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Bridgestone

Maintenance Technician

Abilene, TX

$40.43/hr

Bandag is a critical piece of Bridgestone dedicated to the research, development, and manufacturing of premium retread tires. Bridgestone seeks energetic and motivated Maintenance Technicians to join ...

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As of Jun 27, 2026, the average hourly pay for bandag in the United States is $22.70, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $19.95 and $24.28 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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To thrive as a Bandag technician or retread specialist, you need a solid understanding of tire retreading processes, mechanical aptitude, and attention to detail, often supported by a high school diploma or prior experience in automotive or tire service. Familiarity with specialized retread equipment, safety procedures, and quality control systems—such as Bandag’s proprietary retreading machinery and software—is essential. Dependability, teamwork, and strong communication skills are valuable for collaborating with coworkers and meeting production schedules. These abilities ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality tire retreading operations, which is critical for customer satisfaction and workplace safety.

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A Bandag job typically involves working with Bandag, a company specializing in retreading commercial truck tires. Employees may be responsible for manufacturing, retreading, inspecting, or servicing tires using Bandag's specialized processes and equipment. Roles can include production, warehouse operations, machine operation, and quality control. These jobs are often found in tire retread plants or service centers that use Bandag's technology.

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A typical day for a Bandag technician involves inspecting used tires, operating Bandag’s specialized retreading machines, monitoring the curing process, and performing quality control checks to ensure finished products meet industry standards. Technicians work closely with team members in a production environment, following strict safety protocols and maintenance routines for equipment. Daily responsibilities may also include recordkeeping, troubleshooting minor mechanical issues, and keeping the work area organized. The role offers a mix of hands-on tasks and collaborative teamwork, providing opportunities to develop technical skills and advance into supervisory or quality control positions over time.

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Senior Technical Trainer

Senior Technical Trainer

Bridgestone Americas, Inc.

Akron, OH • On-site

Full-time

Posted 3 days ago

Bridgestone Americas rating

7.3

Company rating: 7.3 out of 10

Based on 129 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

303rd of 521 rated manufacturers

Job description

Company Overview
Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSAM), headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, and Bridgestone Europe, Middle East and Africa (BSEMEA), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, operate collectively as a "Bridgestone West" strategic region. This region services the strategic business needs of teams across the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa. BSAM and BSEMEA are subsidiaries of Bridgestone Corporation, globally headquartered in Japan. Bridgestone and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand products and solutions to address the needs of a broad range of customers and industries.
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HR
Position Summary
The Senior Technical Trainer is a vital role in the success of Bandag and their independent franchisees. This position will assist franchised Bandag retread manufacturing plants with any issues and training involved in the Bandag retread process. This will include the skills to properly administer, deliver, develop and follow-up on training courses developed by the Technical Training Department in relation to the retread process, equipment maintenance, production inefficiencies, quality issues or process troubleshooting. The Senior Technical Trainer may travel approximately 25%-50% of the time based upon customer demand and will assist with training project development and courses delivered in Muscatine, Iowa and Akron, OH when not in the field. This is a position which is valued by the Bandag dealer organization for the experience, knowledge, and professionalism it brings in helping them to sustain and improve their retread plant operations.
** Our ideal candidate must live in the Akron, Ohio area **
Responsibilities
  • Deliver classroom and in-field retread process training courses which benefit both the dealer and manufacturing plant technician
  • Understand and deliver retread production courses that increase retread production, maintain quality, and improve technician and Retread Production Manager knowledge as well as note inefficiencies within the manufacturing plant
  • Must be able to operate all Bandag retread plant equipment properly and safely
  • Provide individual equipment or process training classes to experienced retread technicians, retread plant managers, fleet representatives, or Bridgestone Teammates no matter their experience
  • Must be able to perform and teach nail hole and section repairs on commercial truck tires according to process specifications
  • Individual must have a detailed working knowledge of the retread plant, all its workstations, and be capable to provide Retread Plant Tours when needed.
  • Work to develop virtual training modules on all aspects of the retread process
  • Understand and deliver training provided through the Halight Learning Management System
  • Assist with training courses delivered in Muscatine, Iowa and Akron, OH. These will include Certified Retread Technician, Advanced Tire Analysis, tire repair, equipment maintenance training, Retread plant Manager training, fleet process training as well as Bandag Technical Service Representative training in both English and Spanish.
  • Applicant will be required to be proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point, and TEAMS).

Skills
  • Bilingual proficiency in Spanish is a plus.
  • Excellent people skills - ability to communicate and interact with students in a positive manner across all functional levels
  • Excellent presentation skills

Minimum Qualifications
  • Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a bachelor's degree; or 3 years and a master's degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent work experience

At Bridgestone, you are Free to Be
We believe people can only provide superior service and quality to others when they bring their whole self to work. We believe in championing all perspectives, individuals and teams because we understand the importance of seeing the world and our business through many different lenses. We are building a team as diverse as the world we serve. So, show us what you are made of, because who you are is what we need.
What we offer
At Bridgestone, what really matters is to foster co-creation opportunities and empowering you to be creative and curious to make mobility safer, more efficient, and more sustainable for future generations. Whatever role you fill, when you represent Bridgestone, you are a valued teammate, and part of our larger mission to "Serve Society with Superior Quality", for that, we offer you more than just a competitive compensation; we will provide you:
  • A supportive and engaging onboarding experience to ensure a smooth transition into our team.
  • The opportunity to develop and grow, through training and regular mentorship.
  • Corporate Social Responsibility activities.
  • A truly global, dynamic and challenging work environment.
  • Agility and work/life effectiveness and your long-term well-being.
  • A diverse and inclusive team.

Bridgestone is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is our policy to consider for employment all individuals regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
Employment Eligibility
If hired, a Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification must be completed at the start of employment. Temporary work authorization or the need for sponsorship may disqualify you from employment.

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