Engineering Supervisor

Engineering Supervisor

We are seeking an Engineering Supervisor to join our team in the Wilson, North Carolina Passenger Tire Plant. In this role, the Engineering Supervisor will direct a department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineers that support manufacturing operations in the production departments. Primary responsibilities include critical project management, resource allocation, technical and strategic information management, and people development. Additional responsibilities include developing objectives to assure all plant equipment is monitored and maintained as necessary to assure maximum efficiency and dependability while developing recommendations for improvements, replacements, and alterations to equipment and/or operations.

Responsibilities include:

• Leading, directing, and supervising a team of engineers as they develop, test, modify, and deploy solutions to technical problems.
• Steering the strategic decision-making around future technology selection and best practice sharing.
• Analyzing and allocating resources: balancing project priority and business demand and aligning necessary resources to accomplish assignments, projects, and continuous improvements.
• Coordinating activities with other units or organizations to develop a strategy and strategic plans to achieve world-class performance for tire manufacturing.
• Project management: making detailed plans to accomplish business objectives.
• Setting and managing budgets for capital, expense, and cost improvement activities.
• Defining and developing necessary project specifications.
• Developing people: recruiting, hiring, training, and mentoring engineers and supporting staff.
• Writing performance reviews and calibrating feedback for people development, growth, and improvement.
• Plant support through maintenance, troubleshooting, energy, MRO, disaster prevention, and manufacturing engineering technologies.
• Reviewing, approving, and/or modifying designs and managing the introduction of new technologies.
• Developing overall concepts and specifications for new manufacturing equipment.
• Verifying changes, designs, and projects are compliant with National and Local Codes (Safety, Building, Fire, and Electrical).

Minimum qualifications include:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering or related engineering discipline.
• 10+ years of progressive engineering experience within manufacturing and/or corporate environments including experience leading teams and projects of significant impact.
• Experience with PLC programming and SQL.
• 5 years Project Management experience and/or Project Management Certificate (PMP).
• SAP experience.

At Bridgestone, you are Free to Be. We believe people can only provide superior service and quality to others when they bring their whole self 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. We are building a team as diverse as the world we serve.

So, show us what you are made of, because who you are is what we need.

What we offer:

• 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.
• A diverse and inclusive team.

Bridgestone is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity 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.