Materials Lab Technician

Freudenberg Group; LaGrange (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Freudenberg Group is seeking a quality-focused professional to verify product dimensions and surface conditions across manufacturing stages, ensuring adherence to standards and customer satisfaction.

The role involves monitoring production, driving continuous improvement, maintaining quality systems, and supporting problem-solving to achieve safe, capable processes while collaborating with operations and engineering for successful outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field; advanced degree preferred.
• Industry-relevant experience and certifications are valued.
• Professional-level English language skills preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure flawless products by verifying dimensions and surface conditions at manufacturing stages to meet standards and satisfy customers.
• Monitor production and equipment to identify deviations and reduce scrap and waste.
• Drive continuous improvement by analyzing measurement data and recommending process enhancements.
• Maintain quality systems and documentation to meet customer requirements and mitigate risks.
• Assist in investigations to identify corrective and preventive actions for safe, capable processes.
• Advise production supervision on quality matters to support timely decisions for business continuity.
• Collaborate with operations and engineering to deliver customer and commercial outcomes and drive market success.

Skills

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Relevant Field

Job description

Working at Freudenberg: We will wow your world!

Responsibilities:

• Ensure Flawless Products : Verify the dimensional and surface condition of products at various manufacturing stages to meet standards and ensure the highest customer satisfaction.

• Monitor Production : Keep a close eye on specific aspects of the production process and equipment to identify deviations, promptly react, and help avoid scrap and waste.

• Drive Continuous Improvement : Analyze measurement data to identify trends and make recommendations for continuous improvement of FST’s processes.

• Maintain Quality Systems : Keep quality documentation and systems up-to-date to meet customer requirements and organizational needs, mitigating risks for the organization.

• Support Problem Solving : Assist in investigation and problem-solving activities to identify corrective and preventative actions, achieving capable, sustainable, and safe processes.

• Advise and Support : Provide advice and support to production supervision on quality-related matters, enabling timely decisions for business continuity and protecting both our customers and FST.

• Collaborate for Success : Work collaboratively with operations and engineering teams to ensure appropriate customer and commercial outcomes, driving continuous improvement and market success.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in Relevant Field; advanced degree preferred or compensating years of experience
Specified Years of Industry-relevant professional experience
Relevant certifications, system experience, and training
Professional-Level English language skills preferred

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.

Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership