Maintenance Crew Leader / Supervisor

Repair & Maintenance Engineering Supervisor

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.

The Repair & Maintenance Engineering position focuses on planning, designing and implementing maintenance programs to optimize the availability and productivity of manufacturing facilities and equipment. A Supervisor position supervises professional level employees (typically entry or experienced level) and may also supervise some para-professional employees. Problems faced may be difficult but typically are not complex.

Responsibilities typically include setting goals and objectives for team members for achievement of operational results and ensuring policies, practices and procedures are understood and followed by direct reports, customers and stakeholders. Plan and coordinate maintenance engineering work, including review of mechanical and electrical engineering specifications. Perform engineering review of proposed new equipment designs to assess reliability, ease of maintenance, and availability of replacement parts. Liaise with production staff to coordinate repair work, statutory safety inspections and supply of new plant and equipment with production schedules. Participate in the installation and commissioning of new equipment. Supervise team to explore and implement continuous improvement / automation activities. Other duties as assigned.

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience; OR 3+ years of relevant experience.

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