Senior Director, Global Asset

Senior Director, Global Asset Performance

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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 OEE² 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.

• Develop and implement global Equipment Reliability Excellence programs to reduce downtime and improve asset lifecycle management.
• Lead the elimination of OEE² losses by identifying performance gaps, prioritizing critical plant assets, and standardizing improvement methodologies.
• Analyze global plant performance data to pinpoint production bottlenecks, driving targeted throughput optimization strategies.
• Establish global predictive and preventive maintenance programs to minimize unplanned failures.
• Implement and refine data analytics frameworks to monitor and optimize manufacturing performance metrics.
• Develop a global set of standardized KPIs for asset utilization, throughput, and plant performance.
• Lead global industrial engineering initiatives to enhance productivity, reduce waste, and optimize standard times.
• Embed Lean and Six Sigma principles into asset performance strategies to ensure world-class manufacturing efficiency.
• Drive systematic cost reduction initiatives, including man-minute reductions and industrial time optimization.
• Establish a pool of global industrial engineering resources, leveraging best practices to drive standardized solutions across plants.
• Implement Industry 4.0 solutions to enhance operational visibility, real-time monitoring, and advanced diagnostics.
• Partner with global engineering to drive automation projects that optimize efficiency and reduce operational costs.
• Develop training programs to enhance workforce capabilities in digital tools, automation, and data-driven decision-making.
• Prioritize global resource allocation based on business needs, ensuring high-impact projects receive the right expertise.
• Collaborate with global operations and finance teams to recommend Cap Ex investments that enhance plant performance and reliability.
• Establish a framework for evaluating and scaling best-in-class asset performance practices globally.

• 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.

• 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

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