The Human Resources Manager will serve as a strategic HR partner supporting plant business goals and HR functional priorities while building a safe, engaged, high-performing workforce. This role leads key HR strategies across employee and labor relations and employee engagement, talent management and development, support both hourly and leadership training, organizational structure, workforce planning, and compliance. The Manager will partner closely with plant and regional leadership to strengthen associate engagement, support continuous improvement, and lead HR programs that meet current and future business needs. This position also plays an important role in promoting the company's vision, values, and culture while ensuring compliance with applicable laws and company policies.
Why This Role Matters
- Help shape a safe, collaborative, and high-performing plant culture where associates are engaged, involved, and empowered to contribute.
- Strengthen the organization by ensuring the plant attracts, develops, and retains an innovative, multi-skilled workforce aligned with current and future business needs.
- Serve as a trusted HR partner to plant and divisional leadership, supporting business results while maintaining positive labor and employee relations.
- Drive continuous improvement by strengthening HR systems, adopting lean principles, and applying relevant best practices from across the organization and industry.
What You Will Do
- As a member of the Plant Leadership team own and communicate HR processes.
- Champion employee and labor relations, talent development, performance management, succession planning, and workforce planning.
- Support a strong safety culture by modeling safe work practices and taking a leadership role in addressing workplace safety and health matters.
- Build and strengthen associate capabilities and organizational effectiveness.
- Lead, mentor, and develop the plant HR team to ensure strong ownership, consistent execution, and continued capability development.
- Manage core HR processes and data, including succession and merit planning, performance management, engagement surveys, and associated records and reporting.
- Partner with local and regional leaders to execute HR strategies and tactical plans that support business objectives, cultural change, and continuous improvement.
- Lead and support compliance management and training of HR policies.
- Manage and uphold the integrity of the collective bargaining agreement, and all such processes within
What We’re Looking For
- Bachelor’s degree required, advanced degree preferred.
- 7+ years of HR experience with significant manufacturing exposure.
- Experience leading teams and influencing senior leaders in complex environments.
- Experience leading CBA negotiations and managing labor relations activities.
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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 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
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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.
