Crew Leader (12 Hour Night Shift)

Bridgestone Americas, Inc.; Oxford (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. is seeking a Production & Skilled Trades leader to supervise plant teams in North Carolina. You will drive safety, quality, environment, and productivity while guiding continuous improvement initiatives across shifts.

The role requires a Bachelor Degree in Business, Engineering or a related field with 3–5 years of manufacturing experience; manufacturing experience is preferred. The company emphasizes safe operations, learning, and teamwork in a diverse, inclusive

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Business, Engineering or relevant concentration.
• Experience in a Manufacturing environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with plant leadership teams to ensure alignment with strategic intentions and safe work environment.
• Lead team performance and provide feedback to hourly teammates in safety, quality, environment, people, cost and productivity.
• Provide day-to-day leadership and direction for the hourly teams.
• Manage continuous improvement activities utilizing Standards Driven Process and 5S.
• Develop and launch leaders using the multi-skilled workforce and job certification system to ensure bench strength and growth within the plant.

Education

Bachelor Degree in Business, Engineering or relevant concentration

Job description

Company OverviewBridgestone 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 CategoryProduction & Skilled TradesPosition SummarySelf-managed and responsible for the leadership of the plant teams in the manufacturing environment, to include the continuous improvement of assigned plant processes/department, short-term planning/execution, achievement of plant accountabilities and key performance indicators (KPI's).ResponsibilitiesCollaborate with plant leadership teams to ensure alignment with strategic intentions in an effort to ensure a safe work environment, environmental conformance/compliance, cost management, while providing superior quality products and services to continually improve customer satisfaction managed through a systematic approach.Lead team performance and provide feedback to hourly teammates in the major areas of accountability, to include safety, quality, environment, people, cost and productivity.Provide a positive teammate relationship environment for plant teammates.Monitor and communicate results of department key performance indicators to ensure plant and organizational long-term success. Provide day-to-day leadership and direction for the hourly teams.Manage continuous improvement activities utilizing Standards Driven Process and 5S.Develop and launch leaders, utilizing the multi-skilled work force and job certification system to ensure bench strength and growth within the plant.Minimum QualificationsBachelor Degree in Business, Engineering or relevant concentration with 3-5 years relevant work experience. Experience in a Manufacturing environment is preferred.At Bridgestone, you are Free to BeWe believe people can only provide superior service and quality to others when they feel safe bringing their chosen version of themselves 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. So, show us what you are made of, because who you are is what we need.What we offerAt 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.An effective and inclusive team.Bridgestone is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is our policy to consider all individuals for employment based on their unique merit and without regard to 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 EligibilityIf 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.