Senior, Quality Engineer

Bridgestone Americas, Inc.; Williamsburg (KY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onboarding program

Mentorship

CSR activities

Global work environment

Work-life balance

Job summary

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. seeks a Manufacturing Quality Assurance professional to define processes and standards ensuring timely delivery of quality products across manufacturing lines.

Ideal candidates will have 5+ years of related experience, a bachelor’s degree, and CQE or lead auditor credentials. Responsibilities include PPAP submissions, customer interface, and leading continuous improvement efforts.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of related experience or equivalent work experience.
• Preferred CQE certification and lead auditor experience in automotive/truck standards.
• Experience with PPAP submissions and customer audits is required.

Responsibilities

• Leads quality projects and processes with limited supervision.
• Coaches and reviews junior staff.
• Supports continuous improvement and automation initiatives.
• Applies advanced problem-solving to manufacturing deviations and defects.
• Interfaces with customers for PPAP submissions and audits.

Skills

APQP

MSA

FMEA

PPAP

SPC

Communication

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

IATF/ ISO 9001

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.

Position Summary

Manufacturing Quality Assurance work includes:

• Defining and specifying activities, processes, and standards to fulfill the quality requirements for a manufactured material, component, or product.
• Building and maintaining the infrastructure and systems necessary to consistently ensure the timely delivery of quality products.
• Auditing, monitoring, and determining the quality of manufacturing processes and/or outputs against defined internal and regulatory standards.
• Reporting and troubleshooting manufacturing process deviations and defects in finished goods.
• Solid experience in Quality Tools: APQP, MSA, FMEA, PPAP, SPC in a daily basis.
• Experience in quality management system: IATF, VDA and customer specific requirements for automotive and/or truck industry.

Responsibilities

• Leads projects or processes of diverse scope, while working independently with limited supervision.
• Coaches and reviews the work of lower-level professionals.
• Supports continuous improvement/automation activities.
• Uses advanced analytical/technical problem solving to develop new solutions to existing problems/procedures.
• Supports relationships through strong communication and negotiation skills with internal and external stakeholders.
• Customer interface for PPAP submission, customer complaints and audits.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a master’s degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent work experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• CQE Certification for ASQ
• Green Belt or Black belt training or certification
• Lead auditor IATF/ ISO 9001

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.

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.