Requisition ID: 125568 
Sponsorship Available: No 
Relocation Assistance Available: No 

Goodyear. More Driven.

Primary Purpose of the Position:

The Production Team Leader will manage the activities of a work team in a participative management manufacturing environment - Effecting favorable production cost through personally directed projects. This position must be carried out in compliance with Goodyear's business conduct, ethics standards, policies/procedures and all federal, state and local laws (including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002).

Principle Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide direction, leadership and supervision to Production teams.
• Participate in strategic planning/resource management to assure optimization of resources in order to meet/exceed plant, team, individual and business objectives.
• Sustain efforts in the area of responsibility.
• Schedule production priorities based on customers needs and ticket requirements.
• Manage, counsel and direct Area Managers in decision making regarding employees, safety, quality, production and cost.
• Provide direction/prioritization of safety corrective actions, compliance and self-identified risks in the business unit
  Manage the scheduling of raw materials and manage inventory.
• In the absence of the Area Manager, the Production Team Leader will provide counsel and discipline to associates (when necessary)
• Authority to make decisions that deviate from established procedures (including decisions to make emergency mold changes based on poor press performance, track inventory levels) and adjust priorities based on material flow and equipment performance.
• In the absence of the Manufacturing Director, the Production Team Leader will assume responsibilty for plant operations

Education & Certifications:

• Bachelors degree or in lieu of degree 8 or more years of experience in supervising in manufacturing required
• Masters degfree desired

Experience:

3 or more years of experience working in a manufacturing environment in a supevisory role 

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Excellent organization/planning skills
• Strong leadership/coaching skills
• Budgetary planning skills
• Strong techinical planning skills
• Above average facilitaion skills

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About The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company 

Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 68,000 people and manufactures its products in 53 facilities in 20 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 and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual's race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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.

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