(Multi-Craft) Maintenance Engineering Technician

Maintenance Engineering Technician

Bridgestone Americas Inc. is seeking a Maintenance Engineering Technician for the Warren County, TN facility. The Maintenance Engineering Technician will report to the Maintenance Crew Leader and will provide emergency and routine maintenance support to the operations departments in a highly automated environment. This multi-craft position (electrical, mechanical, and electronic) will be responsible for troubleshooting mechanical, electronic and electrical industrial equipment for a designated department within the plant. The ideal candidate must have a continuous improvement mindset while achieving the overall objectives with preventative maintenance and quick repair for trouble calls from operating technicians. Starting pay is $35.91 and top out pay rate is $42.75/ hour. There is a night shift premium of $1.00/ hour. The Warren County Plant is the flagship tire manufacturing facility within Bridgestone Americas Inc. Warren County produces Truck and Bus radial tires and operates on a 24/7 basis.

Responsibilities for the Maintenance Engineering Technician role include the following:

• Preventative Maintenance (continuous improvement)
• Troubleshooting Mechanical, Electronic, and Electrical Industrial Equipment
• Perform Quick Repair for Trouble Calls from Operating Technicians
• Perform Maintenance on Hydraulics and Pneumatic Equipment
• Troubleshooting Programmable Logic Controls (PLCs)

Applicants must be 18 years of age or older and meet the following minimum requirements:

• 3+ years industrial maintenance experience in a multi-craft environment; OR
• 3+ years of high tech maintenance related military experience; OR
• Completed apprenticeship program and 2+ years industrial maintenance experience; OR
• Associates degree in Electronics, General Technology, Robotics, or related field and 2+ years industrial maintenance experience

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.

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.