Senior Quality Engineer

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 Benefits

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

Diversity & Inclusion: We focus on providing an inclusive environment and recognize our diversity contributes to our success.

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

Vacation: We offer time off to refresh and recharge.

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

Findlay, OH

On-Site

Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership

Senior Quality Engineer

Responsibilities

• Maintain Excellence: Support the surveillance and execution of the Global Management System (GMS) through internal audits, ensuring FST achieves excellence.
• Ensure Compliance: Effectively close non-conformities to protect FST and its customers, preventing recurring issues.
• Collaborate for Success: Work with various stakeholders to evaluate customer-specific requirements related to the Quality Management System and Warranty, ensuring legal compliance.
• Innovate Quality Strategies: Define and identify new quality strategies and system tools to support FST's sustainable success, especially when market requirements change or new business is acquired.
• Drive Continuous Improvement: Seek opportunities to enhance the Global Quality Management System, directly impacting FST's profitability.
• Monitor and Improve: Evaluate and analyze Quality Key Performance Indicators, guiding improvement projects to promptly react and avoid waste.
• Ensure Compliance: Execute internal system and process audits to confirm compliance with international standards and FST requirements, identifying best practices within the organization.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality Management, or a related technical field (Master’s degree preferred).
• Minimum 5–7 years of experience in Quality Engineering within a manufacturing or automotive environment.
• Proven experience with Quality Management Systems (QMS) and Global Management System (GMS) implementation.
• Demonstrated success in internal auditing and closing non-conformities effectively.
• In-depth knowledge of ISO 9001, IATF 16949, and other relevant international quality standards.
• Strong understanding of customer-specific requirements and warranty processes.
• Proficiency in root cause analysis, corrective/preventive actions, and continuous improvement methodologies (e.g., Six Sigma, Lean).
• Communication & Collaboration: Communicates clearly and concisely, while engaging proactively with colleagues at all levels of the organization.
• Value for Customers: Anticipates, understands and meets internal/external customers’ needs and expectations. Develops solutions based on a customer centric approach.
• Innovation: Drives and supports innovative ideas, while taking informed risks to seek and develop new or improved solutions.
• Drive & Execution: Proactively identifies what needs to be done and takes action. Explores new ways and pursues new opportunities.
  
  

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.