Repair & Maintenance Technician - Bridgestone Americas : Job Details

**Company Overview**

Firestone Airide, specializes in air spring manufacturing and technology with a history of more than 80 years of research and development on technologically advanced air springs for the global marketplace. Firestone engineers air springs and related products for commercial trucks and trailers, cars, sport utility vehicles, light trucks, mini vans, motor homes, buses, agricultural equipment, rail and industrial applications.

**Job Category**

Production & Skilled Trades

**Position Summary**

Positions in this sub-family are responsible for managing or performing skilled trades and lower level apprentice craft work for construction, maintenance, and repair of facilities systems, buildings, and equipment. Responsible for performing complete operation checkout, modification, disassembly, repair, reassembly, test calibration, diagnosis, and correction of problems. Follows repair and return processes to ensure high quality and short cycle time of repair and return. Sets up necessary repair and test facilities.

**Responsibilities**

Responsibilities:

**Installation, repair & maintenance in a manufacturing or field site environment**

**Installation, repair, maintenance, dismantle, and movement of large and/or complex industrial equipment**

**Service and repair of automobiles and their parts**

**_Repairs and maintains various types of forklift trucks including electric and propane-powered._**

**_Tests forklift trucks to ensure repairs are completed correctly._**

**_Schedules and performs routine maintenance for forklift trucks._**

**_Ensures batteries for electric forklift trucks are fully charged._**

**_Tests Battery Chargers For Proper Operation._**

**_Repairs and maintains other mobile equipment as necessary._**

**_Performs other duties as assigned._**

Preferred Qualifications:

n/a

**Minimum Qualifications**

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

_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.