IWS (BME) Manager

Oxford

Full time

2026_25827

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.

Job Category

Quality

Position Summary

• To assure the proper level of skills and qualification reside at the plant to successfully deploy the loss elimination skill needed for the CBN.

• Ensure IWS work is loss focused and targeted to delivering CBN

• Provide direct coaching to Site Leadership teams so they know what the next step is, why the next step is important and how to do the next step while creating capability to deliver stable and predictable operations.

• Promote reapplication of approaches and techniques within the site while assuring the tools used are being used according to the standard.

Responsibilities

• Orchestrate the IWS journey of the site to enable site phase progression

• Assures IWS activities have a connection to loss elimination that will deliver required CBN results

• Coach to find solutions and eliminating barriers to drive capability

• “Looks ahead” for what capabilities will be needed in the next 6 to 18 months, works closely with the Site Leader to ensure the Master Plan is on track, intervenes as required by involving the appropriate people to ensure continuous progress

• Provides publicity/promotion, general education and other communication that increase IWS understanding and accelerate progress across the site/organization

• Assessor of integrated activity implementation and standards calibrator with leadership team.

• Participates in all phase assessments to provide a calibrated and objective viewpoint

• Works closely with the IC to ensure the site is receiving effective guidance/coaching and leads on best-in-class systems/tools for reapplication

• Develop capability in leadership teams

• Diagnose activities and identify technical know-how and organization behaviors that are barriers to implementation.

• Provide feedback to leadership teams that cause them to take action.

• Spend time in self-development of skills.

• Work closely with Pillar Teams to assure standard application of their pillar capabilities

• Support site leader in selecting the right pillar leader

• Ensure continuity of staffing of the pillar network

Minimum Qualifications

• Good understanding of intent and working of each pillar or in-depth skills in two pillars

• Minimum of level 3 qualification in problem-solving tools (IPS, UPS, PDCA, OPM, Standardized Work, VSM), Leadership Envisioning, and DDS including RTT DMS’s.

• Consulting skills (developing relationships, diagnosis, feedback, and enrolling leadership team to take action)

• Able to influence plant managers and plant leadership teams, and Directors as required

• Ability to teach, coach and develop others

• On-the-floor credibility with people doing the work.

• Is an active listener, but can confront and be assertive.

• Capable to define and deliver the IWS masterplan

• Has passion for the work and can help others see the vision.

• Is willing to stay in the role a minimum of 3 years.

• Personally committed to self-development required of the role.

• Able to speak English either as a primary of secondary language.

• Has a minimum operation experience and has the skills of at least the phase of where the plant or facility is currently working.

• Has had various line assignment in manufacturing.

At Bridgestone, you are Free to Be

We believe people can only provide superior service and quality to others when they feel safe bringing their chosen version of themselves 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. 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.

• 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.

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.

Based in Nashville Tennessee, Bridgestone Americas, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation, the world’s largest tire and rubber company. Bridgestone Americas and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand tires to address the needs of a broad range of customers, including consumers, automotive and commercial vehicle original equipment manufacturers, and those in the agricultural, forestry and mining industries. The companies are also engaged in retreading operations throughout the Western Hemisphere and produce air springs, roofing materials, and industrial fibers and textiles. The Bridgestone Americas family of companies also operates the world’s largest chain of automotive tire and service centers. Guided by its global corporate social responsibility (CSR), commitment Our Way to Serve, Bridgestone embraces its responsibility as a global leader by striving to improve the way people move, live, work and play.