunmatched
- Engineeringunmatched
- Extrusionunmatched
- Identify Issuesunmatched
- Leadershipunmatched
- Lean Manufacturingunmatched
- Lean Six Sigmaunmatched
- Manufacturingunmatched
- Manufacturing Analysisunmatched
- Manufacturing Engineeringunmatched
- Manufacturing Process Engineeringunmatched
- Manufacturing/Industrial Processesunmatched
- Performance Metricsunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Process Capabilityunmatched
- Process Engineeringunmatched
- Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA)unmatched
- Process Improvementunmatched
- Production Systemsunmatched
- Productivity Managementunmatched
- Project/Program Managementunmatched
- Quality Engineeringunmatched
- Quality Managementunmatched
- Root Cause Analysisunmatched
- Statisticsunmatched
- Supply Chainunmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
- Trend Analysisunmatched
- United States Department of Energy (DOE)unmatched
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