Senior Manager, Maintenance

Bridgestone Americas; Iowa (LA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onboarding experience

Mentorship program

CSR activities

Global work environment

Work-life balance

Inclusive team

Job summary

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. in Des Moines seeks a Senior Manager of Repair & Maintenance Engineering to design and implement maintenance programs, optimize facility performance, and lead multiple teams. The role requires influencing executive leadership and coordinating with production to align maintenance with production goals.

The candidate will manage strategy development, drive improvements, and mentor staff, ensuring reliability and availability of equipment across manufacturing sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree; 8+ years of relevant experience including 5+ years management or leadership experience.
• Or Master’s degree; 6+ years of relevant experience including 4-5 years management or leadership experience
• Strong communication and leadership skills with ability to influence executive leadership.

Responsibilities

• Develops and ensures adoption of short to mid-term strategy for the department.
• Oversees maintenance engineering work planning and coordination.
• Reviews equipment designs for reliability and maintainability.
• Coordinates repair work with production schedules and safety inspections.
• Supports installation and commissioning of new equipment.
• Leads and develops direct reports/teams.
• Influences stakeholders to achieve functional goals.

Skills

Leadership

Influence

Communication

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’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

BAMG - Des Moines

Management Level

Management

Job Category

Engineering & Science

Position Summary

The Repair & Maintenance Engineering position focuses on planning, designing and implementing maintenance programs to optimize the availability and productivity of manufacturing facilities and equipment. A Senior Manager position typically manages a department or small unit that includes multiple teams led by managers and/or team leaders. 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.

Responsibilities

• Develops and ensures adoption of short to mid-term strategy/results and execution of functional strategy for the operational direction of the department

• Oversees continuous improvement/automation implementation activities

• Leverages institutional knowledge for strategy development

• Plans and coordinates maintenance engineering work, including review of mechanical and electrical engineering specifications

• Performs engineering review of proposed new equipment designs to assess reliability, ease of maintenance, and availability of replacement parts

• Liaises with production staff to coordinate repair work, statutory safety inspections and supply of new plant and equipment with production schedules

• Participates in the installation and commissioning of new equipment

• Supports relationships through strong communication and negotiation skills with internal and external stakeholders

• Influences, coaches, and develops direct reports/teams.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree; 8+ years of relevant experience including 5+ years management or leadership experience Or Master’s degree; 6+ years of relevant experience including 4-5 years management or leadership experience

At Bridgestone, you are Free to Be

We believe people can only provide superior service and quality to others when they feel safe bringing their chosen version of themselves 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. 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.
• 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.