Location: US-MS-TUPELO-PLT-4301
Goodyear Talent Acquisition Representative: Michael Hinton
Sponsorship Available: No
Relocation Assistance Available: Yes

Job Specific Duties:

• Gathers information to evaluate current work processes in order to determine the flow of work, time requirements, costs, and duration
• Develops strategies and programs that improve the productivity and efficiency of the various work processes of the company
• Standardizes the improved processes across the unit, department, facility, organization
• Supports Technical and Corporate Process Engineering efforts in developing the industrialization of new processes and/or procedures within the plant
• Works to improve process capability and OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) through standardization of process improvement activities and opportunities
• Responsible for assisting in the review of equipment failures and analyzing equipment histories to identify trends in specific repetitive failures, to effectively identify root causes and address identified areas for improvements with Corporate Process Engineering
• Identifies potential for cost reduction through improved equipment reliability and process capability by equipment and or process modifications that extended parts life, reduced labor cost, and other reliability-related improvement techniques
• Implements best practices in an effort to maintain standardization and improve equipment and process performance
• Assists in the development and standardization for new construction and equipment purposes
• Applies various industrial engineering problem solving and productivity techniques to evaluate the improvement of recommended strategies and programs
• Instructs others in process improvements, including the use of various problem solving and productivity techniques such as process mapping and cost time management
• Facilitates employee teams to build cohesiveness and improve the overall results of the respective teams' tasks
• Provides adequate reporting to plant management and Corporate Process Engineering that identifies areas of opportunity and documents progress on improvements designed, implemented and controlled by their efforts

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• 3 to 5 years related (i.e. manufacturing, etc.) experience and/or training
• Proficient in Microsoft Office

Goodyear is one of the world’s largest tire companies. It employs about 74,000 people and manufactures its products in 57 facilities in 23 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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