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Manufacturing Unit Leader
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
USA
Full-time
Senior · 10+ years experience
Discovered 4 days ago
Full Job Posting
What You Will Do
- Lead daily Manufacturing Unit operations and reinforce standard work and continuous improvement through effective execution of the Goodyear Production System (GPS).
- Optimize the value stream from raw materials through finished goods using a customer-back perspective and fact-based decision making.
- Use KPIs, financial loss stratification, and tiered accountability to identify performance gaps, resolve problems, and improve safety, quality, productivity, and cost.
- Develop and coach talent through clear expectations, succession planning, performance accountability, and visible leadership on the shop floor.
- Partner effectively with union leadership, maintaining mutual respect, supporting labor agreement adherence, and enabling operational flexibility.
- Manage labor, operating costs, and capital while ensuring compliance with Quality, Regulatory, Legal, and Environmental standards.
- What We’re Looking For
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Industrial Management, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience; a Master’s degree in a related discipline is preferred.
- 10+ years of manufacturing experience in production, quality, engineering, or a related field, including 5+ years of leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience in a unionized manufacturing operation, with a proven background in Continuous Improvement, Zero Loss, Lean, TPM, or similar systems.
- Strong operational, technical, financial, problem-solving, communication, and people leadership capabilities, with experience leading cross-functional teams and delivering measurable improvements in safety, quality, productivity, and cost.
- #LI-AP3
- Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 63,000 people and manufactures its products in 48 facilities in 19 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to www.goodyear.com/corporate
- If you need reasonable accommodation to complete the online application, or any other part of the employment process, please contact the Goodyear Candidate Care Line at 330.796.4500.
- Goodyear is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of manufacturing experience in production, quality, engineering, or a related field, including 5+ years of leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience in a unionized manufacturing operation, with a proven background in Continuous Improvement, Zero Loss, Lean, TPM, or similar systems.
- Strong operational, technical, financial, problem-solving, communication, and people leadership capabilities, with experience leading cross-functional teams and delivering measurable improvements in safety, quality, productivity, and cost.
- Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 63,000 people and manufactures its products in 48 facilities in 19 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to www.goodyear.com/corporate
- If you need reasonable accommodation to complete the online application, or any other part of the employment process, please contact the Goodyear Candidate Care Line at 330.796.4500.
- Goodyear is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Industrial Management, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience; a Master’s degree in a related discipline is preferred.
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