People Leader HPT

About Goodyear

We’re dedicated to producing, innovating, and servicing the best tires in the world. For over 125 years, Goodyear has led the way in developing smart solutions that shape the future of mobility. Today, we’re one global team united by bold thinking, relentless drive, and a passion to exceed expectations. If you’re ready to embrace change and make an impact in your career, let’s go.

Why This Role Matters

The People Leader HPT is responsible for leading and developing a High Performance Team (HPT) within the manufacturing operation, ensuring a safe, engaged, and high-performing workforce. This role drives operational excellence through effective people leadership, workforce planning, talent development, and continuous improvement while ensuring compliance with safety, quality, labor, and business requirements. The People Leader HPT serves as a key partner to employees, HR, and operational leaders in building organizational capability and delivering sustainable business results.

What You'll Do:

• Champion a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with safety, quality, environmental, and operational standards while supporting continuous improvement initiatives across the assigned area.
• Lead, coach, and develop hourly employees and HPT leaders, fostering a high-performance culture built on accountability, engagement, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Manage workforce planning and shift operations, including staffing, resource balancing, flexibility initiatives, attendance management, and labor utilization to meet business objectives.
• Lead all people-related processes, including hiring, onboarding, performance management, employee relations, compensation actions, recognition, disciplinary matters, and vacation planning in partnership with HR.
• Build organizational capability by identifying talent, supporting succession planning, ensuring training and certification compliance, and developing future leaders within the operation.
• Drive productivity and operational excellence through Continuous Improvement initiatives, skills development programs, standard work practices, housekeeping standards, and performance-enhancement activities.
• Act as a change leader and trusted partner across the organization, ensuring compliance with labor regulations, company policies, management systems, and legal requirements while supporting sustainable business growth.

What We're Looking For:

• Proven experience in operations, production, manufacturing, logistics, or a comparable operational leadership environment, with responsibility for supervising and developing frontline teams.
• Strong people leadership capabilities, with demonstrated success in motivating, coaching, developing, and managing hourly employees in a performance-driven environment.
• Ability to foster a culture of safety, accountability, engagement, and continuous improvement while leading teams through operational priorities and change initiatives.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to set clear expectations, provide constructive feedback, and effectively collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Solid understanding of labor regulations, people policies, employee relations practices, and workforce management within a manufacturing or industrial setting.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, Six Sigma, or similar operational excellence methodologies, with the ability to drive productivity and efficiency improvements.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Industrial Management, Business Administration, or a related field preferred; equivalent technical education and relevant experience will also be considered. Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications is required.

*Note: We welcome applicants from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. Even if you don’t meet every listed qualification, we encourage you to apply.*

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

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