Quality Manager (Leadership Development Opportunity)
Freudenberg · Bristol, NH
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Quality
- Degree
- Required
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 11 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management quality role at Freudenberg (industrial) in Bristol, NH. Lead and continuously improve the site Quality Management System, ensuring alignment with customer requirements, company standards, and manufacturing best practices.
- They ask for
- degree required
- Tools it names
- Root cause, SPC, FMEA, PPAP, APQP, MSA / Gage R&R
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Quality Engineer roles in New Hampshire: typical posted base $97k–$165k.
Median of the low and high ends of 15 live postings that list pay, out of 39 quality engineer openings in New Hampshire, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
New Hampshire plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 38 other live quality postings in New Hampshire.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $97k–$165k, from 15 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Root cause 72%
- Lean 46%
- Six Sigma 44%
- Supplier quality 41%
- AS9100 38%
- FDA / GMP 38%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for IATF 16949, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
Pulled from the posting text. If it's not listed here, the posting didn't say.
How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Quality team at Freudenberg
We found 2 people at this company and state: 1 in this kind of role, 1 leaders. Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. See them ↓
- 2
Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
Write to Cathy → (free) - 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Which standards drive the work here: ISO 13485, IATF 16949, AS9100?
- How much of the job is customer complaints versus prevention?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
Apply with someone vouching for you
If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
This plant: Freudenberg in Bristol
5 other open roles at this site · 2 people we found in quality roles at Freudenberg.
- Manufacturing Process Engineer - Rubber Molding · Process
- Quality Engineer · Quality
- Rubber Process Engineer · Process
- Regional Director – Metal Stamping Engineering, North America · Manufacturing · Director+
- Preventative Maintenance Technician · Reliability · Technician
Full description from FreudenbergAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
- ◆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.
Qualifications
- ✓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.
Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership
Show full description ↓Show less ↑
Working at Freudenberg: We will wow your world!