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Goodyear

Senior Director, Global Asset Performance

Goodyear, Prairie Home, Missouri, United States

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Overview

The Senior Director, Global Production Asset Performance is a senior leadership role responsible for driving operational efficiency, equipment reliability, digitalization, and industrial engineering excellence across all global manufacturing sites. This role plays a critical part in prioritizing plant improvements based on global business objectives, focusing on eliminating OEE losses to drive entitlement performance. By leveraging data & analytics, best-in-class practices, and targeted resource allocation, this position will identify bottlenecks, optimize throughput, and deploy advanced asset performance strategies. The Director will work closely with Regional Heads of Production Systems and the Global Engineering Team to ensure alignment with corporate strategies and drive sustainable manufacturing excellence. Asset Performance & Reliability Excellence

Maximize Equipment Reliability: Develop and implement global Equipment Reliability Excellence (RE) programs to reduce downtime and improve asset lifecycle management. OEE² Optimization: Lead the elimination of OEE² losses by identifying performance gaps, prioritizing critical plant assets, and standardizing improvement methodologies. Bottleneck Identification & Resolution: Analyze global plant performance data to pinpoint production bottlenecks, driving targeted throughput optimization strategies. Implement and Standardize World class Maintenance Practices: Establish global predictive and preventive maintenance programs to minimize unplanned failures. Data & Analytics-Driven Decision Making

Advanced Data Utilization: Implement and refine data analytics frameworks to monitor and optimize manufacturing performance metrics. KPI Alignment: Develop a global set of standardized KPIs for asset utilization, throughput, and plant performance. Global Industrial Engineering & Continuous Improvement

Operational Efficiency: Lead global industrial engineering initiatives to enhance productivity, reduce waste, and optimize standard times. Lean Integration: Embed Lean and Six Sigma principles into asset performance strategies to ensure world-class manufacturing efficiency. Standard Cost Reduction: Drive systematic cost reduction initiatives, including man-minute reductions and industrial time optimization. Global Best Practices Sharing: Establish a pool of global industrial engineering resources, leveraging best practices to drive standardized solutions across plants. Digitalization & Smart Manufacturing

Smart Factory Initiatives: Implement Industry 4.0 solutions to enhance operational visibility, real-time monitoring, and advanced diagnostics. Automation Implementation: Partner with global engineering to drive automation projects that optimize efficiency and reduce operational costs. Upskilling & Digital Culture: Develop training programs to enhance workforce capabilities in digital tools, automation, and data-driven decision-making. Resource Allocation & Investment Strategy

Strategic Resource Deployment: Prioritize global resource allocation based on business needs, ensuring high-impact projects receive the right expertise. CapEx Prioritization: Collaborate with global operations and finance teams to recommend CapEx investments that enhance plant performance and reliability. Best-in-Class Benchmarking: Establish a framework for evaluating and scaling best-in-class asset performance practices globally. KEY EXPERIENCE

Bachelors degree; Advanced Degree Preferred. Deep expertise in Lean, Six Sigma, industrial engineering, and asset management. Proficiency in analytics, predictive modeling, and KPI-driven performance optimization. Strong capability to drive digital transformation and smart manufacturing initiatives. KEY SKILLS

Strong ability to align asset performance strategies with global business objectives. Proven ability to collaborate across regional and global teams, ensuring alignment and execution. Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 68,000 people and manufactures its products in 51 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 Goodyear.com. 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.

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