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Vol. 18, No. 1
2011

2.April.2010 - Freudenberg-NOK

Company profile:
Freudenberg-NOK is the Americas joint venture partnership between Freudenberg & Co. in Germany and NOK Corp. in Japan. Together, the companies make up the worlds largest producer of elastomeric seals and custom molded products. Since its inception in 1989, Freudenberg-NOK has enjoyed remarkable growth with annual revenues of approx $1 billion. Today, Freudenberg-NOK is recognized as your Technology Specialist in sealing and vibration control, a valued development partner for OEMs and system suppliers seeking reduced warranty and total costs, the North American benchmark for lean practices, an early adopter of Six Sigma quality practices, and a leader in innovative business approaches. Extending its technology expertise beyond the automotive market, Freudenberg-NOK also provides an extensive portfolio of precision molded products to the aerospace, aftermarket, fluid power, oil and gas, marine, healthcare/medical, off-highway equipment, recreational, industrial, chemical processing and semiconductor markets worldwide.

Job title:
Operations Manager (2010-074)

Location:
Houston, TX

Job duties:

  1. Overall day-to-day management of the Splicing operation
  2. Perform production scheduling for the Splicing operation
  3. Manage all aspects of the Quality function for the complete operation, including incoming inspection, SCAR management, RGA management, FMEA analysis, root cause analysis and problem resolution
  4. Develop, document and implement correct Splicing manufacturing processes
  5. Train and manage Splicing employees to ensure they are following correct processes that result in the manufacture of a quality product
  6. Improve manufacturing process flow to ensure a maximum production lead time of 2 days

Qualifications:

  1. BS degree in Engineering
  2. 3 – 5 years experience in fabrication, management, production and quality to include all practices of distribution and production
  3. Personnel management experience
  4. Analytical background
  5. Multi-tasking
  6. Six Sigma/Lean Manufacturing experience (preferred)