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.
Position SummaryWe are seeking a Maintenance Manager like you to lead the maintenance team in our Bloomington OTR plant.
The Maintenance Manager position focuses on planning, designing and implementing maintenance programs to optimize the availability and productivity of manufacturing facilities and equipment. In this position you will manage experienced professionals who exercise latitude and independence in assignments. Problems faced are difficult to moderately complex. This position requires the ability to influence others to accept practices and approaches, and the ability to communicate and influence executive leadership on a frequent basis.
Pay Range: $108,000.00 - $179,000.00
ResponsibilitiesImplements policy and strategy for short-term results and influences others outside of own job area regarding policies, practices and procedures
Influences, coaches, and develops, succession planning, etc.
Manages team to apply repair and maintenance engineering principles to deliver customer technical/functional specifications, budget adherence, automation/continuous improvement of processes, and cost/efficiency requirements
Creates and manages institutional knowledge
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
Bachelor's degree; 6 y+ years of relevant experience including 3-5 years management or direct/indirect leadership experience
Or Master's degree; 4+ years of relevant experience including 2-4 years management or direct/indirect leadership experience
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