Senior Manager, Maintenance

bridgestone; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. in Des Moines, IA operates a 24/7 automated tire manufacturing plant. This onsite, full-time Senior Maintenance Manager role focuses on designing, planning, and implementing maintenance programs to optimize equipment availability and productivity.

Relocation assistance is provided for the right candidate. The incumbent leads maintenance and related departments, communicates with executive leadership, and drives safety, cost, production and quality objectives.

Responsibilities

• Provide a Safe and Environmentally Sound Work Environment – Promote safety awareness. Initiate and monitor safety programs. Ensure safety meetings are conducted. Investigate and countermeasure all accidents and safety violations for both maintenance and powerhouse, outside contractors and assist with the production departments. Report results. Develop plan for improvements. Meet and exceed plant and corporate goals. Assure environmental compliance with all maintenance tasks. Supports the mission of the environmental engineer as needed.
• Maintain

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

BAMG - Des Moines

Management Level

Management

Job Category

Engineering & Science

Position Summary

The Des Moines, IA facility is an automated tire manufacturing plant that produces both radial and bias agricultural tires on a 24/7 basis. This is an onsite, full-time role that will require absolute commitment from the Senior Maintenance Manager to be onsite as the needs arise. Full relocation assistance is being offered for the right candidate.
The Senior Maintenance Manager position is a key plant leadership role focusing on designing, planning and implementing maintenance programs to optimize the availability and productivity of manufacturing facilities and equipment. Problems faced are often complex and require extensive investigation and analysis. This position requires the ability to influence others to accept practices and approaches, and the ability to communicate and influence executive leadership on a regular basis. This position directs, plans, controls, staffs and organizes the activities and development of subordinates to achieve the overall safety, cost, production, and quality objectives of the maintenance, powerhouse and factory storeroom areas. Incumbent also coordinates the activities of other production and staff departments to assure continuity with plant objectives. Additionally, is responsible for all equipment, building, support staff, communication internally and externally, motivation of staff and maintenance personnel, as well as long range strategic planning activities for the maintenance area(s). Continuous success is only achieved through proper strategic planning.

Responsibilities

• Provide a Safe and Environmentally Sound Work Environment – Promote safety awareness. Initiate and monitor safety programs. Ensure safety meetings are conducted. Investigate and countermeasure all accidents and safety violations for both maintenance and powerhouse, outside contractors and assist with the production departments. Report results. Develop plan for improvements. Meet and exceed plant and corporate goals. Assure environmental compliance with all maintenance tasks. Supports the mission of the environmental engineer as needed.
• Maintain