Quality Engineer
Freudenberg · Bristol, NH
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Quality
- Degree
- Required
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level quality role at Freudenberg (industrial) in Bristol, NH. Serve as the primary quality contact for customers, helping investigate concerns, resolve issues, and drive customer satisfaction.
- They ask for
- degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, Root cause, SPC, PPAP
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About the role
Responsibilities
- ◆Serve as the primary quality contact for customers, helping investigate concerns, resolve issues, and drive customer satisfaction.
- ◆Lead quality initiatives including audits, inspections, complaint investigations, corrective actions, and continuous improvement projects.
- ◆Maintain and improve quality management systems, procedures, and documentation to ensure compliance with ISO and customer requirements.
- ◆Analyze quality data and manufacturing trends to identify opportunities for process improvement, defect reduction, and cost savings.
- ◆Coordinate PPAP submissions, quality documentation, and customer-required reports to support new and existing business.
- ◆Manage measurement systems and calibration activities while supporting the effective use of inspection and testing equipment.
- ◆Train and collaborate with cross-functional teams to strengthen quality practices, improve product performance, and achieve operational excellence.
Qualifications
- ✓Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
- ✓Two or more years of experience in quality, manufacturing, process engineering, production, inspection, or a related technical environment.
- ✓Working knowledge of quality tools and methodologies such as root cause analysis, corrective actions, SPC, audits, process improvement, or continuous improvement.
- ✓Ability to analyze data, identify trends, and make recommendations that improve product quality and manufacturing performance.
- ✓Strong communication skills with the confidence to work directly with customers, suppliers, operators, engineers, and leaders.
- ✓Self-motivated problem solver who can manage multiple priorities and work independently with minimal supervision.
- ✓Desire to learn and grow in areas such as Lean, Six Sigma, quality systems, auditing, and customer quality management.
Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership
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