**Company Overview** 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. **Business Unit** BAMG - Aiken ORR **Management Level** Individual Contributor **Job Category** Engineering & Science **Position Summary** We are seeking an Industrial Engineer like you to join our team in our Aiken, SC ORR plant. The Industrial Engineering position focuses on optimizing the interconnected components of a manufacturing system (e.g., plant location, personnel work flow/ergonomics, materials logistics, production process sequence, and equipment layouts, etc.); to establish methods, processes and tools to provide production, cost and productivity controls and manufacturing management best practices that leads to manufacturing optimization. The position is expected to apply practical knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience. You will lead projects for processes of diverse scope, while working independently with general supervision and may influence others within the job area through explanation of facts, policies, and practices. The selected professional will be expected to produce feasible solutions and proposals to provoke, facilitate and achieve improvements in productivity, including the optimum utilization of human capital resources in all manufacturing processes and areas of the incumbent’s responsibility. You will be expected to not only achieve the optimum usage of resources, but to collaborate with any other required teams in charge of sustaining and continue to further look for ways to improve it. This role will play a key role in driving continuous improvement through Gemba time studies and data analytics, translating insights into Kaizen initiatives and the development of state-of-the-art and breakthrough technologies. These efforts will support the plant’s cost efficiency and productivity in the short, mid, and long term across assigned areas and departments. **Responsibilities** + Leads projects or processes of diverse scope, while working independently with limited supervision in search of productivity (optimum utilization of resources) sustainability and improvement + Establishes methods for optimum maximum utilization of production facilities and personnel. + Stays vigilant, constantly tracks, reports, and acts to find any necessary opportunity to maintain an optimize the required level of hours usage and control of the areas under responsibility + Conducts cost/inventory/production control and human factors studies to develop and implement plans for facility modifications and revisions to operating methods + Assists manufacturing plant/facilities engineers with facility planning and design + May assist in establishing safety and quality accident prevention measures and is expected to aid manage managing production operations training programs for plant personnel whenever needed + Supports relationships through effective communication and negotiation skills with internal and external stakeholders. **Minimum Qualifications** + Typically requires a bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 2 years of related experience; or an advanced degree without experience; or equivalent work experience + Experience in database management tools is a plus, such as advanced MS software, Power BI, tableau, and experience in any programing software language. **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** 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. + 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.