Rinell Clark – Fleet Service Technician, Invercargill
I started as a Fleet Service Technician in Invercargill in September of 2017. I had been working for my previous employer for 15 years as a fleet serviceman before I came over to Bridgestone. I really enjoy getting out and about and I love the variety of the work provided. The team here are a really great bunch of guys and girls. We service some really important clients down here in Southland and I always feel very safe with the PPE and equipment Bridgestone have provided to me along with the quality products I have to work with.
Lynette Brightwell - Field Operations Assistant, Rotorua
I love my job as no two days are ever the same. I started with Bridgestone in the Rotorua Retread factory. I have been with Bridgestone for 27 years now. I progressed to be the Office Manager at the Old Taupo Road store. I then moved into the Field Operations role around 15 years ago and I love seeing people join the team from as young as 16 and progress through to management roles. My Bridgestone journey has seen me fill a great variety of roles – this is why my current role suits me so well. I get to travel around the central mid island area and visit many different sized stores to train teams and help ensure consistency across our branches.
Lyronne Nadas – Wholesale Manager, Auckland
I realised that there were opportunities with Bridgestone and an ability to grow in the Company. I was studying financial management in South Africa and made the move to New Zealand. I got a job as a Tyre Technician at the Airport store and progressed to the Support Manager role in Newmarket and later became Store Manager there. A position in the wholesale arm became available and I was promoted into that role. All this happened in just over two years! I love it here in New Zealand – I have no regrets about moving to New Zealand and my wife loves it here too.
David Jenkins - Supply Coordinator, Logistics
I look at opportunities, seize them and make them mine – there is always something coming up. I started off in Tony’s Tyre Service in 2010 as a tyre tech and rapidly progressed through a number of store-based roles, from Tyre Tech through to Branch Manager, until I wanted to get into a more corporate scene in the National Support Office in Ellerslie. Logistics has been great for me because I love working on spreadsheets and trying to figure out where the New Zealand bound tyres are located. This Company is very supportive - it is the longest I have ever worked for a single employer anywhere!