Production Worker

Bridgestone Americas, Inc.; Russellville (AR); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Supportive onboarding experience

Training and mentorship opportunities

Corporate Social Responsibility activities

Dynamic work environment

Work/life effectiveness

Diverse and inclusive team

Job summary

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. is looking for Manufacturing Production Workers in Russellville, Arkansas. The role focuses on operating and troubleshooting manufacturing equipment involved in machining, processing, assembly, or packaging.

Successful candidates will have a high school degree or some vocational training. The job includes responsibilities such as operating equipment, maintaining production records, and ensuring product quality.

Join Bridgestone and be part of a team that values diversity and innovation.

Qualifications

• Requires a high school degree or 1-2 years vocational training/associate's degree.

Responsibilities

• Operating machine tool, chemical processing, assembly, or packaging equipment.
• Moving, packing, and sorting raw materials or finished goods.
• Monitoring the quality of output to identify, discard, or re-manufacture faulty products.
• Maintaining accurate daily production records.

Education

High school degree or 1-2 year vocational training/associate's degree

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.

Business Unit

Firestone Tubes

Management Level

Non-Management

Job Category

Production & Skilled Trades

Position Summary

Manufacturing Production Workers focus on setting up, operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting manufacturing production (i.e., machining, processing, assembly, or packaging) equipment.

Responsibilities

• Operating machine tool, chemical processing, assembly, or packaging equipment to manufacture products according to production specifications, schedules, volume/cost/wastage targets, and quality standards.
• Moving, packing, and sorting raw materials or finished goods.
• Monitoring the quality of output to identify, discard, or re-manufacture faulty products.
• Maintaining accurate daily production records as input to manufacturing performance analysis.
• Other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

n/a

Minimum Qualifications

Typically requires a high school degree; or 1-2 year vocational training / associate's degree.

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.

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.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.