Process Engineer - Tire Manufacturing & Improvement

Bridgestone Americas; Bloomington (IN); On-site; USD 64,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onboarding experience

Mentorship program

CSR activities

Global, dynamic work environment

Work-life effectiveness

Job summary

Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations seeks an Associate Process Engineer at the Bloomington, IL Off-Road Tire facility. The role focuses on improving processes, defining specifications, and solving manufacturing issues through data-driven methods.

Ideal candidates bring a technical degree and 5+ years in rubber/tire manufacturing, plus strong MS Office skills. The company offers onboarding, mentorship, CSR activities, and a global, dynamic work environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in rubber / tire manufacturing.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Process Improvement & New Product Development - Conduct trials and experiments to develop new products and manufacturing processes. Analyze data, provide recommendations, and issue reports to plant technical management and corporate technical center on process improvements and new product and process development.
• Specifications & Standards - Issue specifications and standards for assigned area of responsibility which may include incoming materials, component, assembled product, or curing process. Evaluate production data and laboratory test results, analyze production methods, and adjust specifications and standards to improve quality, productivity and reduce costs.
• Technical Support - Monitor process specification compliance in assigned area and make recommendations to plant production management to improve quality, productivity, and costs. Evaluate non-conforming product or material and disposition in accordance with standards.
• Special Assignments & Cross Functional Teams - Participate on cross functional team activities giving technical assistance and guidance to resolve chronic or acute production problems or attain significant process improvement. Utilize statistical analysis methods where appropriate to help determine root cause or key process input variables. Assist in presentations to management and teammates from corporate offices.

Skills

Tire manufacturing experience

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Technology, Engineering Technology, Material Science or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations seeks an Associate Process Engineer at the Bloomington, IL Off-Road Tire facility. The role focuses on improving processes, defining specifications, and solving manufacturing issues through data-driven methods.

Ideal candidates bring a technical degree and 5+ years in rubber/tire manufacturing, plus strong MS Office skills. The company offers onboarding, mentorship, CSR activities, and a global, dynamic work environment.