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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.
Job Category
Production & Skilled Trades
Position Summary
The Bandag plant in Oxford has been in operation for over 50 years, producing tread rubber and retreading materials for Bandag dealers. 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 our manufacturing team in Oxford, NC. As a Maintenance Technician, you will focus on setting up, operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting manufacturing production equipment.
12 Hour Night Shift
• $3000 sign on Bonus
• Pay ranging from $35.00 - $42/ hour
• • Shift Premiums available
• Additional Incentive Pay for Perfect Attendance
• Long-Term Bonus Program
• Paid Weekly
Other Pay and Benefits:
• Competitive Medical, Prescription, Dental, & Vision coverage at 1st day of employment
• 401k plan with Company contribution
• PTO (Paid Time Off)
• 11 Paid Holidays
Responsibilities
As part of the Maintenance Team you will be working to deliver solutions to improve our process reliability, product quality and plant-wide performance.
Some of the duties include:

• Maintain equipment in compliance with plant safety requirements.
• Collaborate within a team to address equipment and process issues.
• Repair and replace faulty components as needed.
• Perform heavy physical and/or dirty work as required.
• Provide service in a respectful manner.
• Be dependable-follow through on commitments, promises, and keep your word. Walk the talk and be responsive to requests.
• Utilize safety precautions and conduct work in a safe manner (e.g., LOTO, PPE, confined space, hot work permits).
• Perform preventive and predictive maintenance on plant machinery.
• Enhance technical knowledge through ongoing training opportunities.
• Utilize provided training resources and refer to manuals when necessary.
• Develop familiarity with plant equipment and learn to operate machinery for troubleshooting.
• Provide timely updates and reports to management and the maintenance team.
• Organize daily tasks efficiently for optimal time management.
• Apply logical troubleshooting approaches and problem-solving techniques.
• Clean up after yourself and contribute to maintaining the shop, assigned areas, and oil storage area, especially after breakdowns.
• Complete assigned work orders promptly.
• Take immediate action to resolve safety concerns.

Minimum Qualifications

• Proficient in multiple technical areas, including hydraulics, pneumatics, mechanical repair, welding, electrical controls, and/or PLCs.
• Experienced with MS Office and CMMS software.
• Team-oriented with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Capable of troubleshooting various types of robotic equipment.
• Flexible and adaptable to changing work environments and challenges.
• Strategic planner with a proactive mindset.
• Self-motivated with a strong work ethic.
• Dedicated to continuous learning and professional growth.
• Willing and able to work back shifts, holidays, and plant shutdown.
• Minimum of two years industrial maintenance experience.
• H.S diploma or GED required.
• Technical degree is preferred.

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.