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.

　　Job Category

　　Quality

　　Position Summary

　　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 are 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.

　　As a Quality Integration Project Mgr. Lead for Bridgestone Mobility Solutions (BMS), you will be supporting the identification and creation of processes required to address end-to-end product quality risk identification and governance processes. You will report into the central quality function, supporting multiple business units within the BMS suite of businesses. Responsibilities to include benchmarking of best practices, identification of resources needed to support businesses, escalation of issues identified and developing of processes to support end-to-end quality product development, manufacturing, and delivery.

　　Responsibilities

　　Responsibilities

　　Lead development of quality structure and corporate processes in support of the Bridgestone Mobility Solutions (BMS) suite of businesses.

　　Identifies and coordinates support of Quality Center of Excellence (COE) resources into BMS. Resource coordination within quality may include Supplier Quality, Manufacturing Quality Engineering, Field Engineering, Business Quality Management Systems, Enterprise Quality Education, etc.

　　Create and lead governance processes and oversight. This may include Key Product Indicators (KPI) development.

　　Lead global efforts and contribute to Global Solutions Task Force (TF) delivery to drive standardization of quality processes for mobility solutions.

　　Influences all levels of BMS to drive change and instill quality culture.

　　Recommends discovery audits, obtains support and drives completion.

　　Coordinates closely with Business Quality Management Systems (BQMS) to identify structure for Quality Management Systems (QMS), coordinate QMS audits and develop processes for Functional Safety.

　　Identifies appropriate use of Quality processes; which may include leveraging Agile software development, Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Functional Safety and/or other best practices.

　　Establishes corporate quality processes to support BMS businesses, may include analysis of current processes and implementation of improvements, including appropriate documentation and change management.

　　Ensures processes incorporate industry standards and requirements for government regulations; safety, performance and environmental.

　　This position is considered a remote role. May require travel to various company locations or external partners to support business needs, such as to Nashville corporate headquarters, Americas Technology Center, manufacturing facilities, global locations, suppliers, etc.

　　Travel is estimated at 10-15%, dependent on budget restrictions and business needs.

　　Preferred Experience

　　Advanced technical degree in engineering or technology.

　　Experience with quality, product development, testing and manufacturing processes related to software, electronics and/or software/hardware integration.

　　Advanced statistics application knowledge in quality and reliability toolsets.

　　Qualifications

　　Requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or 6 years and a Master’s degree.Minimum Qualifications

　　Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree; or 6 years and a master’s degree; or a PhD with 3 years of experience; or equivalent work experience

　　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.