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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.

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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

Production & Skilled Trades

Position Summary

We are looking for a Machinist to join our Muncie team.

Bandag is the business of Bridgestone dedicated to the research, development and manufacturing of premium retread tires. The Bandag facility in Muncie has been in operation since 1969, producing tread molds for Bandag retread-producing facilities, as well as materials for the Bandag dealers.

In this role you will machine and measure mold segments for tire and retread industry.

Responsibilities

• Setup and adjust fixtures for a wide range of parts in CNC machines and CNC lathes.

• Able to read and interpret drawings for tolerances and critical dimensions

• Create, adjust, and run programs in CNC machines and CNC lathes using Mazatrol and G-Code. While changing parts and tooling throughout production shift.

• Use manual machines such as lathes, drill presses, saws to machine parts to desired specifications

• Measure and monitor the quality of production output with quality instruments and CMM’s (coordinate-measuring machine)

Minimum Qualifications

• Lift up to 50lbs of raw materials and finished goods repeatedly throughout the shift

• Be able to transport raw materials and finished goods throughout tight corridors multiple times a day with a fork truck

• Typically requires a high school degree; or 1-2 year vocational training / associates degree

​If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply.

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.