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Mold Drawing Ecosystem Coordinator

POSITION SNAPSHOT

JobReq ID:  54637
Type of work:  Hybrid
Type of contract:  Open-ended/permanent
Full/Part Time:  Full time
Location: 

ROMA, IT

ABOUT US

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.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Job Title

R&D Mold Drawing Ecosystem Coordinator

Purpose of the Role

We are on a transformation journey to shape a sustainable future of mobility, with the aim to contribute to transform towards being a Sustainable Solutions Company.  In this framework it is crucial to set up workflows characterized by strong agility and resilience in a VUCA environment, leveraging on a strong ecosystem of technical partners.

The Mold Drawing Ecosystem Coordinator will act as the central technical control tower, ensuring seamless communication and alignment between mold design engineers, suppliers preparing mold drawings, and suppliers approving them. He will be responsible for managing schedules, optimizing workflows, and maintaining technical documentation and software tools related to mold design.

He will set up the innovation roadmap in the Mold Drawing area and steer it, strongly leveraging on the technical partners capabilities, with the ambition to minimize Drawing release lead-time

Key Responsibilities

  • Technical Coordination: Serve as the control tower for technical discussions among mold drawing suppliers, approval suppliers, and internal mold design engineers.
  • Scheduling Management: Monitor, update, and control long-, medium-, and short-term schedules for mold drawing preparation.
  • Workflow Optimization and Innovation Management: Identify inefficiencies and implement improvements in processes related to mold design and approval. Codevelop, leveraging on technical partners capabilities, tools aimed to minimize drawing release lead time
  • Documentation Maintenance: Act as a technical bridge for maintaining manuals and best practices related to mold drawing preparation.
  • Software Support: Assist in updating and maintaining software tools used in mold design workflows.

Required Skills & Qualifications

  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial, or related field).
  • Technical Skills:
    • Experience with CAD systems; proficiency in CREO is highly preferred.
    • Familiarity with mold industry processes and standards is an advantage.
  • Soft Skills:
    • Strong organizational and scheduling capabilities.
    • Ability to optimize workflows and manage multiple stakeholders.
  • Language: Fluent in English (spoken and written).

Preferred Background

  • Prior experience in the mold industry.
  • Hands-on knowledge of CAD-based design workflows, particularly with CREO.
  • Proven track record in technical project coordination and documentation management.

Reporting Structure

  • Reports to: System Engineering Director
  • Works closely with: R&D Consumer and Commercial teams, R&D Technical Partners, Mold Drawing Suppliers, Mold Manufacturers

WHAT WE OFFER

At Bridgestone, what really matter 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 payment; 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.

We are committed to create an even more inclusive culture that advances equity, embraces individuality, and helps our increasingly diverse teammates, customers, and communities thrive, by providing equal opportunities in employment. This means that all job applicants and members of staff will receive equal treatment and that we will not discriminate on grounds of gender, marital status, race, ethnicity, color, nationality, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, religion or age.

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