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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.

BAMG - WilsonManagementEngineering & ScienceWe are seeking an Engineering Supervisor to join our team in the Wilson, North Carolina Passenger Tire Plant. As such there is a generous relocation package available if not from the local area.
In this role, the Engineering Supervisor will direct a department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineers that support manufacturing operations in the production departments. Primary responsibilities include critical project management, resource allocation, technical and strategic information management, and people development. Additional responsibilities include developing objectives to assure all plant equipment is monitored and maintained as necessary to assure maximum efficiency and dependability while developing recommendations for improvements, replacements, and alterations to equipment and/or operations.

• Lead, direct, and supervise a team of engineers as they develop, test, modify, and deploy solutions to technical problems.

• Steer the strategic decision-making around future technology selection and best practice sharing.

• Analyze and allocate resources: balance project priority and business demand and aligns necessary resources to accomplish assignments, projects and continuous improvements.

• Coordinate activities with other units or organizations to develop a strategy and strategic plans to achieve world-class performance (Dan-Totsu) for tire manufacturing.

• Project management: make detailed plans to accomplish business objectives.

• Set and manage budgets for capital, expense, and cost improvement activities.

• Define and develop necessary project specifications.

• Develop people: recruit, hire, train, and mentor engineers and supporting staff.

• Write performance reviews and calibrate feedback for people development, growth and improvement.

• Plant support through maintenance, troubleshooting, energy, MRO, disaster prevention, and manufacturing engineering technologies.

• Review, approve, and/or modify designs and manage introduction of new technologies.

• Develop overall concepts and specifications for new manufacturing equipment.

• Verify changes, designs, and projects are compliant with National and Local Codes (Safety, Building, Fire, and Electrical).

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineeringor related engineering discipline

• 10+ years of progressive engineering experience within manufacturing and/ or corporate environments including experience leading teams and projects of significant impact

• Experience with PLC programming and SQL

• 5 years Project Management experience and/or Project Management Certificate (PMP)

• SAP 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.