Bridgestone & Firestone

Senior Manager, Maintenance

Bridgestone & Firestone$95K — $115K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or Master's degree in a relevant field
  • 8+ years of experience in engineering or a related role
  • 5+ years of management or leadership experience (for Bachelor's degree holders)
  • 4-5 years of management experience (for Master's degree holders)
  • Proven ability to influence and communicate with executive leadership

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute short to mid-term operational strategies for the department
  • Oversee activities for continuous improvement and automation
  • Utilize institutional knowledge in strategy development
  • Plan and coordinate maintenance engineering work, reviewing engineering specifications
  • Conduct engineering reviews of new equipment designs for reliability and maintenance
  • Coordinate repair work and new equipment supply with production teams
  • Participate in the installation and commissioning of new equipment
  • Foster strong communication and negotiation with stakeholders
  • Coach and develop teams within the department
Full Job Description
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

About Bridgestone & Firestone

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation, the world's largest tire and rubber company. Bridgestone Americas and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand tires to address the needs of a broad range of customers, including consumers, automotive and commercial vehicle original equipment manufacturers, and those in the agricultural, forestry and mining industries. The companies are also engaged in retreading operations throughout the Western Hemisphere and produce air springs, roofing materials, and industrial fibers and textiles. The Bridgestone Americas family of companies also operates the world's largest chain of automotive tire and service centers. Guided by its global corporate social responsibility commitment, Our Way to Serve, Bridgestone embraces its responsibility as a global leader by striving to improve the way people move, live, work and play.
Learn more about Bridgestone & Firestone
Size
135,636 employees
Industry
NASDAQ

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