Manager of Engineering is responsible for leading all Engineering and Maintenance activities at the plant to ensure safety, environmental, quality, cost, and productivity targets are consistently met. This role drives a strong reliability culture by implementing predictive maintenance, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance equipment and operational performance. The position develops and mentors engineering and maintenance teams, oversees succession planning, and ensures compliance with all EHS, quality, corporate, and legal requirements. Additionally, the Manager of Engineering manages capital investment programs and budgets to support current operations and future business needs.
Why This Role Matters
Drives plant reliability, safety, and operational excellence by leading all Engineering and Maintenance activities, ensuring manufacturing operations meet critical safety, environmental, quality, cost, and productivity targets.
Builds a strong reliability and continuous improvement culture through predictive maintenance, root cause analysis, and equipment performance optimization, directly supporting sustained uptime and efficiency.
Develops and leads high‑performing teams by recruiting, mentoring, and coaching engineering and maintenance talent, while managing succession planning and supporting labor relations.
Manages capital investments and budgets to enable long‑term business success, ensuring plant assets, infrastructure, and technology are aligned with current and future operational needs.
What You Will Do
Lead plant reliability and asset performance by developing and executing the site reliability strategy, including predictive maintenance tools, root cause analysis, and equipment design improvements.
Direct all Engineering and Maintenance activities to ensure facilities, utilities, and production equipment support efficient, safe, and compliant manufacturing operations.
Build and sustain a high‑performing organization through recruiting, coaching, training, succession planning, and effective labor relations within the Engineering and Maintenance teams.
Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements, maintaining facility systems and managing utility usage to meet business and sustainability objectives.
Deliver capital projects and operational results by managing the plant capital investment plan, integrating technical activities, and leveraging new technologies to improve efficiency and performance.
Manage engineering budgets and support daily operations, controlling engineering expense and labor costs while partnering with plant leadership to achieve safety, quality, cost, and production goals.
WhatWe’reLooking For
Bachelor's degree in engineering with 10 or more years of experience in engineering project management and problem-solving in a manufacturing environment (preferably Chemical)
5 or more years of experience of managing salary/hourly associates
Experience with scope development, economic analysis, production evaluation, etc. - Related to manufacturing facility planning
Ability to lead/manage multi-functional, diverse teams
Communication, project management and continuous improvement skills
Long-range planning/integration with short-term actions
Ability to relate with customers
Ability to determine important versus urgent
Finance knowledge (including use of capital/budget planning, cash flow analysis and engineering economics calculations)
Understanding of codes, standards and safety for machinery design
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Goodyear offers a competitive pay and comprehensive total rewards package designed with your physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing in mind. The pay range for this position is
$121,137.00 - $224,965.00However, base pay offered may vary depending on factors such-as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location. You will also be eligible for a number of benefits, including medical, prescription, dental, vision, 401(k), life insurance, disability, tuition assistance, sick and vacation time, as well as tire discounts. You will receive more information on our Total Rewards if selected to interview.
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 Goodyear.com.
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.
Goodyear is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law.
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