Tyre Technician

POSITION SNAPSHOT

Type of work: On site

Type of contract: Open-ended/permanent

Full/Part Time: Full time

Location: Southampton, GB

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.

ROLE OVERVIEW

Our Tyre Technicians play an integral role in keeping our customers moving. Bridgestone is now seeking enthusiastic, determined individuals with an unquestionable hunger to learn to join our team of Tyre Technicians. Reporting directly to the Regional Operations Manager, the Tyre Technician is responsible for regularly inspecting our customer fleets and identifying, prioritising and rectifying issues in a timely manner. You will cover a geographic region of the south coast.

Your working hours are 37.5 hours Monday - Friday (permanent) per week, excluding weekends. Flexibility is key to this role, allowing our technicians to choose their hours of work to best suit them and the customer.

What we need from you

• A Full UK driving license
• Punctual and reliable
• A 'can do’ attitude with a passion to learn
• An enthusiastic attitude and reliability
• Previous commercial tyre fitting experience
• Experience of working to tight timescales and targets
• Tyre fitting experience preferred, but not essential – full training will be provided
• The ability to use IT equipment (including laptop, tablet, and mobile phone)
• The ability to prioritise a daily workload

What we offer you in return for your hard work

• Annual Bonus & competitive salary
• A generous holiday entitlement (with option to purchase holiday)
• Opportunity to obtain tyre technician qualification
• Work/Life balance
• Company pension contribution
• Life insurance
• Income protection
• Tyre Discount Scheme
• Wellbeing day - a day off just for you to enjoy
• Employee Assistance programme

Why should you apply?

• We are passionate about our people and want to offer them the opportunity to develop and grow.
• You will have the opportunity to work with leading technologies.
• You will experience a dynamic and challenging environment and work on different and innovative projects.
• We help you to drive your career path onward and upward in a culture of feedback that recognizes you and aids your development.

If you can demonstrate the skills we are looking for and would like to make a difference in a pioneering company dedicated to shaping a sustainable future of real-world mobility solutions, join us at Bridgestone!

WHAT WE OFFER

At Bridgestone, what really matters is fostering co-creation opportunities and empowering you to be creative and curious to make mobility safer, more efficient, and more sustainable for future generations. 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 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 for your long-term well-being.
• A diverse and inclusive team.

We are committed to creating 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.