Multi-craft Maintenance Technician

Bridgestone Americas, Inc.; Oxford; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. seeks motivated Maintenance Technicians for their Oxford plant, focusing on equipment setup, maintenance, and troubleshooting. With a competitive salary and extensive benefits, this role offers a chance to excel in a stable, strategic manufacturing environment.

Benefits

$3000 sign on Bonus

Competitive Medical, Dental, & Vision coverage from day one

401k plan with Company contribution

Paid Time Off

11 Paid Holidays

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years industrial maintenance experience required.
• Proficient in various technical areas including hydraulics, pneumatics, and troubleshooting robotic equipment.
• Self-motivated with a strong work ethic and a dedication to ongoing training.

Responsibilities

• Maintain equipment in compliance with safety requirements.
• Perform preventive and predictive maintenance on plant machinery.
• Collaborate to address equipment and process issues.

Skills

Hydraulics

Pneumatics

Mechanical Repair

Welding

Electrical Controls

PLC Programming

Troubleshooting

Teamwork

Adaptability

Problem Solving

Education

H.S. diploma or GED

Technical degree

Tools

MS Office

CMMS software

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.

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 $32 - $39/ 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.