Freudenberg Sealing Technologies is a €2.5B manufacturing leader in seals and elastomer engineering with 13,000 employees globally. The hiring mix — heavily weighted toward manufacturing (34 roles) and engineering (26) across 7 countries, with 73 placements in the last 30 days — signals active capacity expansion. Current project focus (NPI, lean tooling, quality management systems) and pain-point patterns (scrap reduction, cost accounting optimization, deviation tracking) indicate a business scaling production and tightening operational discipline rather than fundamental transformation.
Notable leadership hires: Operational Excellence Director
Freudenberg Sealing Technologies manufactures gaskets, radial shaft seals, simmerring, and elastomer components for automotive, fuel cell, battery, pharmaceutical, and agricultural equipment OEMs worldwide. Headquartered in Weinheim, Germany, the company generated approximately €2.5 billion in revenue in 2024 and operates a global manufacturing footprint across Germany, Austria, the United States, Italy, Mexico, Hungary, and the United Kingdom. The technical foundation rests on in-house material development (polyurethane, elastomer compounds) and mechanical engineering expertise, supported by enterprise systems (SAP, Workday) and quality tooling (IATF 16949, APQP, PPAP). The organization manages complex supply chains, OEM qualification requirements, and multi-plant coordination.
Core systems: SAP (R/3 and CO modules), Workday for HR, Microsoft 365 + Teams + SharePoint for collaboration, Power BI for analytics. Manufacturing-specific: CAD, Fanuc automation, IATF 16949 compliance tooling, Minitab/JMP for statistical quality, Python, Databricks for data work.
Weinheim, Germany. The company operates manufacturing and engineering teams across Germany, Austria, the United States, Italy, Mexico, Hungary, and the United Kingdom, with 10,001+ employees globally and approximately 13,000 headcount as of 2024.
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