Service Technician-2

Bridgestone Americas, Inc.; South Carolina; On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onboarding

Training & mentorship

CSR activities

Global work environment

Work-life effectiveness

Inclusive team

Job summary

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. is seeking a Service Technician to support a wide range of maintenance activities in our Aiken, SC plant.

The role requires troubleshooting and repairing manufacturing equipment to maximize up-time across a production department. The ideal candidate has multi-craft expertise in Electrical, Mechanical, and Electronics, with PLC, hydraulic, and pneumatic knowledge; an Associate degree or an apprenticeship with 3+ years of industrial maintenance experience.

Qualifications

• Team player and self-starter.
• Able to work 12-hour rotating shifts, including nights, weekends, and overtime.
• Multi-craft experience in Electrical, Mechanical, and Electronics; PLC, hydraulic, and pneumatic knowledge.
• Associates degree in Electronics/General Technology/Robotics or equivalent OR completion of an apprenticeship with industrial maintenance experience; 5 years minimum.

Responsibilities

• Be Safe— comply with all safety regulations.
• Partner with Engineering team to install, test, and release equipment.
• Maintain equipment for industrial production, processing, pipelines, conveyors.
• Read and use blueprints, schematics, manuals, and test results.
• Inspect parts for damage or wear; test and observe running machinery.
• Use hoists, grinders, hand tools, power tools, welding equipment, testing equipment, etc.

Skills

Team player

Self starter

Electrical

Mechanical

Electronics

PLC knowledge

Hydraulic systems

Pneumatic systems

Education

Associates degree in Electronics

Associates degree in General Technology

Associates degree in Robotics

Apprenticeship completion

5+ years industrial maintenance experience

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 - Aiken ORR

Management Level

Non-Management

Job Category

Production & Skilled Trades

Position Summary

Service Technicians must be extremely flexible to support a wide range of maintenance activities. Our Service Technician become the subject matter experts in a specific production department in our plant. When problems arise with our manufacturing equipment, the Service Technician on shift will troubleshoot and repair the system as quickly as possible to maximize production up-time.

Responsibilities

• Be Safe- comply with all safety regulations
• Partner with Engineering team to install, test, and release equipment
• Maintain equipment for industrial production, industrial processing, pipeline distribution systems, and conveyors
• Various PLC's
• Networking and Communications: EtherNet / IP, ControlNet, and DeviceNet
• AC Drives, Motors, Encoder and Resolver troubleshooting
• Calibration of flow, level, pressure, and temperature devices and loops
• Familiar with bearings, conveying systems, gearboxes, equipment rebuilds, and repairs.
• Familiar with automation and distributed control system architectures within manufacturing and processing systems.
• Familiar with hydraulic systems, pneumatic systems, and rotating equipment.
• Read and use blueprints, schematics, manuals, technical drawings, work orders, test results, machine error messages.
• Inspect parts for damage/wear
• Test and observe running machinery
• Use hoists and lifts, grinders, hand tools, power tools, welding equipment, testing equipment, etc.
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Candidates must be a team player interested in helping others and a self starter
• Must be able to work 12 hour rotating shifts, including nights and weekends. holidays, and overtime.
• Candidates must have multi-craft experience in Electrical, Mechanical, and Electronics. PLC, hydraulic, and pneumatic knowledge.
• Associates degree in Electronics, General Technology, Robotics or related field and at least 3 years of industrial maintenance experience OR Completion of an apprenticeship program and at least 3 years of industrial maintenance experience OR At least 5 years of industrial maintenance 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.