Quality Manager (Leadership Development Opportunity)

Working at Freudenberg: "We will wow your world!" This is our promise. As a global technology group, we not only make the world cleaner, healthier and more comfortable, but also offer our 52,000 employees a networked and diverse environment where everyone can thrive individually. Be surprised and experience your own wow moments.

We at Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies run the business operations of Freudenberg Sealing Technologies (FST) in the Americas. Being part of the global Freudenberg Group, our company is a leading producer of advanced sealing technologies for automotive and general industries. Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies is a joint venture between Freudenberg and NOK Corp. in Japan, is headquartered in Plymouth, MI, operates more than 20 facilities and employs about 4,700 people across the Americas.

Some of your Benefitsarrow_right

401K Match

401K Match: Save for retirement with the company's help.

Health Insurance

Health Insurance: Rely on comprehensive services whenever you need it.

Vacation

Vacation: We offer time off to refresh and recharge.

Paid Holidays

Paid Holidays: With paid-time off, local holidays are all the way more relaxing.

Personal Development

Personal Development: We offer a variety of trainings to ensure you can develop in your career.

location_on Bristol, NH

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You support our team as

Quality Manager (Leadership Development Opportunity)

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Responsibilitiesarrow_right

• Lead and continuously improve the site Quality Management System, ensuring alignment with customer requirements, company standards, and manufacturing best practices.
• Partner directly with plant leadership to influence site quality strategy, support business objectives, and drive a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
• Lead cross-functional quality improvement initiatives that improve operational performance, strengthen customer satisfaction, reduce risk, and support long-term business growth.
• Own site quality performance by establishing key metrics, analyzing trends, and implementing data-driven actions that improve quality results and manufacturing effectiveness.
• Coach and influence employees across all functions to strengthen quality awareness, problem-solving capabilities, and operational discipline.
• Serve as the site quality leader for internal, external, and customer audits, ensuring ongoing compliance while driving sustainable process improvements.
• Lead root cause investigations and corrective action activities related to customer, process, and operational quality issues while partnering with Engineering and Operations to prevent recurrence.

Qualificationsarrow_right

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or a related technical field.
• Five or more years of progressive quality experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience leading projects, teams, quality initiatives, or continuous improvement efforts. Direct management experience is beneficial but not required.
• Quality Engineers, Senior Quality Engineers, and Quality Supervisors seeking to advance into a broader site leadership role are encouraged to apply.
• Working knowledge of quality systems and tools such as ISO 9001, IATF 16949, APQP, PPAP, FMEA, MSA, SPC, root cause analysis, or similar methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships across operations, engineering, leadership teams, customers, and other stakeholders.
• Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills with the ability to influence decisions and drive results.

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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Additional Informationarrow_right

Jarett Burns

Jarett.Burns@fnst.com

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