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Supplier Quality Engineer

POSITION SNAPSHOT

JobReq ID:  55103
Type of work:  Hybrid
Type of contract:  Fixed term/temporary
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

Supplier Quality Management Engineer

 

About the Role

 

Job Purpose

You will be a part of Bridgestone’s planning, organizing, directing, and reporting on supplier provided raw materials as an output of their process, designed/manufactured goods, and packaging materials to ensure they meet or exceed requirements set by our cross functional team including technical area, manufacturing, procurement, plants, and plant processing and engineering groups.

 

Responsibilities:

  • Verify and validate that suppliers and/or subcontractors have received engineering, manufacturing, and quality requirements.
  • Monitoring quality control activities and systems at supplier and subcontractor facilities, as well as an output of their process capabilities at their facilities impacting our raw material products.
  • Ensuring programs are in place to improve supplier performance and productivity
  • Reviewing and analyzing corrective action reports to reduce/eliminate defects. May perform deviation investigations into quality issues.

 

Qualifications & Experience Required 

 

Education, Master, other certification:

  • Bachelor of Art or Bachelor of Science
  • BS in Engineering, Science, or Mathematics Field preferred
  • ISO or IATF Lead auditor certification preferred with preference to VDA certification.

 

Experience (years):

  • 1-5 years in quality, science and engineering, or manufacturing environment.

 

Technical Skills:

  • Auditing capability
  • Quality tools education, problem solving methodology
  • Manufacturing experience in process and/or materials

 

Languages Skills:

  • Must: Italian & English proficient requirements. Other languages also recognized.

 

Soft/Behavioral Skills:

  • Team collaboration & Cross Functional Partnership  
  • Fast learner with adaptability
  • Strong verbal & written communication
  • Relationship building & supplier engagement

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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