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About the Role

This position is located at Bridgestone’s Bio-Rubber Process Research Center (BPRC) in Southeast Mesa, Arizona. The BPRC is a PSM regulated 24/5 continuous Pilot Plant facility for developing processes to extract natural rubber from Guayule cactus. The Operations Manager will be responsible for safe operations, managing the process team, and collaborating with other departments.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for EHSS & PSM compliance of the process team
• Provide data to EHSS for reporting and compliance
• Lead, participate in and document risk assessments, PSSR’s, MOC’s, root cause investigations and HazOp’s
• Serve as an emergency contact for the site
• Responsible for generating production/sample/trial schedules and executing to the schedule
• Schedule raw materials
• Provide supervision and direction to the process team
• Oversee day-to-day activities within the process area
• Lead continuous improvement of production methods/procedures, equipment performance and team efficiency
• Manage process and/or equipment trials
• Provide input on annual operating budgets for the process area and manage to the budget
• Interface with the Maintenance department to coordinate plant maintenance and project work and to plan the annual shutdown
• Interface with Corporate Research & Development teammates to develop new products
• Provide input to scale processes from lab to pilot to commercial
• Provide technical input for capital projects
• Lead by example
• Lead via routine genba walks
• Demonstrate honesty and high integrity consistently to build respect and trust

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering
• PSM experience: MOC, PSSR, PHA, MI, SOP’s, root cause investigations, safety programs
• Basic understanding of process control logic – ladder and function block
• Five years operations management experience in a PSM plant
• Ten years overall experience in a PSM plant
• Process scale-up experience
• Must have good engineering technical skills
• 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.

Location

• Southeast Mesa, Arizona

Work Type

• Onsite

Experience Level

• Five years operations management experience in a PSM plant
• Ten years overall experience in a PSM plant

Education Level

• Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering

Salary/Compensations

• $122,200.00 - $195,500.00

Benefits

• 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.

About the Company

• 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.
• 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.
• 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”.

Equal Opportunity

• 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.