Lead Engineer, West Green Manufacturing

Bridgestone Americas; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Bridgestone Americas in Nashville seeks a Green Manufacturing – Lead Engineer to drive energy and utility optimization across North American facilities, embedding sustainability into processes and standard practices. You will develop and lead decarbonization roadmaps and quantify environmental and operational gains.

You’ll partner with plant teams to validate benefits, manage budgets, and secure funding while advancing digitalization and standardization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Industrial, Environmental, or related technical discipline).
• Minimum 5 years of engineering experience in manufacturing, energy, utilities, environmental engineering, sustainability, or a related technical field.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to translate data into actionable recommendations.
• Ability to work effectively across functions and manufacturing locations.

Responsibilities

• Manage and benchmark environmental performance metrics including energy cost, energy efficiency, Scope 1 and Scope 2 CO2, water, waste, and related resource consumption to identify improvement opportunities.
• Develop, maintain, and integrate utility performance data systems to support accurate reporting, analytics, and decision‑making.
• Conduct and lead plant assessments, audits, and evaluations to identify conservation, optimization, and emissions reduction opportunities.
• Manage projects to drive sustainability and operational improvements, including scope development, business case creation, engineering design, implementation planning, resource requirements, budgets, and project schedules.
• Validate project performance, energy savings, emissions reductions, and resource conservation results using established engineering methodologies.
• Contribute to the planning and development of engineering and sustainability strategy to align resources on objectives.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Data-driven decisions

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

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.

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

Engineering & Science

Position Summary

The Green Manufacturing – Lead Engineer is responsible for advancing green manufacturing performance across North American manufacturing facilities by leading energy and utility optimization, embedding sustainability into manufacturing processes and standards, and developing engineering-based solutions that improve environmental and operational efficiency. This role specializes in identifying, developing, evaluating, and implementing green manufacturing projects that reduce environmental impact, improve operational efficiency, and optimize conversion cost. Example project categories include, but are not limited to, energy efficiency, HVAC systems, control strategies, powerhouse optimization, renewable energy, electrification, water reduction, waste reduction, process optimization, and emerging decarbonization technologies. This position partners directly with manufacturing facilities to assess, benchmark, and improve performance through plant audits, opportunity assessments, and the development of actionable decarbonization and resource‑efficiency roadmaps. The role works alongside plant teams to validate project benefits, track implementation progress, and support project execution, including securing and leveraging strategic enterprise funding where appropriate. As part of the West Green Manufacturing team, the role collaborates closely with regional engineering counterparts supporting Latin America and EMEA to share best practices, drive technical standardization, benchmark performance, communicate lessons learned, and scale successful technologies and solutions across the broader West manufacturing network. Together with these counterparts, this role works to identify, develop, and deploy the technologies and projects to enable the company’s pathway towards carbon‑neutral manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Manage and benchmark environmental performance metrics including energy cost, energy efficiency, Scope 1 and Scope 2 CO2, water, waste, and related resource consumption to identify improvement opportunities
• Develop, maintain, and integrate utility performance data systems to support accurate reporting, analytics, and decision‑making
• Conduct and lead plant assessments, audits, and evaluations to identify conservation, optimization, and emissions reduction opportunities.
• Manage projects to drive sustainability and operational improvements, including scope development, business case creation, engineering design, implementation planning, resource requirements, budgets, and project schedules.
• Validate project performance, energy savings, emissions reductions, and resource conservation results using established engineering methodologies.
• Contribute to the planning and development of engineering and sustainability strategy to align resources on objectives
• Manage technology evaluations, pilot programs, feasibility studies, and industrialization efforts for emerging green manufacturing technologies.
• Participate in design reviews to ensure sustainability, energy metering, digitalization, and resource efficiency principles are part of our design DNA
• Work with procurement on budgeting forecasts and power contracts to ensure alignment of procurement strategies and accurate budgeting
• Maintain engineering standards, tools, methodologies, and best practices for Green Manufacturing programs.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and foster a culture of environmental stewardship and operational excellence.

Minimum Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Industrial, Environmental, or related technical discipline).
• Minimum 5 years of engineering experience in manufacturing, energy, utilities, environmental engineering, sustainability, or a related technical field.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to translate data into actionable recommendations.
• Ability to work effectively across functions and manufacturing locations.

Preferred

• Experience in tire, rubber, chemical, or heavy manufacturing environments.
• Certified Energy Manager (CEM), Professional Engineer (PE), Six Sigma certification, or related professional credentials.
• Experience with decarbonization technologies, energy systems, utility infrastructure, renewable energy, electrification, or resource efficiency programs.
• Experience with technology evaluations, pilot programs, and industrial scaling of new technologies.
• Knowledge of energy, carbon, water, and waste performance measurement and verification methodologies.
• Project and portfolio management.
• Communication and knowledge‑sharing across multi‑site organizations.

At Bridgestone, you are Free to Be

We 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 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.
• 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 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.