Senior Director, Global Production Asset Performance

Goodyear; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the tire industry is seeking a Senior Director for Global Production Asset Performance. This role focuses on enhancing operational efficiency, leveraging data analytics, and implementing advanced asset performance strategies across global manufacturing sites. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Lean and Six Sigma methodologies, as well as experience in driving digital transformation initiatives.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in Lean, Six Sigma, and industrial engineering.
• Proficiency in analytics and KPI-driven performance optimization.
• Strong capability to drive digital transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Maximize Equipment Reliability and establish global RE programs.
• Implement data analytics frameworks to monitor manufacturing performance.
• Lead global industrial engineering initiatives to enhance productivity.

Skills

Lean

Six Sigma

Industrial Engineering

Asset Management

Data Analytics

Digital Transformation

Education

Bachelors degree

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

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.

Job Duties / Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Asset Performance & Reliability Excellence
  • Maximize Equipment Reliability: Develop and implement global Equipment Reliability Excellence (RE) programs to reduce downtime and improve asset lifecycle management.
  • OEE² Optimization: Lead the elimination of OEE² losses by identifying performance gaps, prioritizing critical plant assets, and standardizing improvement methodologies.
  • Bottleneck Identification & Resolution: Analyze global plant performance data to pinpoint production bottlenecks, driving targeted throughput optimization strategies.
  • Implement and Standardize World class Maintenance Practices: Establish global predictive and preventive maintenance programs to minimize unplanned failures.

• Data & Analytics-Driven Decision Making
  • Advanced Data Utilization: Implement and refine data analytics frameworks to monitor and optimize manufacturing performance metrics.
  • KPI Alignment: Develop a global set of standardized KPIs for asset utilization, throughput, and plant performance.

• Global Industrial Engineering & Continuous Improvement
  • Operational Efficiency: Lead global industrial engineering initiatives to enhance productivity, reduce waste, and optimize standard times.
  • Lean Integration: Embed Lean and Six Sigma principles into asset performance strategies to ensure world-class manufacturing efficiency.
  • Standard Cost Reduction: Drive systematic cost reduction initiatives, including man-minute reductions and industrial time optimization.
  • Global Best Practices Sharing: Establish a pool of global industrial engineering resources, leveraging best practices to drive standardized solutions across plants.

• Digitalization & Smart Manufacturing
  • Smart Factory Initiatives: Implement Industry 4.0 solutions to enhance operational visibility, real-time monitoring, and advanced diagnostics.
  • Automation Implementation: Partner with global engineering to drive automation projects that optimize efficiency and reduce operational costs.
  • Upskilling & Digital Culture: Develop training programs to enhance workforce capabilities in digital tools, automation, and data-driven decision-making.

• Resource Allocation & Investment Strategy
  • Strategic Resource Deployment: Prioritize global resource allocation based on business needs, ensuring high-impact projects receive the right expertise.
  • CapEx Prioritization: Collaborate with global operations and finance teams to recommend CapEx investments that enhance plant performance and reliability.
  • Best-in-Class Benchmarking: Establish a framework for evaluating and scaling best-in-class asset performance practices globally.

KEY EXPERIENCE

• 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.
• Bachelors degree; Advanced degree preferred.

KEY SKILLS

• Strong ability to align asset performance strategies with global business objectives.
• Proven ability to collaborate across regional and global teams, ensuring alignment and execution.

#LI-EP1 Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 68,000 people and manufactures its products in 53 facilities in 20 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 towww.goodyear.com/corporate.