Process Associate jobs in Augusta, GA

Company Overview

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. We believe people can only provide superior service and quality to others when they are allowed to bring their whole selves to work and know they are supported. 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. We are building a team as diverse as the world we serve. So, show us what you are made of. Show us the smart stuff, the tough stuff, the bold, beautiful and brave stuff. Because who you are is what we need. 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.

Position Summary

This is Process Engineer that will work in functional group in Process Engineering such as Mixing, Stock Prep/Extrusion, Tire Room, Curing, and Uniformity.

Responsibilities

Technical Support
Provide technical support for production areas as required to achieve quality, productivity, and waste goals.
Optimizes production processes by studying current operating conditions, quality, returns and historical data. Implements processing improvements by coordinating with Production. Ensures corporate standards are followed and issues temporary deviations when necessary. Follows 3M trials involving changes to any production process, method, materials, or machine and documents results. Assists in the maintenance of plant process and product specifications through the Tire Engineering Specification System (TESS) or the Compound Formula System.
Provides support to production by participating in regularly scheduled meetings to review safety, quality, productivity, NOT, and waste. Responds to requests from production area for technical assistance in solving machine or process issues. Provides technical leadership for the startup of new processes or equipment and for modifications and improvements of existing production equipment. Leads efforts to improve bekidou/utilization trends.
Process Specifications
Maintain process specifications for all processes, including review of all spec changes.
Supervise Trials
Supervise trials to evaluate new materials for cost reduction, quality improvement, and product development.

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering or related Engineering discipline

Preferred: 2 years of strong internship/project experience