Freudenberg Group | Diversity Employer

Freudenberg – a global technology group with around 48,000 employees in some 60 countries and annual sales of more than 8.8 billion euros in 2020. The Group’s headquarters are in Weinheim, Germany, in the middle of the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region. So much for the facts and figures. But what about the spirit? What drives us?

It is the claim to excellence with which we help our customers advance. The industrial diversity that allows for ever more new applications. The innovation strength from our many years of material, system and technology competence, inspired by diverse teams. Values that have guided us for nearly 170 years. And the determination to take responsibility for the environment and society. All this is what makes us Freudenberg.

In-depth Expertise

As a global technology group and development partner to our customers, we set standards in technology, innovation and quality. Working closely with colleagues from various industries, with customers, partners, and the scientific community, we develop leading-edge technology products, solutions and services. With this promise, we make a valuable contribution to our customers’ long-term success.

Collaboration

Every day, all our employees contribute - through entrepreneurial thinking and action, through independent initiative and readiness to take on responsibility. Our promise of excellence makes complex manufacturing processes and high technology products possible. Their use is not always visible, but often essential.

Innovation

The world is constantly changing. With our unique material, system and technology competence, we are always ready to face new developments and take an active role in shaping them. Starting with chrome tanning, the Simmerring radial shaft seal and sophisticated components in medical technology or for Mobility: For nearly 170 years, we have found forward-looking solutions to help our customers succeed and make development more sustainable for the environment and society.

Responsibility

As a family-owned, values-based technology group, success for Freudenberg is financial success as well as fulfilling the company’s responsibility for society. The two goals have been inextricably linked since the company’s founding.

At Freudenberg, responsibility for society covers five areas: Sustainability, Health, Safety and Environmental Protection (HSE), Corporate Citizenship, Compliance and Human Rights & Labor. All 5 areas are firmly anchored in Freudenberg’s Values and Principles and closely linked to one another.

Employer Values

What does it mean to our colleagues to work at Freudenberg? How do they benefit from our diverse corporate culture and what is important to them in their everyday lives? See for yourself how we live “Empowering People, Creating Technology” together.

• Success & High Quality
  Your involvement has a major influence. Together, we work on solutions that actively shape the future. Our high-quality products and premium services enable us to meet our goal of making a valuable contribution to the success of our customers.
  
  Our professionalism is based on quality and experience as well as our aspiration to develop innovative technologies. We encourage our colleagues to be creative and to think one step ahead. Let us shape the future together.

• Supporting & Challenging
  The corporate diversity of Freudenberg supports all colleagues in continuously developing their skills and taking on new challenges. Everyone is valued and everyone has the opportunity to continue expanding their individual talents.
  
  Our employees value training opportunities at every career stage and benefit from the diversity and internationality of our technology group. With 10 Business Groups, 40 market segments and around 60 countries, we offer immense scope for our colleagues to develop their careers. Grow with us.

• Open-minded & Approachable
  An open and friendly working environment leads to better results and overall satisfaction. That's why team spirit is important to us.
  
  Open mindedness lets us benefit from our diversity. We have a truly welcoming culture with individual freedom and a pleasant working atmosphere, allowing us to grow together and master future challenges.

• Socially Conscious & Fair
  Our Values and Principles form the foundation for a trusting relationship with our colleagues, customers and business partners.
  
  In this way, we live social responsibility inside and outside our company. We also offer a working environment that respects each and every one of us. Let’s take responsibility together.

• Stable & Secure
  Freudenberg has always planned for the long term. For our colleagues, this means financial stability and a high level of job security. As a family-owned company, Freudenberg is independent and has a tradition of sustainability.
  
  Our colleagues appreciate this culture of dependability because it means we are there to support them, even in difficult times. Benefit from our stability and security.