Manufacturing Unit Leader

Job title: Manufacturing Unit Leader

About Goodyear

We’re dedicated to producing, innovating, and servicing the best tires in the world. For over 125 years, Goodyear has led the way in developing smart solutions that shape the future of mobility. Today, we’re one global team united by bold thinking, relentless drive, and a passion to exceed expectations. If you’re ready to embrace change and make an impact in your career, let’s go.

Why This Role Matters

The Manufacturing Unit Leader is responsible for driving safe, efficient, and sustainable manufacturing operations while delivering business results across safety, quality, cost, delivery, productivity, and employee engagement. This role provides strategic and operational leadership to the manufacturing organization, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and people development while ensuring alignment with plant, regional, and enterprise objectives.

What You'll Do

• The Manufacturing Unit Leader will lead the unit with a strong safety-first culture, driving zero incidents, regulatory compliance, and visible leadership across all operations. You will own and deliver Manufacturing Unit performance across Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Inventory, Productivity, and Annual Operating Plan commitments. You will drive operational excellence and continuous improvement through Zero Loss Thinking, disciplined problem-solving, waste elimination, and Goodyear Production System execution. You will act as Value Stream Owner, optimizing end-to-end manufacturing performance from raw materials to finished goods with a customer-focused mindset. You will build and develop a high-performing organization through talent development, succession planning, coaching, accountability, and employee engagement. You will lead effective labor relations and cross-functional collaboration, fostering strong partnerships with unions and stakeholders while promoting a One Goodyear Way culture. You will ensure sustainable business performance through sound financial stewardship, KPI-driven decision making, change leadership, and compliance with quality, regulatory, environmental, and legal standards.

• What We're Looking For

• We’re seeking someone with 10+ years of manufacturing experience across production, quality, engineering, or related operational functions, including 5+ years in leadership roles within a manufacturing environment. You should have proven experience leading operations in a unionized manufacturing setting, with the ability to build strong labor relations and effectively engage key stakeholders. Demonstrated success driving Continuous Improvement initiatives using Lean, TPM, Zero Loss, Operational Excellence, or similar manufacturing systems is important. A strong track record of delivering measurable business results across safety, quality, productivity, cost, and operational performance metrics is required. Experience leading cross-functional teams and managing complex manufacturing operations through change, transformation, and performance improvement is needed. You should have strong operational, technical, financial, and business acumen, including budgeting, cost control, advanced problem-solving, and data-driven decision making. A bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Management, Business, or a related discipline is required (Master's degree preferred), combined with strong leadership, communication, talent development, and stakeholder management capabilities.

• Note: We welcome applicants from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. Even if you don’t meet every listed qualification, we encourage you to apply.

• 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

• Goodyear is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law.