Process Leader - Value Stream Engineer
Type of work: On site
Type of contract: Open-ended/permanent
Full/Tempo parziale: Full time
Location: Modugno (BA), IT
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.
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.
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.
Analyze operational data and identify root causes using 5 Why, Ishikawa, and Pareto analysis.
Support process, layout, ergonomics, and workstation optimization activities.
Master’s degree in Engineering, preferably Management, Mechanical, Materials Engineering, or related fields.
Experience
2–3 years of experience

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