Material Handler

Bridgestone; Woodridge (IL); On-site; Full time

Job summary

Bridgestone is seeking a Warehouse Associate for their Supply Chain & Procurement team. The role involves the movement and storage of materials, including loading and unloading tires, operating machinery, and ensuring compliance with safety standards. Candidates should have general warehouse experience and be able to lift up to 55 lbs. Bridgestone offers a supportive work environment focused on safety, inclusivity, and professional development.

Benefits

Supportive onboarding experience

Training and mentorship opportunities

Corporate Social Responsibility activities

Diverse and inclusive team

Dynamic work environment

Qualifications

• One year of general warehouse, logistics, or related experience.
• Ability to lift at least 55 lbs.
• Must pass Mobile Equipment Operation Physical.

Responsibilities

• Loads, unloads, checks and tallies tires.
• Operates forklifts, pallet jacks, and related equipment.
• Ensures safety guidelines are met.

Skills

Warehouse logistics

Equipment operation

Safety compliance

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.

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.

Job Category

Supply Chain & Procurement

Position Summary

Moves and stores materials/products using a combination of manual labor and low complexity machinery/equipment (e.g., forklifts and conveyors)
Typically, 9:30 PM-6:00 AM Monday-Friday nights (Mandatory OT at the front of the shift with start times as early as 6:00 PM).
Starting pay 24.97 an hour.

Responsibilities

Principle Accountabilities and Duties

General Warehousing – 100% Daily responsibilities

• Loads, unloads, checks and tallies tires to and from carriers [trailer trucks]
• Stores tires in assigned warehouse locations.
• Selects, packs, weighs, marks, palletizes tires of customer orders and places in the assigned staging areas bin locator system.
• Checks and verifies accuracy of selecting, packing, weighing, marking, and counting of tires for customer orders.
• Operates reach truck, forklifts, pallet jacks, and other equipment in the execution of duties. Ensures safety guidelines are met in operating the equipment.
• Performs required counting, tallying and marking on related inventory control documents.
• Participates in cycle and/or annual physical inventories.
• Ensures safety guidelines are met by the proper palletizing, re‐palletizing, and restacking of tires.
• Performs other miscellaneous warehouse‐related and safety duties.
• Maintain compliance with procedures and policies.

We are an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer, in fact, "One of our strengths is found in ourcommitment to serve a diverse customer population with diverse teams of teammates." Over 100 years of success is an indication of the stability our workforce enjoys.

Minimum Qualifications

1. One year of general warehouse, logistics, or related experience.

2. Must pass a Mobile Equipment Operation (MEO) Physical. (Every two years)

3. Must pass drug screen and background check.

4. Must be able to lift at least 55 lbs.

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.