Process Leader
Pubblicato il 06-10-2026 - Bridgestone in Bari
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Process Leader - Value Stream Engineer
POSITION SNAPSHOT
Type of work: On site
Type of contract: Open-ended/permanent
Full/Part Time: Tempo pieno
Location: Modugno (BA), 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
About the Role
Job Purpose
The Process Leader supports the optimization of end-to-end value streams through Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives. The role focuses on reducing waste and lead times, improving flow and efficiency, and creating value from raw materials to final delivery.
The position works cross-functionally with Production, Quality, Supply Chain, Logistics, Maintenance, and Management teams to identify and implement improvement opportunities.
Responsibilities:
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- Develop and maintain Value Stream Maps (VSM) to identify waste, bottlenecks, and improvement opportunities.
- Support and facilitate Lean and Kaizen initiatives, applying 5S, SMED, TPM, JIT, and Standard Work.
- Analyze and improve production flow, line balancing, cycle/takt times, WIP, and operator allocation.
- Support cross-functional continuous improvement projects, monitoring timing, resources, costs, and expected benefits.
- Monitor key KPIs, including O