Company Overview
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.
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Position Summary
The Senior Health & Safety Specialist is responsible for identifying and mitigating workplace hazards, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, investigating incidents, and driving proactive risk reduction initiatives throughout the facility. This role partners closely with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, Human Resources, and Plant Leadership to improve safety performance, strengthen compliance, and support operational excellence.
The successful candidate will provide technical expertise, conduct audits and risk assessments, analyze safety trends, lead training initiatives, and leverage data-driven decision making to reduce injuries and create a safe and healthy work environment.
At Bridgestone, we value diversity and believe in fostering an inclusive workplace where teammates can bring their authentic selves to work every day. Trust your talent. Trust the journey. Be Bridgestone.
Responsibilities
In this role, your primary responsibilities will include:
- Develop, implement, and continuously improve health and safety programs, policies, procedures, and standards.
- Partner with manufacturing, maintenance, engineering, and leadership teams to identify, assess, and mitigate workplace hazards and occupational health risks.
- Conduct safety audits, risk assessments, job hazard analyses, and workplace inspections to ensure regulatory and company compliance.
- Lead incident investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective action planning to prevent recurrence of injuries, illnesses, and near misses.
- Monitor and analyze safety performance metrics, injury trends, workers’ compensation data, and regulatory reporting requirements to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Ensure compliance with OSHA and other applicable regulatory requirements, company policies, and industry best practices.
- Coordinate regulatory inspections and serve as a liaison with health and safety agencies and external stakeholders.
- Develop and deliver health and safety training programs for teammates, contractors, and leaders.
- Support emergency preparedness, emergency response planning, and crisis management activities.
- Facilitate safety committees and engagement initiatives that promote teammate involvement and accountability.
- Lead projects and initiatives of diverse scope while working independently with limited supervision.
- Support continuous improvement and automation initiatives that enhance safety performance and operational effectiveness.
- Utilize advanced analytical and technical problem-solving skills to develop innovative solutions to existing processes and procedures.
- Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders through effective communication, collaboration, and influencing skills.
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Health & Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering, or a related field.
- Minimum of five (5) years of related health and safety experience in a manufacturing, industrial, or production environment.
- Experience conducting incident investigations, safety audits, risk assessments, and root cause analysis.
- Strong working knowledge of OSHA regulations and occupational health and safety principles.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze data, identify trends, and implement corrective actions.
- Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
Alternative Education and Experience Requirements:
- Three (3) years of related experience with a Master’s degree; or
- PhD with no prior experience; or
- Equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Associate Safety Professional (ASP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), or other relevant safety certification.
- Experience in tire manufacturing, chemical manufacturing, automotive manufacturing, or other high-volume industrial environments.
- Experience supporting safety programs such as lockout/tagout, machine guarding, contractor safety, confined space entry, fall protection, ergonomics, and industrial hygiene.
- Experience leading safety culture and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Knowledge of environmental compliance and sustainability programs.
- Proficiency with safety management systems, reporting tools, and data analytics.
At Bridgestone, you are Free to Be
We believe people can only provide superior service and quality to others when they feel safe bringing their chosen version of themselves to work. 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. So, show us what you are made of, because who you are is what we need.
What we offer
At Bridgestone, what really matters is to foster co-creation opportunities and empowering you to be creative and curious to make mobility safer, more efficient, and more sustainable for future generations. Whatever role you fill, 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 a competitive compensation; 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 and your long-term well-being.
- An effective and inclusive team.
Bridgestone is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is our policy to consider all individuals for employment based on their unique merit and without regard to 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.
