Product Leader

As the Product Leader, you will champion Goodyear’s core value of SAFETY by ensuring that all actions, decisions, and operational practices support a “Zero Accident – Absolute Safety” culture across the organization. This role requires strong technical expertise and functional leadership to drive excellence in product quality, quality systems integrity, process capability, waste reduction, and continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring alignment with team and organizational goals. You will lead and support the implementation and industrialization of new products and processes while proactively addressing quality and technical challenges to achieve operational excellence. Success in this role depends on close collaboration within a cross-functional team environment, working in partnership with the People Leader, Process Specialist, and Reliability Specialist to consistently deliver team KPIs and business objectives.

What You'll Do

• You will develop, improve, and maintain quality-related documentation, including Control Plans, FMEA, and process capability studies.

• You will support product industrialization initiatives and the continuous improvement of product specifications to ensure operational and customer requirements are consistently met.

• You will drive process capability improvement activities and lead initiatives that support KPI achievement and overall manufacturing excellence.

• You will enhance customer satisfaction for products and services through strong collaboration with internal customers and the execution of layered audits.

• You will assist in resolving technical issues by applying scientific problem-solving methodologies while ensuring compliance with QUALITY standards, procedures, and process guidelines

What We're Looking For

• You hold a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related field.

• You bring at least 5 years of manufacturing experience in plant quality and technology, including 2–3 years of leadership or management experience within a manufacturing environment.

• You have experience working in a unionized environment and are familiar with Continuous Improvement, Zero Loss concepts, Plant Optimization, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), and Lean manufacturing principles.

What Will Set You Apart

• You possess a solid understanding of statistical analysis and its application in manufacturing and quality systems.

• You demonstrate a strong customer focus, effectively supporting both internal and external customers.

• You have a strong background in scheduling, quality, safety, and project management within manufacturing operations.

• You exhibit strong leadership and coaching capabilities, with a servant leadership mindset that promotes collaboration, accountability, and team development.

• You apply strong problem-solving skills and a continuous improvement mentality to address operational and technical challenges effectively.

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Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 63,000 people and manufactures its products in 49 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.