Company Overview

Wherever you work and whatever role you fill, when you represent the Bridgestone name you know that you are a valued teammate who is part of our larger mission to “Serve Society with Superior Quality.” We start by offering each teammate more than just a salary. We provide formal training, competitive performance incentives, paid vacation and holidays, healthcare packages for full-time and part-time employees, and a 401k plan to help build your future.

We believe people can only provide superior service and quality to others when they are allowed to bring their whole selves to work and know they are supported. 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. We are building a team as diverse as the world we serve. So, show us what you’re made of. Show us the smart stuff, the tough stuff, the bold, beautiful and brave stuff. Because who you are is what we need.

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee and is the U.S. subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation headquartered in Japan. Bridgestone Americas and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand products to address the needs of a broad range of customers and industries.

Quality

Fully competent and productive professional contributor who applies acquired job skills, policies, and procedures to complete substantive assignments/projects/tasks of moderate scope and complexity. Responsible for identifying, analyzing, and improving existing general business processes within an organization to meet goals. Identifying, planning, and implementing organization process improvements to reduce costs, defects/errors, rework, etc. Introducing new methods and processes to improve product/service quality and customer satisfaction. Promoting and sharing best practices that sustain business process improvement across the organization.

• Facilitate meetings and/or projects, determine audience and tactics appropriate for a particular discussion. Adapt facilitation style to engage a variety of group settings.
• Evaluate process improvement information, including policy and procedures to identify inefficiencies and coordinate to determine a future state that satisfies the business requirements.
• Use appropriate measurement, analysis, and evaluation methods to accurately identify and document process improvements.
• May influence others through explanation of facts, policies, and practices.
• Continues building knowledge of organization and processes.
• Determined by department needs and related cross functional assignments.

• Bachelor’s degree with 1- 2 years of experience preferred or 5+ years of related experience.
• Experience with change management and facilitation.
• Experience with business process improvement, such as Lean.
• Experience with Microsoft Office products
• Excellent presentation skills with solid communication capabilities and practices, both oral and written
• Good project management skills
• Works well in a team environment.
• Strong interpersonal capabilities and ability to work cross-functionally with other teammates in various levels of the organization.

Bridgestone is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action 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.