Mechanic

TX15 Firestone Industrial Products Company, L; Dyersburg (TN); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onboarding program

Mentorship

CSR activities

Global company environment

Job summary

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. is seeking a Mechanic focused on Industrial Machinery. The role involves installation, maintenance, and repair of large equipment such as conveyors and production systems.

Night shifts are required, with responsibilities including leveling, dismantling, calibration, and part replacement. Typical qualifications include a high school diploma or vocational training, plus experience with industrial tools.

Qualifications

• Requires ability to install, repair, maintain industrial machinery.
• Able to read and interpret manuals and diagrams.
• Experience with conveyors, engines or production equipment is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Leveling, aligning and installing industrial machinery on foundations.
• Dismantling and moving machinery using hand tools and hoists.
• Maintenance, calibration, testing and repairing equipment; ordering parts.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Troubleshooting

Reading schematics

Education

High School Diploma

Vocational training / Associate degree

Tools

Power tools

Hand tools

Torque wrenches

Job description

Company Overview

Firestone Airide, specializes in air spring manufacturing and technology with a history of more than 80 years of research and development on technologically advanced air springs for the global marketplace. Firestone engineers air springs and related products for commercial trucks and trailers, cars, sport utility vehicles, light trucks, mini vans, motor homes, buses, agricultural equipment, rail and industrial applications.

Job Category & Position Summary

Production & Skilled Trades

Position Summary: Mechanic: Industrial Machinery work focuses on installing, repairing, maintaining, dismantling, and moving large and/or complex stationary equipment.

Responsibilities

• Leveling, aligning and installing industrial machinery (e.g., conveyors, tram rails, engines, turbines, production equipment, etc.) on foundations/base plates using hand and power tools
• Dismantling/moving machinery/equipment using hammers, wrenches, crowbars, hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks
• Determining and performing required maintenance (cleaning, lubricating, aligning/adjusting parts, calibrating, etc.)
• Testing, troubleshooting, and repairing machines and equipment and ordering/installing replacement parts
• Other duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

n/a

Minimum Qualifications

Typically requires a high school degree; or 1-2 year vocational training / associates degree. Must be able to work nightshift.

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.

Location

Based in Nashville Tennessee, Bridgestone Americas, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation, the world’s largest tire and rubber company. Bridgestone Americas and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand tires to address the needs of a broad range of customers, including consumers, automotive and commercial vehicle original equipment manufacturers, and those in the agricultural, forestry and mining industries. The companies are also engaged in retreading operations throughout the Western Hemisphere and produce air springs, roofing materials, and industrial fibers and textiles. The Bridgestone Americas family of companies also operates the world’s largest chain of automotive tire and service centers.

Guiding Principles

Guided by its global corporate social responsibility (CSR), commitment Our Way to Serve, Bridgestone embraces its responsibility as a global leader by striving to improve the way people move, live, work and play.